Definition of putrescible in English:
putrescible
adjective pjuːˈtrɛsɪb(ə)lpyo͞oˈtresəbəl
Liable to decay; subject to putrefaction.
putrescible domestic waste
Example sentencesExamples
- However, what we do with our putrescible waste, and special waste comprising everyday household materials remains unanswered.
- Tipping rights are the right to bring on to the land what I think is described as putrescible waste.
- The levy, payable by landfill site operators, was initially set at £2t - 1 for inert waste and £7t - 1 for putrescible waste, and raised £420m in its first year.
- Rubbish bins will only pong if putrescible materials are put in.
- The process apparently neutralises the putrescible element of the waste and leaves it in a state where it can be disposed of more readily.
- The putrescible landfill materials have also been shown to be generating landfill gas in significant quantities.
- The availability of canteen meals reduced the amount of vegetable and putrescible matter in the dustbin.
- Flammable gases, eg methane, may be produced on sites formerly used for the disposal of domestic waste or other putrescible materials.
nounpjuːˈtrɛsɪb(ə)lpyo͞oˈtresəbəl
usually putresciblesSomething that is liable to decay.
Example sentencesExamples
- The average UK bin is made up of roughly 30% paper and card, 10% glass, 20% putrescibles, 10% plastics and another 10% metals.