Understanding Waste Terminology

The video explores the difference between 'trash' and 'garbage', starting with a personal anecdote about the speaker's grandmother's definitions. Historically, 'trash' referred to broken wood and 'garbage' to animal waste. Today, these terms are often used interchangeably in the US, while in the British Isles, 'rubbish' is the common term.

What distinction did the narrator's grandmother make between trash and garbage?

• Trash and garbage are the same.

• Trash is recyclable, garbage is not.

• Trash is food waste, garbage is non-food items.

• Trash is non-food items, garbage is food waste.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, what did 'trash' originally mean?

• Animal waste parts

• Food waste

• Plastic and metal

• Broken or torn pieces of wood

What was the original meaning of 'garbage'?

• Recyclable materials

• Household waste

• Giblets and entrails of animals

• Plastic waste

How are the terms 'trash' and 'garbage' used in modern US language?

• Trash is used for food waste only.

• Garbage is used for non-food items only.

• They are used interchangeably.

• They have distinct meanings.

What term is commonly used in the British Isles for waste?

• Rubbish

• Garbage

• Trash

• Compost