ban
verb
°To forbid or block from participation.
"Bare feet are banned in this establishment."
noun
°prohibition.
°A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms.
synonyms: forbid, prohibit, disallow, dit more» , hartley

"single-use" is not in the dictionary.

carryout
noun
°Food that is intended to be eaten outside the establishment from which it is bought.
synonyms: takeaway, takeout
landfill
verb
°To dispose of garbage by burying it at a landfill site.
noun
°A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
°The material so disposed of.
decrease
verb
°Of a quantity, to become smaller.
°To make (a quantity) smaller.
noun
°An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
synonyms: drop, fall, go down, plummet more» , plunge, reduce, shrink, sink, abate, cut, decrement, lower, cut, decrement, drop, fall, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage
litter
noun
°A platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third person(s) or (occasionally in the elaborate version) a cargo, such as a religious idol.
°The offspring of a mammal born in one birth.
verb
°To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).
°To give birth to, used of animals.
synonyms: palanquin, sedan chair, stretcher, cacolet more» , waste, rubbish, garbage, trash, junk

"exceptions" is not in the dictionary.

unintended
adjective
°Not intended; unplanned.

"bans" is not in the dictionary.

liter
noun
°(alternative spelling of litre) One cubic decimeter.

"creeks" is not in the dictionary.

"instituting" is not in the dictionary.

fee
noun
°A monetary payment charged for professional services.
°(legal) An estate of inheritance in land, either absolute and without limitation to any particular class of heirs (fee simple) or limited to a particular class of heirs (fee tail).
secondly
verb
°In the second place.
synonyms: second
estimate
noun
°A rough calculation or guess.
°(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job will probably cost.
verb
°to calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
synonyms: estimation, esteem, appraisal, appraise more» , guess
globally
verb
°In all places or situations.
°Over the entire planet.
recycling
noun
°The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.
°Those materials culled for recycling.
york
verb
°to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.
conservation
noun
°The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
°A wise use of natural resources.
lifecycle
noun
°alternative spelling of life cycle.
footprint
noun
°The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
°Space required by a piece of equipment. Eg: This computer has a smaller footprint.

"assessments" is not in the dictionary.

researcher
noun
°One who researches.
economist
noun
°An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.
biodegrade
verb
°To decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms.

"thinnest" is not in the dictionary.

decreased
verb
°past tense of decrease.
reuse
noun
°The act of salvaging or in some manner returning a discarded item into something usable.
°(computing) code re-use indicates splitting program code into modules or classes so it can be re-used by other programs. data re-use refers to legal rights to re-use for publication, data that one has downloaded or licensed from a third party.
verb
°To use something that is considered past its usefulness, again (usually for something else).

"purchases" is not in the dictionary.

"pets" is not in the dictionary.

discount
verb
°To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.
°To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange.
noun
°A reduction in price.
°A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.
adjective
°Of goods, available at reduced prices; discounted.
°Of a store, specializing in goods at reduced prices.
synonyms: rebate, reduction

"shoppers" is not in the dictionary.

frugal
adjective
°Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
synonyms: cheap, economical, thrifty

"reusing" is not in the dictionary.

metrics
noun
°the study of metrical verse; prosody [treated as singular].

"implementing" is not in the dictionary.

tend
verb
°To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
°(with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.).
costly
adjective
°Of high cost; expensive.
"a costly activity"
clogged
verb
°past tense of clog.
adjective
°Having an obstructed flow; blocked.
waterway
noun
°A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that can be navigated by boats or ships.
°A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.
balancing
noun
°An action wherein someone balances or something is balanced.
launch
verb
°To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly; to take off, propel with force.
°To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce.
noun
°The act of launching.
°The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.).
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African
adjective
°Of or pertaining to Africa.
noun
°A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
outright
verb
°Wholly, completely and entirely.
"I refute those allegations outright."
°Openly and without reservation.
"I have just responded outright to that question."
adjective
°Unqualified and unreserved.
"I demand an outright apology."
°Total or complete.
"We achieved outright domination."
transition
noun
°the process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
°a word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another.
verb
°(chiefly US) To make a transition.
reusable
adjective
°able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing.
°(computing) (of a program) Able to be executed by several tasks without being reloaded; either reentrant or serially reusable.
synonyms: recyclable
heavier
adjective
°more dense.
replace
verb
°To restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.
"When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset."
°To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.
"You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning."
implement
noun
°A tool or instrument for working with.
"They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck."
verb
°to bring about; to put into practice.
"It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement."
°to carry out; to do.
discourage
verb
°To take away or reduce the courage of.
°To persuade somebody not to do something.
elect
noun
°In Calvinist theology, those foreordained to Heaven.
verb
°To choose or make a decision (to do something).
°To choose (a candidate) in an election.
adjective
°(used only after the noun) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
enacted
verb
°past tense of enact.
thinner
noun
°A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.
"''Turpentine or mineral spirits can be used as a thinner for oil based paints."

"thicker" is not in the dictionary.

well-meaning
adjective
°With good intentions, often used to reflect positively on a negative outcome or situation.
"The boy is well-meaning enough, but he usually ruins things one way or another."
debacle
noun
°An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
°A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.
synonyms: fiasco
repealed
verb
°past tense of repeal.
thickness
noun
°The property of being thick (in dimension).
°A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
synonyms: fatness, depth, layer, stratum more» , density, viscosity, denseness, slowness, stupidity, thickheadedness

"thousandths" is not in the dictionary.

inch
noun
°A unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot and equivalent to exactly 2.54 centimetres.
°The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
verb
°To move very slowly (in a particular direction).

"policymakers" is not in the dictionary.

snap
noun
°A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
°A sudden break.
verb
°To fracture or break apart suddenly.
°To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
interjection
°The winning cry at a game of .
°Used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
synonyms: jinx

"take-out" is not in the dictionary.

pet
noun
°An animal kept as a companion.
°One who is excessively loyal to their superior.
verb
°To stroke or fondle (an animal).
°To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
abbreviation
°petition.
synonyms: companion animal
goldfish
noun
°A type of fish (scientific name Carassius auratus), typically orange-colored.
"For the children's fair we'll have a few games they can play, so that each child "wins" a goldfish as a prize."

"flopping" is not in the dictionary.

wrap
verb
°To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
°To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping. A prerequisite to constriction in snakes.
noun
°A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
°A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a pancake.
synonyms: enfold
takeout
adjective
°(of food) intended to be eaten off the premises.
noun
°Food purchased from a takeaway.
°A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play.
synonyms: carryout, takeaway

"exempts" is not in the dictionary.

zip
noun
°The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
°Energy; vigor; vim.
interjection
°The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
verb
°To close with a zip fastener.
°To close as if with a zip fastener.
synonyms: whizz, zing, slide fastener, zip fastener more» , zipper, whee, whizz, zing, zip up
folk
adjective
°Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
°Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
noun
°(archaic) A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
°The inhabitants of a region especially the native inhabitants.
bullet
noun
°A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
°The ammunition for a sling or slingshot.
verb
°To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
°To speed, like a bullet.
pollution
noun
°The act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances.
"Nobody visits the river any more because of all the pollution."
°Something that pollutes; a pollutant.
synonyms: soilage
carabiner
noun
°A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.
synonyms: biner, krab, crab, snap-link