This is the 4375th most frequent Korean word.
폐지를
"폐지를" refers to "waste paper" or "discarded paper" in English.
The word '폐지를' here refers to scrap paper or discarded paper, physically being picked up from the street as an object.
나는 거리에서 폐지를 주웠다.
I picked up scrap paper from the street.
The word '폐지를' here refers to the repeal or discontinuation of a law, used in an abstract administrative context.
그 법은 폐지를 고려 중이다.
That law is under consideration for repeal.
The word '폐지를' here refers again to scrap paper, but in the context of selling it as a means of livelihood.