wastepaper

English

Etymology

waste +‎ paper

Noun

wastepaper (countable and uncountable, plural wastepapers)

unwanted paper that has been discarded rather than recycled

Derived terms

wastepaper basket

Translations

unwanted paper that has been discarded

Chinese:
Mandarin: 廢紙 (zh), 废纸 (zh) (fèizhǐ)
Czech: makulatura (cs) f
Dutch: oudpapier n
Finnish: jätepaperi (fi)
French: vieux papiers m pl, maculature (fr) f

Georgian: მაკულატურა (maḳulaṭura)
German: Altpapier (de) n, Makulatur (de) f
Irish: dramhpháipéar m
Japanese: 紙屑 (ja) (かみくず, kamikuzu), 屑紙 (くずかみ, kuzukami)
Polish: makulatura (pl) f
Russian: макулату́ра (ru) f (makulatúra)

See also

litter

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