Household Trash and Sorting
When discussing waste management, the most common term for trash is مهملات. Often, you will talk about household (منزلي) waste, which requires careful sorting before collection.
| The household trash is sorted by the workers. | تفرز المهملات المنزلية من قبل العمال.tufrazu al-muhmalâtu al-manziliyyatu min qibali al-'ummâli. |
| Are you able to separate the household waste? | هل تستطيعون أن تفرزوا النفايات المنزلية؟hal tastatee'ûna an tafrizû an-nufâyâti al-manziliyyah? |
Barrels and Metallic Waste
Recycling rules require placing specific materials into designated containers, like a large barrel (برميل). A key category to separate is metallic (معدني) waste. Notice how adjectives like معدني follow the noun they describe and match it in gender.
| Please, put the plastic in the blue barrel. | من فضلك، ضع البلاستيك في البرميل الأزرق.min faDlika, da'i al-balastika fi al-barmili al-azraq. |
| This barrel is not for glass, but rather for metallic waste. | هذا البرميل ليس للزجاج، بل للنفايات المعدنية.hâdhâ al-barmîlu laysa lilzujâji, bal lilnufâyâti al-ma'diniyyati |
Glass and Industrial Materials
Other important sorting categories include glass (زجاجي) items, as well as heavy-duty industrial (صناعي) waste. These also act as adjectives agreeing with their nouns, such as in النفايات الزجاجية (glass waste).
| Do not throw the glass cups in the trash. | لا ترموا الأكواب الزجاجية في المهملات.lā tarmū al-akwâba az-zujâjiyyata fî al-muhmalât |
| Recycling industrial waste is an environmental responsibility. | إعادة تدوير المخلفات الصناعية مسؤولية بيئية.i'âdatu tadwîri al-mukhallafâti as-sinâ'iyyati mas'ûliyyatun bî'iyyah |
Processing and Safe Destruction
Municipalities oversee the processing (معالجة) of waste. For hazardous items like electronics, strict rules dictate their safe destruction (إتلاف) to prevent environmental harm.
| The processing of organic waste produces natural fertilizer. | معالجة النفايات العضوية تنتج سمادا طبيعيا.mu'âlajatu an-nufâyâti al-'udwiyyati tuntiju samâdan tabi'iyyan. |
| The safe destruction of electronic devices is a strict rule. | الإتلاف الآمن للأجهزة الإلكترونية قاعدة صارمة.al-itlâfu al-âminu lil-ajhizati al-ilictrûniyyati qâ'idatun sârimatun |
Emptying Bins and Removing Impurities
Daily waste management involves the regular emptying (تفريغ) of bins. During recycling, workers must filter out any impurity (شائبة) to ensure clean, usable materials.
| Emptying the bins daily is mandatory for everyone except the guests. | تفريغ الصناديق يوميا إلزامي للجميع إلا الضيوف.tafrîghu as-sanâdîqi yawmiyyan ilzâmiyyun lil-jamî'i illâ ad-duyûfa |
| We must sort the impurities from the organic fertilizer. | يجب أن نفرز الشوائب عن السماد العضوي.yajibu an nafriza ash-shawâ'iba 'ani as-samâdi al-'udwiyyi |