go to waste

idiom

: to not be used : to be wasted
It's a shame to see all that food go to waste.

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Although these facilities typically don’t create large numbers of permanent jobs, local leaders and tech experts say Microsoft’s arrival signals the Foxconn land, along with infrastructure improvements already complete, won’t go to waste. Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023 All these looks hardly go to waste as French fleshes out the Neggy Gemmy universe. Kat Bein, SPIN, 2 May 2023 Any of the cullet-acceptable glass that does not meet manufacturing standards does not go to waste. Maria Marabito, Treehugger, 6 Apr. 2023 When food goes into the trash, the energy, water and other resources that went into producing that food also go to waste. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for go to waste 

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“Go to waste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20waste. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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