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CONTENANT JETABLE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
  • Pharmacology
DEF

A container manufactured for one trip only, and then thrown away or recycled.

Key term(s)
  • empties not returnable
  • throw-away container
  • one-way container
  • non-returnable package
  • non-reusable packing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Emballage qui ne fait l'objet ni de consignation, ni de reprise, et dont la valeur est incorporée au prix.

OBS

On trouvera aussi le terme «emballage à usage unique» dans le supplément Emballages Distribution numéro 1, de Cartonnages et Emballages Modernes, de mars 1991, page 5.

Key term(s)
  • contenant jetable

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Embalajes especiales
  • Farmacología
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