Garbage
Garbage noun - Discarded or useless material.
Usage example: the stray dogs were looking for leftover food in the family's garbage
Nearby Word: garb
Valuable
Valuable noun - Something of value.
Both words in one sentence
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He realized that what is garbage to some people is actually valuable to others so he started a garbage collection and recycling business.
Source: Rags to Riches -
You can burn garbage (bad for your Eco score), but if you burn or otherwise destroy valuable trash, your bin will overflow with penalty garbage.
Source: Surprise Difficulty -
Games such as Action52 might be rare and valuable commodities, but they're also utter garbage gameplay-wise.
Source: Junk Rare
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