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YARD WASTE [5 records]

Record 1 2016-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Aerobic composting typically uses leaf and yard waste as the primary feedstock, with up to 10% food waste mixed in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Le compostage aérobie utilise habituellement des feuilles et des résidus de jardin comme matière première principale, auxquels sont mélangés jusqu’à 10 % de résidus alimentaires.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Biological Sciences
  • Ecology (General)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
DEF

[Waste that is] biodegradable under natural conditions, such as food, paper and yard waste.

CONT

... abundant organic debris in other districts may suggest a somewhat more humid climate prevailed in those areas.

OBS

Waste is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of waste.

Key term(s)
  • organic wastes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Déchets nucléaires
DEF

Déchets qui sont biodégradables dans des conditions naturelles (aliments, papier, résidus de jardinage, etc.)

CONT

Un stockage prolongé des déchets organiques risque d'entraîner des décompositions, soit par fermentation, soit par radiolyse, avec émission de gaz contaminants. Certains déchets biologiques risquent par ailleurs de contenir des germes pathogènes.

Key term(s)
  • déchet organique
  • déchet de matière organique
  • débris organique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Ciencias biológicas
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Desechos nucleares
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Record 3 2011-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

In-vessel composting refers to the decomposition of organic matter in a mechanized, fully enclosed vessel to produce a useful nutrient-rich end product that can be used in gardens.... Pre-consumer food wastes consists mostly of kitchen scraps such as raw fruit and vegetable scraps, while post-consumer waste consists of cooked fruit and vegetable scraps, as well as meat and dairy. Other materials that are collected for the in-vessel composter include paper plates and cups, paper towels and napkins, and yard wastes like leaves and twigs.

Key term(s)
  • in vessel composter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

[...] le Centre Éco-Déchets abrite un composteur en contenants qui est le deuxième en importance de l'Amérique du Nord. Grâce au compost produit au Centre, il n'est pas nécessaire d'acheter des engrais et des pesticides.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
DEF

Plant clippings, prunings and other discarded material from yards and gardens.

OBS

[Rubbish which] consists of prunings, grass clippings, weeds, leaves, and garden wastes...Yard rubbish--essentially a part of combustible rubbish--is defined separately because cities frequently make different arrangements for its collection and disposal...

OBS

for "garden waste" :"Garden waste(s)/refuse" is usually considered a part of "yard rubbish" although the terms are sometimes used synonymously. Whether synonymous or not, however, both terms correspond to "résidus de jardin", as "jardin" can include the concept of both "garden" and "yard".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
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Record 5 1999-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
CONT

They will also add a chipper shredder to their tool lending library to help reduce yard waste problems within the neighborhood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
CONT

Déchiqueteur-broyeur portatif. Le produit est un appareil portatif multifonctionnel. Il comprend un dispositif de déchiquetage, un dispositif de broyage, un compresseur d'air, un aspirateur et un dispositif de refoulement (ventilateur). Il s'agit essentiellement d'un déchiqueteur/broyeur utilisé pour enlever les feuilles, l'herbe et les petites branches sur les pelouses. Il peut produire des matériaux de couverture avec ces débris. Cet appareil portatif à commande manuelle est doté d'un moteur de 10 hp, de deux roues et d'un support.

Spanish

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