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Trash vs. Garbage

The main difference between Trash and Garbage is that Trash is the dry, combustible or noncombustible things that we dispose of whereas Garbage is Wet or organic waste from our kitchen and bathroom, etc.

Key Differences

Trash needs to be disposed of personally by taking it to appropriate waste management facilities; on the other side, garbage is mostly organic and is always picked up by garbage trucks.
Janet White
Jul 03, 2019
The word trash is derived from the Old Norse word “trolls” which stands for “fallen leaves and twigs” on the other hand, the word “garbage” is referred as “the parts of an animal (such as the tail, feet, innards, head) that are not eaten.
Trash is picked up by the city Sanitation Department, or sometimes contractors are also hired by County’s Commissioner’s office. On the flip side, garbage is picked up by different authorities like the City Sanitation Department and Waste Control Department.
Harlon Moss
Jul 03, 2019
The dry, combustible or noncombustible waste products that we dispose of are known as trash whereas wet or organic waste that is produced in our kitchens and bathroom, etc. is known as garbage.
Trash disposed or decomposed of slowly conversely, garbage decompose fastly due to the rapid action of microorganisms.
Examples of trash are furniture, old plastic, used tires, empty glass bottles or jars, and cardboard boxes, etc. On the flip side, examples of garbage are egg shells, animal bones, fruits, and vegetable peels, etc.
Samantha Walker
Jul 03, 2019
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Comparison Chart

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The dry, combustible, or noncombustible waste that we dispose of is known as trash.
Wet or organic waste that is produced in our kitchens and bathroom etc. is known as garbage.

Etymology

The word trash is derived from the Old Norse word “trolls,” which stands for “fallen leaves and twigs.”
The word “garbage” is referred to as “the parts of an animal (such as the tail, feet, innards, head) that are not eaten.

Rate of Decomposition

Trash disposed or decomposed of slowly.
Garbage decompose fastly due to the rapid action of microorganisms.

Waste control Management

Trash is picked up by the city Sanitation Department, or sometimes contractors are also hired by County’s Commissioner’s office.
Garbage is picked up by different authorities like the City Sanitation Department and Waste Control Department.
Harlon Moss
Jul 03, 2019

Collection of Waste Material

Trash needs to be disposed of personally by taking it to appropriate waste management facilities.
Garbage is mostly organic and is always picked up by garbage trucks.
Samantha Walker
Jul 03, 2019

Examples

Examples of trash are furniture, old plastic, used tires, empty glass bottles or jars, and cardboard boxes, etc.
Examples of garbage are egg shells, animal bones, fruits and vegetable peels, etc.
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Trash and Garbage Definitions

Trash

Worthless or discarded material or objects; refuse or rubbish.

Garbage

Food wastes, as from a kitchen.

Trash

A place or receptacle where rubbish is discarded
Threw the wrapper in the trash.

Garbage

Refuse; trash.

Trash

Something considered worthless or of inferior quality, such as a piece of writing.

Garbage

A place or receptacle where rubbish is discarded
Tossed the apple core into the garbage.
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Trash

Disparaging, often abusive speech about a person or group.

Garbage

Worthless or nonsensical matter; rubbish
Their advice turned out to be nothing but garbage.

Trash

A person or group of people regarded as worthless or contemptible.

Garbage

Inferior or offensive literary or artistic material.

Trash

Something broken off or removed to be discarded, especially plant trimmings.

Garbage

Food waste material of any kind.

Trash

The refuse of sugarcane after extraction of the juice.

Garbage

Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
The garbage truck collects all residential municipal waste.

Trash

To throw away; discard
Trashed the broken toaster.

Garbage

A place or receptacle for waste material.
He threw the newspaper into the garbage.

Trash

To damage or wreck, as by vandalism
The house got trashed during the party.

Garbage

Nonsense; gibberish.
This machine translation is garbage

Trash

To criticize severely or attack verbally
The film was trashed by reviewers.

Garbage

Something or someone worthless.

Trash

To remove twigs or branches from (a tree, for example).

Garbage

(obsolete) The bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh; offal.

Trash

To cut off the outer leaves of (growing sugarcane).

Garbage

An easy shot.

Trash

Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

Garbage

To eviscerate

Trash

A container into which things are discarded.

Garbage

(informal) bad, crap, shitty

Trash

Something worthless or of poor quality.
When your life is trash, you don't have much to lose.

Garbage

Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome.

Trash

A dubious assertion, either for appearing untrue or for being excessively boastful.

Garbage

To strip of the bowels; to clean.

Trash

The disused stems, leaves, or vines of a crop, as well as any weeds mixed therewith, which will either be plowed in as green manure or be removed by raking, grazing, or burning.

Garbage

Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

Trash

Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, with much less commercial value than the principal grades.

Garbage

A worthless message

Trash

People of low social status or class. See, for example, white trash or Eurotrash.

Garbage

A receptacle where garbage is discarded;
She tossed the moldy bread into the garbage

Trash

A fan who is excessively obsessed with their fandom and its fanworks.
I am Harry Potter trash.

Trash

(computing) Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.

Trash

(US) To discard.

Trash

(US) To make into a mess.
The burglars trashed the house.

Trash

(US) To beat soundly in a game.

Trash

(US) To disrespect someone or something

Trash

To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
To trash the rattoons of sugar cane

Trash

To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.

Trash

To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.

Trash

That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.
Who steals my purse steals trash.
A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin.

Trash

Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like.

Trash

A worthless person.

Trash

A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.

Trash

To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane.

Trash

To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.

Trash

To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.

Trash

To follow with violence and trampling.

Trash

Worthless material that is to be disposed of

Trash

Worthless people

Trash

Nonsensical talk or writing

Trash

Amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

Trash

Dispose of (something useless or old);
Trash these old chairs
Junk an old car
Scrap your old computer

Trash

Express a totally negative opinion of;
The critics panned the performance

Trash Vs. Garbage

Americans are considered as the biggest producers of waste per day in the whole world. In general language, the waste that is removed from the households is called “trash” or “garbage” but, very few people know that “trash” and “garbage” are actually two different terms that are used for two different types of wastes. Trash is the dry, combustible, or noncombustible waste that we dispose of, on the other hand, wet or organic waste that is produced in our kitchens and bathroom, etc. is known as garbage. The word trash is derived from the Old Norse word “trolls” which stands for “fallen leaves and twigs” whereas, garbage is referred as “the parts of an animal (such as the tail, feet, innards, head) that are not eaten. Trash disposed slowly on the flip side; garbage decomposes fastly due to the rapid action of microorganisms. Examples of trash are furniture, old plastic, used tires, empty glass bottles or jars, and cardboard boxes, etc. on the flip side, examples of garbage are egg shells, animal bones, fruits, and vegetable peels, etc.

What is Trash?

The word trash was first derived from the Old Norse word “trolls,” which stands for “fallen leaves and twigs.” It is the dry, combustible, or noncombustible waste that we generally dispose of. The combustible waste material may be a paper, furniture, rubber, plastic, wood, etc. on the other hand; noncombustible trash consists of waste like tin, aluminum, glass, etc. The noncombustible trash needs a specific high temperature to burn. Trash disposed or decomposed of slowly. It is picked up by the city or sometimes contractors that are hired by County’s Commissioner’s office. Sometimes, it needs to be disposed of personally by taking it to appropriate waste management facilities.

What is Garbage?

The word garbage was first used in the 1580s. It referred to as “the parts of an animal (such as the tail, feet, innards, head) that are not eaten. Garbage is the wet or organic waste that is produced in our kitchens and bathroom etc. Garbage is picked up by different authorities like the City Sanitation Department and Waste Control Department. It is mostly organic and is always picked up by garbage trucks. It decomposes fastly due to the rapid action of microorganisms. Examples of garbage are egg shells, animal bones, fruits, and vegetable peels Coffee grounds, inedible stems, seeds, or roots and sanitary tissue, etc.

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