dumpingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdʌm.pɪŋ/us/ˈdʌm.pɪŋ/the act of getting rid of something that is not wanted:
They have promised to limit the dumping of sewage sludge in the sea.
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Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- ecology
- emission
- environmentally friendly
- exhaustible
- natural resources
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- recycle
- reduce, reuse, recycle idiom
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