"To burn the waste" means to dispose of garbage or rubbish by setting it on fire.
Sentences with «to burn the waste»
The most direct method to make energy consumption more sustainable is for a user to generate its own power by, for example, installing solar panels or by burning waste gas. (scientificamerican.com)
Next generation reactors we are building right now can burn fuel more efficiently and produce less waste — and even burn the waste from older reactors. (theness.com)
In countries like China, India, and Ghana, communities living near e-waste dumps often burn the waste in order to salvage the valuable copper wires for resale. (environmentalprogress.org)