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MATERIAL POS-CONSUMIDO [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Law
  • Labelling (Packaging)
DEF

[Any] material or item generated by households and commercial and institutional facilities which has served its intended purpose and can no longer be used.

Key term(s)
  • post consumer material

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Droit environnemental
  • Étiquetage (Emballages)
DEF

Matière ou article provenant d'habitations ou d'installations commerciales ou publiques qui ont servi à l'usage auquel ils étaient destinés et qui ne peuvent plus être utilisés.

Spanish

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