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CO MENGLING [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Co-mingling means collecting two or more types of materials in one receptacle to be sorted later. Co-mingling is more convenient and saves space, but the quality and quantity of recycled products produced from co-mingled sources is reduced.

Key term(s)
  • co mengling
  • comingling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Il importe aussi de surveiller la contamination des matériaux (la collecte pêle-mêle de matériaux divers). [...] Il est donc important d'établir un programme de surveillance et de sensibilisation. Plusieurs travailleurs n'ont pas encore l'habitude d'effectuer le tri des matériaux [...]

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