Trash vs. Garbage

The video explores the distinction between 'trash' and 'garbage' as taught by the speaker's grandmother, who defined trash as non-food waste and garbage as food waste. Historically, 'trash' referred to broken wood and 'garbage' to animal waste, as recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary. Today, these terms are often used interchangeably in the US, while 'rubbish' is used in the British Isles.

According to the speaker's grandmother, what does 'trash' include?

• Animal entrails

• Giblets

• Plastic and metal

• Food waste

What was the original meaning of 'trash' as per the Oxford English Dictionary?

• Broken pieces of wood

• Plastic

• Food waste

• Animal entrails

In a 15th century cookbook, what did 'garbage' refer to?

• Plastic waste

• Metal scraps

• Giblets of a fowl

• Compost

How are the terms 'trash' and 'garbage' used in the US today?

• They are not used at all

• Garbage refers to plastic

• Trash refers to food waste

• They are used interchangeably

What term is commonly used in the British Isles for waste?

• Garbage

• Rubbish

• Trash

• Compost