restavfall

Swedish

Etymology

rest (remainder) + avfall (waste)

Noun

restavfall n (uncountable)

  1. burnable residual waste; waste materials that are not dangerous but cannot be recycled in any way other than through incineration
    Synonym: brännbart
  2. a container for such waste
    Synonym: brännbart
    Jag visste inte var den här förpackningen hörde hemma, så jag slängde den i restavfall.
    I didn't know where this package belonged, so I threw it in the residual waste.

Declension

Declension of restavfall 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative restavfall restavfallet
Genitive restavfalls restavfallets

See also

  • energiåtervinning
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