waste reclamation (The process of collecting and separating wastes in preparation for reuse) |
recuperació de residus |
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waste recovery (The process of obtaining materials or energy resources from waste) |
recuperació de residus |
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waste recycling (A method of recovering wastes as resources which includes the collection, and often involving the treatment, of waste products for use as a replacement of all or part of the raw material in a manufacturing process) |
reciclatge de residus |
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waste reduction (Practices that reduce the amount of waste generated by a specific source through the redesigning of products or patterns of production or consumption) |
reducció de residus |
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waste removal industry (The aggregate of commercial enterprises primarily concerned with eliminating or getting rid of refuse from places of human or animal habitation or of unwanted materials left over from a manufacturing process) |
indústria de trasllat de residus |
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waste sorting (Separating waste into different materials, such as glass, metal, paper, plastic, etc.) |
classificació de residus |
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waste sorting unit (Centralized recycling centres to which waste materials are brought and where they are separated) |
unitat de classificació de residus |
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waste statistics (Determination of the quantity and character of the wastes discarded by a community, by spot sampling procedure) |
estadística de residus |
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waste storage (Temporary holding of waste pending treatment or disposal. Storage methods include containers, tanks, waste piles, and surface impoundments) |
emmagatzematge de residus |
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waste transport (Transportation of wastes by means of special vehicles) |
transport de residus |
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waste treatment (Any process or combination of processes that changes the chemical, physical or biological composition or character of any waste or reduces or removes its harmful properties or characteristics for any purpose) |
tractament de residus |
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waste treatment effluent (Partially or completely treated water or waste water flowing out of a waste treatment plant) |
efluent de tractament de residus |
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waste treatment plant (Place where waste material is treated to make it reusable or so it may be disposed of safely) |
plantes de tractament de residus |
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waste use (The incorporation of wastes into natural or artificial cycles, mainly in order to recover secondary raw materials or energy) |
ús de residus |
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waste volume (The total amount of refuse or unusable material produced at any source) |
volum de residus |
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waste water (Used water, or water that is not needed, which is permitted to escape, or unavoidably escapes from canals, ditches, reservoirs or other bodies of water, for which the owners of these structures are legally responsible) |
aigua residual |
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waste water charge (Imposed fee, expense, or cost for the management of spent or used water that contains dissolved or suspended matter from a home, community farm, or industry) |
taxa per aigües residuals |
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waste water discharge (The flow of treated effluent from any wastewater treatment process) |
descàrrega d'aigües residuals |
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waste water disposal (Collection and removal of wastewater deriving from industrial and urban settlements by means of a system of pipes and treatment plants) |
disposició d'aigües residuals |
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waste water legislation (A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate the outflow and disposal of spent or used water from a home, community, farm or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter) |
legislació d'aigües residuals |
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