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GARBAGE CONTAINER [4 records]

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Record 1 2024-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Administration
  • Finance
  • Public Utilities (Civil Engineering)
CONT

A number of studies have been done on the effects of user-pay systems in municipalities in Canada and the United States. In most studies, free(local tax-supported) garbage pickup was compared with a fee per bag or a fee per container.

CONT

... voters will accept user-pay systems such as tolls more readily if the toll revenue is going to a private concessionaire rather than their government ...

Key term(s)
  • user pay system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration publique
  • Finances
  • Services d'utilité publique (Génie civil)

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Breeding
  • Animal Science
CONT

In the wild, red-eyed treefrogs breed en masse during or following rains. To replicate these conditions in captivity, most breeders find it necessary to create a rain chamber. A rain chamber can be made out of just about any waterproof container – from a large aquarium to a modified plastic garbage bin. Positioned at the top of the terrarium, you will need a spray bar, which is connected to a small pump. When the pump is turned on, a rain storm is simulated and water drops descend from above.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Amélioration génétique des animaux
  • Zootechnie

Spanish

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Record 3 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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Record 4 1983-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
OBS

This term is popularly used to describe a container holding any type of domestic solid waste, although by APWA definition it applies only to a container that holds food waste(garbage container). In order to avoid confusion, experts often use the more general term "(solid waste/refuse) receptacle or container"(cf. container), especially in solid waste by-laws. "Refuse can" is also used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

Récipient destiné aux ordures ménagères (d'un immeuble, d'un appartement). Il est à noter que le terme général "récipient" s'emploie aussi de façon spécifique pour désigner une poubelle, surtout dans les règlements municipaux.

Spanish

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