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GREEN DOT [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Security Devices
DEF

green dots: Small, oval, green paper disks randomly distributed on both sides of the Birds of Canada bank notes series.

OBS

green dot; planchette: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • green dots
  • planchettes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
DEF

planchettes : Petites pastilles de papier vert, de forme ovale, qu'on trouve disposées au hasard sur le recto et le verso des billets de banque de la série Les oiseaux du Canada.

OBS

planchette : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • planchettes

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Law
  • Waste Management
  • Packaging
CONT

Germany's new packaging laws, now being phased in through January 1993, are radical in concept and continue to generate considerable controversy, both in Germany and abroad.... Germany's "Green Dot" program [called "Der Grüne Punkt" in German]. The green dot is a symbol adopted by Duales System Deutschland, a 400-member corporation established in 1990. The DSD collects a fee from participating product packagers for the right to display the dot on their products. Revenue thus generated is used to finance local, non-profit packaging-waste collection and recycling programs.... Green dots indicate to consumers that such packaging may not be returned to the retail outlet but should instead be sent to special collection containers or be taken to the local recycling center. Further, by displaying the green dot on products, manufacturers tell consumers that the packaging will be recycled or reused rather than landfilled or incinerated. [Source: Packaging Magazine's Literature Showcase of June 1992.]

Key term(s)
  • Grüne Punkt
  • grüner Punkt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit environnemental
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Emballages
CONT

Duales System Deutschland GmbH (DSD). Cet organisme, qui a su se doter d'une forte notoriété, va devenir le partenaire obligé de tout industriel exportant ses produits en RFA. En effet, la quasi totalité du commerce et de la distribution allemands exigent de leurs fournisseurs que les emballages portent le fameux «grüner Punkt» (point vert). [Le programme porte le nom de «Grüne Punkt» en allemand]. Mais avant de conclure un contrat, DSD exige la garantie de recyclabilité de l'emballage, c'est-à-dire l'aptitude par sa composition à être effectivement recyclable et qu'il puisse l'être également en quantité par la filière correspondante.

Key term(s)
  • Grüne Punkt
  • grüner Punkt

Spanish

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