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CURB RECYCLING COLLECTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- curbside recycling
1, record 1, English, curbside%20recycling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- curbside recycling collection 2, record 1, English, curbside%20recycling%20collection
correct
- recycling collection 2, record 1, English, recycling%20collection
correct
- selective door-to-door collection 3, record 1, English, selective%20door%2Dto%2Ddoor%20collection
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - curbside%20recycling
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - curbside%20recycling
Record 1, 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 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- collecte sélective porte à porte
1, record 1, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- collecte sélective porte-à-porte 2, record 1, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%2D%C3%A0%2Dporte
correct, feminine noun
- collecte sélective au porte-à-porte 3, record 1, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20au%20porte%2D%C3%A0%2Dporte
correct, feminine noun
- collecte sélective au porte à porte 4, record 1, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20au%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
correct, feminine noun
- collecte sélective en bordure de rue 5, record 1, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20en%20bordure%20de%20rue
correct, feminine noun
- collecte sélective à la source 6, record 1, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20%C3%A0%20la%20source
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- collecte sur le trottoir de matières recyclables 7, record 1, French, collecte%20sur%20le%20trottoir%20de%20mati%C3%A8res%20recyclables
correct, feminine noun
- collecte sélective en porte à porte 8, record 1, French, collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20en%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - collecte%20s%C3%A9lective%20porte%20%C3%A0%20porte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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