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MATERIAL POS-USO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Management
- Environmental Law
- Labelling (Packaging)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- post-use material
1, record 1, English, post%2Duse%20material
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Material generated by industry, commercial and institutional facilities, and households which has served its intended purpose and can no longer be used. 2, record 1, English, - post%2Duse%20material
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Unlike "post-consumer material", "post-use material"] does not include the in-plant reutilization of materials, such as re-work, re-grind, re-pulp, scrap materials, generated within the plant and capable of being re-used within the process that generated it. 2, record 1, English, - post%2Duse%20material
Record 1, Key term(s)
- post use material
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion environnementale
- Droit environnemental
- Étiquetage (Emballages)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matière recyclée après utilisation
1, record 1, French, mati%C3%A8re%20recycl%C3%A9e%20apr%C3%A8s%20utilisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matière provenant des installations industrielles, commerciales et publiques ainsi que d'habitations, qui a servi à l'usage auquel elle était destinée et qui ne peut plus être utilisée. 2, record 1, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20recycl%C3%A9e%20apr%C3%A8s%20utilisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Contrairement aux «matières recyclées après consommation», les «matières recyclées après utilisation» ne comprennent pas] les matières réutilisées sur les lieux, par exemple retravaillées, rebroyées, repulpées, les rognures, produites sur place et pouvant être réutilisées dans le même procédé que celui qui les a générées. 2, record 1, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20recycl%C3%A9e%20apr%C3%A8s%20utilisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión del medio ambiente
- Derecho ambiental
- Etiquetado (Embalajes)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- material posuso
1, record 1, Spanish, material%20posuso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El grupo .mdd se esfuerza en aumentar consistentemente los niveles de uso de plástico reciclado; en la actualidad, parte del plástico utilizado en el embalaje es también de material posuso. 1, record 1, Spanish, - material%20posuso
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