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POST CONSUMER FIBRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- post-consumer fibre
1, record 1, English, post%2Dconsumer%20fibre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- post consumer fibre 2, record 1, English, post%20consumer%20fibre
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fibre derived from a finished product that has been collected after it passed through its life as a consumer item and would otherwise be discarded as solid waste. 3, record 1, English, - post%2Dconsumer%20fibre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples are old newspapers, office waste, computer printouts, tabulating cards, milk cartons and rags. 3, record 1, English, - post%2Dconsumer%20fibre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term also used in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, section 8.(1)(b), page 3 (dated 02-17-90). 4, record 1, English, - post%2Dconsumer%20fibre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fibres recyclées après consommation
1, record 1, French, fibres%20recycl%C3%A9es%20apr%C3%A8s%20consommation
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fibres de post-consommation 2, record 1, French, fibres%20de%20post%2Dconsommation
feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] rebuts de papier, de carton et de fibres qui proviennent notamment, après consommation, des détaillants, des immeubles à bureaux, des maisons, des services de ramassage des déchets municipaux et autres, et qui comprennent les vieilles boîtes en carton ondulé, les vieux journaux et magazines, les vieux papiers divers, le papier pour cartes perforées et les cordages usagés ainsi que les fibres de coton mis au rebut. 2, record 1, French, - fibres%20recycl%C3%A9es%20apr%C3%A8s%20consommation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fibres recyclées après consommation terme et définition tirés de la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement, alinéa 8.(1)(b), page 3, en date du 17 février 1990. 1, record 1, French, - fibres%20recycl%C3%A9es%20apr%C3%A8s%20consommation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fibres de post-consommation terme tiré de : Le Plan vert du Canada - la deuxième année, 1993. 2, record 1, French, - fibres%20recycl%C3%A9es%20apr%C3%A8s%20consommation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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