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SELECTIVE WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- selective waste collection system
1, record 1, English, selective%20waste%20collection%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- separate waste collection system 2, record 1, English, separate%20waste%20collection%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
About 150 companies manufacturing short-life goods ... hope to develop selective waste collection systems and recycle 20% of the 5.3 million tonnes of solid waste that would be landfilled seven years from now. 1, record 1, English, - selective%20waste%20collection%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
separate collection: The collection of certain materials which have been separated at source by a separate truck or in the separate compartment added to existing trucks. Separation collection is a type of reclamation system ... 3, record 1, English, - selective%20waste%20collection%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See also "separate collection" and "segregation at source." 2, record 1, English, - selective%20waste%20collection%20system
Record 1, Key term(s)
- selective collection system
- separate collection system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de collecte sélective de déchets
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20de%20d%C3%A9chets
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système sélectif de collecte des déchets 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20s%C3%A9lectif%20de%20collecte%20des%20d%C3%A9chets
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
collecte sélective : Type de collecte consistant à collecter séparément certains constituants des ordures ménagères : papiers, cartons, verres, métaux, etc., afin d'en faire la récupération. 3, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20de%20d%C3%A9chets
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il existe deux modes de collecte sélective : la collecte porte à porte, par laquelle des camions passent de porte en porte afin de ramasser les déchets que les citoyens ont au préalable placés dans des bacs de récupération en bordure de la rue (en anglais : «curbside recycling»), et la collecte par apport volontaire (en anglais : «drop-off recycling»), qui repose sur le volontariat des habitants qui vont déposer les déchets recyclables dans des bacs collectifs. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20de%20d%C3%A9chets
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
système sélectif de collecte des déchets : Cette expression est mal formée; ce n'est pas le système qui est sélectif, mais bien le mode de collecte. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20de%20d%C3%A9chets
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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