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PRECOLLECTE [2 records]

Record 1 1998-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
Key term(s)
  • precollection phase

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
OBS

Source(s): Lexique de la Division de l'organisation et des finances de l'industrie (DOFI).

Spanish

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Record 2 1983-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
OBS

...the activities associated with the handling of solid wastes until they are placed in the containers used for their storage before collection. Depending on the type of collection service, handling may also be required to move the loaded containers to the collection point and to return the empty containers to the point where they are stored between collections.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

Dans les dépenses d'enlèvement des ordures ménagères il faut distinguer: -- celles qui correspondent à la précollecte (ou collecte privée), c'est-à-dire l'acheminement des déchets depuis leur point de production (habitation) jusqu'au point de prise en charge par le service municipal de collecte; -- celles qui concernent le service municipal de ramassage, c'est-à-dire la collecte publique.

Spanish

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