Definition of garbology in English:
garbology
noun ɡɑːˈbɒlədʒiɡɑrˈbɑlədʒi
mass nounThe study of a community or culture by analysing its waste.
Example sentencesExamples
- A happy Garbage Project student sorter in 1973-the Project's first year - experiences the zen of garbology as she hand-sorts and records in excruciating detail the contents of a bag of household refuse placed out for one bi-weekly pickup in Tucson, AZ.
- Thought to be the first such post in the UK, a garbology officer's duties include helping children sift through and sort rubbish.
- He became known for his new ‘science’ called garbology, in which he went through the subject's trash in order to gather scraps of evidence to support his theories.
- He specialises in garbology and the Money Programme gave him her rubbish to look through.
- In the end, our garbology investigation made us realize that the 3 Rs really make sense!
- Glen, Grand Canyon River Guide and master of garbology is under the firm belief that garbage maintenance can be fun.
Derivatives
noun
It feels like a feel-good piece, especially when the suited nuclear garbologist is giving the ‘thumbs up’ to the safe transport of nuclear waste.
Example sentencesExamples
- I guess what I am trying to say is, it wouldn't hurt if everyone started being garbologists on their own.
- A variety of conversion technologies, including ones that use landfill gas to generate electricity, are being explored by garbologists in Europe and the United States.
- If the vision of Minnesota's top waste manager comes to pass, future Minnesota garbologists will find very little to study.
- One thing manufacturers, environmentalists and garbologists agree on is the incredibly large number of bags that are out there, in total.
Origin
1960s: from garbage + -logy.
Definition of garbology in US English:
garbology
nounɡɑrˈbɑlədʒiɡärˈbäləjē
The study of a community or culture by analyzing its waste.
Example sentencesExamples
- A happy Garbage Project student sorter in 1973-the Project's first year - experiences the zen of garbology as she hand-sorts and records in excruciating detail the contents of a bag of household refuse placed out for one bi-weekly pickup in Tucson, AZ.
- Thought to be the first such post in the UK, a garbology officer's duties include helping children sift through and sort rubbish.
- Glen, Grand Canyon River Guide and master of garbology is under the firm belief that garbage maintenance can be fun.
- In the end, our garbology investigation made us realize that the 3 Rs really make sense!
- He specialises in garbology and the Money Programme gave him her rubbish to look through.
- He became known for his new ‘science’ called garbology, in which he went through the subject's trash in order to gather scraps of evidence to support his theories.
Origin
1960s: from garbage + -logy.