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RECLAMATION WASTES [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

The conversion of solid waste into useful products, e.g., composting organic wastes to make a soil conditioner.

DEF

[The] processing [of solid wastes] for use as a different product.

OBS

refuse: A general word for solid waste.

OBS

reclamation: The restoration of land, water, or waste materials to usefulness through such methods as sanitary landfilling, wastewater treatment, and materials recovery.

OBS

The word "reclaiming" can be used as a synonym for "reclamation".

OBS

value adding to wastes: This expression is absent from written sources. It seems to be very much influenced by the French term "valorisation."

Key term(s)
  • waste conversion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Transformation d'un déchet en vue d'une utilisation plus noble. (Par ex. fabrique de briques ou de granulés à partir de cendres venant d'une incinération, utilisation de la vapeur produite, etc.)

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «réutilisation», «recyclage» et «récupération» des déchets (en anglais (waste) «reuse», «recycling» et «recovery»). Voir ces fiches.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
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