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TERTIARY PACKAGING [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.05.03 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

all means to assemble goods for transportation, storage, handling and product protection in the supply chain which are returned for further usage, including for example pallets with and without cash deposits as well as all forms of reusable crates, trays, boxes, roll pallets, barrels, trolleys, pallet collars and lids

OBS

The term returnable transport item is usually allocated to secondary and tertiary packaging. But in certain circumstances also primary packaging may be considered as a form of RTI.

OBS

Freight containers, trailers and the term returnable transport item does not cover other similar enclosed modules.

OBS

Returnable transport equipment is considered to have the same definition within an electronic data interchange environment.

OBS

returnable transport item; RTI: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

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Record 2 2008-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
CONT

Tertiary biomass includes post consumer residues and wastes, such as fats, greases, oils, construction and demolition wood debris, other waste wood from the urban environments, as well as packaging wastes, municipal solid wastes, and landfill gases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

Par des processus naturels (notamment la chaîne alimentaire) et constructifs (notamment la fermentation), la biomasse primaire peut être transformée en biomasse secondaire (ex. purin) et tertiaire (ex. biogaz).

OBS

La biomasse tertiaire comprend les résidus et les déchets post-consommation.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
  • Waste Management
DEF

[A] packaging conceived so as to facilitate handling and transport of a number of sales units or groupes packagings in order to prevent physical handling and transport damage.

CONT

Germany’s new packaging laws .... As of December 1991, product manufacturers and distributors were required to accept all returned transportation (shipping and warehouse handling) packaging. This category includes items such as crates, drums, pallets, corrugated cases and plastic-foam containers.

OBS

Transport packaging does not include road, rail, ship and air containers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

[Emballage] conçu de manière à faciliter la manutention et le transport d'un certain nombre d'unité de vente ou d'emballages groupés en vue d'éviter leur manipulation physique et les dommages liés au transport.

CONT

[Ordonnance Topfer (plan vert allemand) relative à l'élimination des déchets d'emballages] Quelles sont les catégories d'emballages visées? 1/ les emballages de transport. Ce sont les emballages qui servent à protéger les marchandises durant le transport, du fabricant au distributeur [...]

Spanish

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