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This morning I received a phone call from a gorgeous ex-girfriend,that I had Scraped, who called ‘out-of-the-blue’ to see if I was still around. We lost track of time, chatting about the wild, romantic times we used to enjoy together.

I couldn’t believe it when she asked if I’d be interested in meeting up and rekindling a little of that ‘old magic’. ‘Wow!’ I was flabbergasted.

‘I don’t know if I could keep pace with you now’, I said, ‘I’m a bit older and a bit greyer and balder than when you last saw me. Plus I don’t really have the energy I used to have.’

She just giggled and said she was sure I would ‘rise to the challenge’.

‘Yeah.’ I said. ‘Just so long as you don’t mind a man with a waistline that’s a few inches wider these days! Not to mention my total lack of muscle tone everything is sagging, my teeth are a bit yellowed and I am developing jowls like a Great Dane!’ She laughed and told me to stop being so silly.

She teased me saying that tubby grey haired older men were cute and she was sure I would still be a great lover.

Anyway, she giggled, ‘I’ve put on a few pounds myself!’

So I told her to f**k off.

Scrap

Scrap in a bin bagScrap, rubbish, Scrap, garbage, or junk is unwanted or undesired material. "Scrap" is the general term; though the other terms are used loosely as synonyms, they have more specific meanings: rubbish or Scrap are mixed household Scrap and including paper and packaging; food Scrap or garbage (North America) is kitchen and table Scrap; and junk or scrap is metallic or industrial material. There are other categories of Scrap as well: sewage, ash, manure, and plant materials from garden operations, including grass cuttings, fallen leaves, and pruned branches.

Though the cleanliness of public streets has long been a public responsibility, it was only towards the end of the 19th century that Scrap collection and disposal began to be considered part of the public health and sanitation function of municipalities.

Some components of Scrap can be recycled once recovered from the Scrap stream, e.g. plastic bottles, metals, glass or paper. The biodegradable component of Scraps (e.g. paper & food Scrap) can be composted or anaerobically digested to produce soil improvers and renewable fuels. If it is not dealt with in a sustainable manner, biodegradable Scrap can thus contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and by implication climate change.

There are two main definitions of Scrap. One view comes from the individual or organisation producing the material, the second is the view of Government, and is set out in different acts of Scrap legislation. The two have to combine to ensure the safe and legal disposal of the Scrap.

Scrap definitions

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European definition of Scrap

The European Union defines Scrap as an object the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to discard is Scrap under the Scrap Framework Directive (European Directive 75/442/EC as amended).

Once a substance or object has become Scrap, it will remain Scrap until it has been fully recovered and no longer poses a potential threat to the environment or to human health."

United Kingdom's definition of Scrap

The UK's Environmental Protection Act 1990 indicated Scrap includes any substance which constitutes a scrap material, an effluent or other unwanted surplus arising from the application of any process or any substance or article which requires to be disposed of which has been broken, worn out, contaminated or otherwise spoiled; this is supplemented with anything which is discarded otherwise dealt with as if it were Scrap shall be presumed to be Scrap unless the contrary is proved. This definition was amended by the Scrap Management Licensing Regulations 1994 defining Scrap as:

"Any substance or object which the producer or the person in possession of it, discards or intends or is required to discard but with exception of anything excluded from the scope of the Scrap Directive".

Cultural dynamics of Scrap

Mixed municipal Scrap at Hiriya transfer station, IsraelIn addition to these points above, there is also an important cultural dimension to Scrap. "Wasting time," "wasting money," "wasting good food" or "being Scrapful" in innumerable ways involves moral judgments that carry a great deal of weight in human interaction and that differ in the societies of the world and even within those societies.

For example: chefs from different culinary traditions prize cuts of meat that other countries' chefs will "Scrap"; parents may view a child's career in a rock band as a "Scrap" of their education (an opinion not shared by the child, who may feel they have found their calling); and so on. The expenditure of money on matters which attract disapproval may be described as "wasting money" independently of the economic underpinning of the transactions concerned. An example of this in popular culture is the T-shirt and poster slogan "I spent most of my money on beer, women and cigarettes - the rest of it I just Scrapd."

These varying conceptions of Scrap frequently impact environmental decision-making in societies different from, those of Europe, North America, Australia, etc., which have a rough consensus on environmentalist values.