Definition of garbology in English:

garbology

noun ɡɑːˈbɒlədʒiɡɑrˈbɑlədʒi

mass noun

The 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

garbologist

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.

单词	garbology
释义	Definition of garbology in English: garbology noun ɡɑːˈbɒlədʒiɡɑrˈbɑlədʒi mass noun The 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 garbologist 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.
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