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Record 1 1991-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Waste Management
DEF

A man-made product, mostly consisting of recycled laminates (e.g. polyethylene, paperboard, aluminum foil, Surlyn, etc.) which are converted by manufacturers.

CONT

Juice boxes like these are being recycled into plastic lumber via a Rhode Island school recycling program.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

Produit synthétique surtout obtenu par transformation de complexes recyclés.

CONT

[...] Cascades Re-Plast (une division de Cascades limitée) produit un matériau de construction, appelé plastibois, à partir de plastiques recyclés.

OBS

complexe : Matériau obtenu par l'association de deux ou plusieurs éléments (papiers, plastiques, aluminium mince, etc.) dont on peut varier les combinaisons.

Spanish

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