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Record 1 2002-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
DEF

A very large metal container for garbage, usually emptied by being mechanically lifted onto trucks.

OBS

Dumpster: a trademark for a large, metal trash bin, often of a kind that is emptied, or transported to a dump, by a specially equipped truck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Désormais il y aura des restrictions sur le nombre et la fréquence des collectes de bennes Dumpster pour les immeubles à trois étages et les tours d'habitation.

Spanish

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