"Waste material" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... that time Jack was surprised to find that Fret Offut had found employment in the building, though it was more as a helper than as a regular workman, his chief task being to wheel the scraps of iron and waste material away and to wait upon the boss ...
— Jack North's Treasure Hunt - Daring Adventures in South America • Roy Rockwood
... foliage to relieve the harsh landscape. Like the bamboo, every part of the tree is used. The leaves may be made into fans, or shredded and woven into mats. The wood is used in making the framework of buildings, and the waste material is very handy as fuel. A refreshing fermented drink and a most vile liquor are prepared from the juice. But the fruit, when properly prepared, is the chief food of many thousands of men and beasts. Even the stones, or "pits," of ...
— Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania • Jewett Castello Gilson |
