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MODE COLLECTE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- collection system
1, record 1, English, collection%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- collection method 2, record 1, English, collection%20method
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Solid waste collection systems: ... in apartment houses, for example, solid wastes are compacted inside bags that line garbage cans. In other systems the solid wastes are pressed directly into bags that are reused. ... In still other systems the wastes are compressed into vinyl bags and collected. 1, record 1, English, - collection%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mode de collecte
1, record 1, French, mode%20de%20collecte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- procédé de collecte 2, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20collecte
correct, masculine noun
- système de collecte 3, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20collecte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bacs à roulettes et à couvercles constituent un système de stockage propre, hermétique et silencieux. Ce mode de collecte a considérablement amélioré les conditions de travail des éboueurs. 4, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20collecte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Depuis peu apparaît un nouveau mode de collecte [d’ordures] en sacs sur lequel on peut fonder de grands espoirs. Les récipients sont remplacés par des sacs en matière plastique ou en papier fermés. 5, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20collecte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Un nouveau procédé de collecte pneumatique permet une évacuation discrète et économique des ordures évitant toute nuisance (...) Par rapport aux autres systèmes de collecte, la collecte pneumatique présente de nombreux avantages (...) 2, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20collecte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema de recogida
1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20de%20recogida
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-05-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- curbside recycling
1, record 2, English, curbside%20recycling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- curbside recycling collection 2, record 2, English, curbside%20recycling%20collection
correct
- recycling collection 2, record 2, English, recycling%20collection
correct
- selective door-to-door collection 3, record 2, English, selective%20door%2Dto%2Ddoor%20collection
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The City of Cincinnati began its city-wide curbside recycling program on July 31, 1989 for slightly over 100,000 households. ... A weekly, separate curbside collection of recyclable is performed by a private contractor ... providing for the collection, processing and marketing of the materials collected from Cincinnati residents. Residents living in single-family homes, as well as residents of 2-9 unit apartments receiving solid waste collection services by the Sanitation Division, are eligible to participate in the "Green Bin" curbside recycling program. ... In addition to the curbside collection program, a limited number of drop-off recycling locations have been provided to accommodate those not eligible for the curbside program. 1, record 2, English, - curbside%20recycling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Problem(s): Collecting and sorting recyclable waste. Solution(s): Selective door-to-door collection service. ... The four types of recycled material are paper and cardboard, plastic, glass, and metal. These materials are transported to the sorting centre in order to be converted into more than 30 products. After being processed, the materials are sent to companies that recycle them. 3, record 2, English, - curbside%20recycling
Record 2, Key term(s)
- curbside waste recycling
- curb waste recycling
- curb recycling collection
- curbside waste recycling collection
- waste recycling collection
- selective door-to-door waste collection
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- collecte sélective porte à porte
1, record 2, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- collecte sélective porte-à-porte 2, record 2, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%2D%C3%A0%2Dporte
correct, feminine noun
- collecte sélective au porte-à-porte 3, record 2, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20au%20porte%2D%C3%A0%2Dporte
correct, feminine noun
- collecte sélective au porte à porte 4, record 2, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20au%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
correct, feminine noun
- collecte sélective en bordure de rue 5, record 2, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20en%20bordure%20de%20rue
correct, feminine noun
- collecte sélective à la source 6, record 2, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20%C3%A0%20la%20source
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- collecte sur le trottoir de matières recyclables 7, record 2, French, collecte%20sur%20le%20trottoir%20de%20mati%C3%A8res%20recyclables
correct, feminine noun
- collecte sélective en porte à porte 8, record 2, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20en%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode de collecte de matières recyclables(telles que le papier, le carton, le verre, le métal et le plastique) par laquelle des camions passent de porte en porte, devant les maisons unifamiliales mais aussi devant les habitations multi-logements, afin de ramasser les déchets que les citoyens ont au préalable placés dans des bacs de récupération en bordure de la rue, afin de permettre leur reconditionnement en vue d’un recyclage et de réduire le volume des déchets autrement destinés à l'enfouissement. 9, record 2, French, - collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Collecte sélective porte-à-porte (à deux voies). [...] Collecte sélective porte-à-porte (à trois voies). Cette méthode se caractérise par l’ajout d’une collecte sélective des matières compostables. 10, record 2, French, - collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S’oppose à la collecte par apport volontaire (en anglais : «drop-off recycling»), qui repose sur le volontariat des habitants qui vont déposer les déchets recyclables dans des bacs collectifs. 9, record 2, French, - collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
collecte sélective à la source : Cette expression est bien formée mais n’est pas suffisamment précise, la source pouvant ne pas être une maison ou une habitation située en bordure d’une rue. 9, record 2, French, - collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-05-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drop-off recycling
1, record 3, English, drop%2Doff%20recycling
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- drop off recycling 2, record 3, English, drop%20off%20recycling
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Drop-Off Recycling Sites. The City of Mesa has established drop-off locations throughout the City for recyclable materials. The listing below will indicate each location and the commodities that can be recycled at that particular site. Types of recycled material that can be dropped off at these locations: AC = Aluminum Containers; CB = Corrugated Cardboard; GL = Glass (three colors - amber, green, clear); HDPE = no. 2 Plastics; NP = Newspapers (including inserts); PET = no. 1 Plastics. 1, record 3, English, - drop%2Doff%20recycling
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Following each Holiday season, the Indiana County Solid Waste Authority accepts live Christmas Trees during its Christmas Tree Drop Off Recycling Collection. ... All tinsel, decorations, wires, hooks, and bags MUST be removed from the trees prior to dropping them off at the Recycling Center. This is a drop off collection ONLY! No trees will be picked up at the curbside. All trees dropped off at the Recycling Center are chipped and the material is donated for use in Indiana County Parks. 2, record 3, English, - drop%2Doff%20recycling
Record 3, Key term(s)
- waste drop-off recycling
- drop-off recycling of wastes
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- collecte sélective par apport volontaire
1, record 3, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20par%20apport%20volontaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- collecte en apport volontaire 2, record 3, French, collecte%20en%20apport%20volontaire
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode de collecte de matières recyclables(telles que le papier, le carton, le verre, le métal et le plastique) qui repose sur le volontariat des habitants qui vont déposer ces matières dans des bacs collectifs, en vue de leur récupération et de leur recyclage. 3, record 3, French, - collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20par%20apport%20volontaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S’oppose à la collecte sélective porte-à-porte (en anglais : «curbside recycling collection») par laquelle des camions passent de porte en porte afin de ramasser les déchets que les citoyens ont au préalable placés dans des bacs de récupération en bordure de la rue. 3, record 3, French, - collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20par%20apport%20volontaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-05-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- selective waste collection system
1, record 4, English, selective%20waste%20collection%20system
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- separate waste collection system 2, record 4, English, separate%20waste%20collection%20system
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
About 150 companies manufacturing short-life goods ... hope to develop selective waste collection systems and recycle 20% of the 5.3 million tonnes of solid waste that would be landfilled seven years from now. 1, record 4, English, - selective%20waste%20collection%20system
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
separate collection: The collection of certain materials which have been separated at source by a separate truck or in the separate compartment added to existing trucks. Separation collection is a type of reclamation system ... 3, record 4, English, - selective%20waste%20collection%20system
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See also "separate collection" and "segregation at source." 2, record 4, English, - selective%20waste%20collection%20system
Record 4, Key term(s)
- selective collection system
- separate collection system
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- système de collecte sélective de déchets
1, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20de%20d%C3%A9chets
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- système sélectif de collecte des déchets 2, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20s%C3%A9lectif%20de%20collecte%20des%20d%C3%A9chets
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
collecte sélective : Type de collecte consistant à collecter séparément certains constituants des ordures ménagères : papiers, cartons, verres, métaux, etc., afin d’en faire la récupération. 3, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20de%20d%C3%A9chets
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il existe deux modes de collecte sélective : la collecte porte à porte, par laquelle des camions passent de porte en porte afin de ramasser les déchets que les citoyens ont au préalable placés dans des bacs de récupération en bordure de la rue (en anglais : «curbside recycling»), et la collecte par apport volontaire (en anglais : «drop-off recycling»), qui repose sur le volontariat des habitants qui vont déposer les déchets recyclables dans des bacs collectifs. 1, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20de%20d%C3%A9chets
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
système sélectif de collecte des déchets : Cette expression est mal formée; ce n’ est pas le système qui est sélectif, mais bien le mode de collecte. 1, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20de%20d%C3%A9chets
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-04-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- constant tension mode
1, record 5, English, constant%20tension%20mode
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fonctionnement en tension constante
1, record 5, French, fonctionnement%20en%20tension%20constante
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fonctionnement du détecteur en tension constante. Dans ce mode, les électrons sont collectés en permanence au moyen d’une tension fixe appliquée entre les deux électrodes. Le courant qui en résulte est appelé courant de base. Celui-ci diminue lors du passage d’un soluté possédant une affinité pour les électrons. Mais la sensibilité du détecteur n’ est constante que dans un faible domaine. Si la concentration du soluté est élevée, rapidement la plupart des électrons disponibles sont captés, la diminution du courant n’ est alors plus proportionnelle à la concentration du soluté dans la cellule. Par ailleurs ce mode entraîne également la collecte d’ions négatifs formés à partir de la capture d’électrons. Ceci se traduit par une diminution de la sensibilité. 1, record 5, French, - fonctionnement%20en%20tension%20constante
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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