Hei whakaahua i tētahi matū, i tētahi hautaonga rānei kāore e taea te hangarua, arā, kāore e taea te rāwekeweke kia puta anō ai tētahi matū hou.
To describe a material, substance or product that is not able to be recycled. It is not able to be manipulated in order to produce a new material.
Ahakoa ka kīia he hangarua-kore tēnā momo kirihou, ka taea tonutia, engari he tukanga uaua, he nui hoki te utu.
He ipupara tēnei mō ngā matū hangarua-kore.
Ko te ruapara te otinga atu o ā tātou para hangarua-kore.