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Etymology

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waste +‎ -proof

Adjective

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wasteproof (not comparable)

  1. Designed to prevent wastage.
    • 2004, Sarika Kulkarni, Supply Chain Management, page 56:
      This conversion process should be wasteproof. One of the major problems faced by manufacturers the world over is fighting waste.
    • 2020, Wendell Mitchell Levi, Making Pigeons Pay:
      If the feeder is not wasteproof, the birds scatter the grain which they do not want over the floor, often in substantial quantity.