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RECLAMATION WASTES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- waste reclamation
1, record 1, English, waste%20reclamation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- refuse reclamation 2, record 1, English, refuse%20reclamation
correct, see observation
- reclamation of waste materials 1, record 1, English, reclamation%20of%20waste%20materials
correct
- reclamation of wastes 1, record 1, English, reclamation%20of%20wastes
proposal
- reclaiming of wastes 1, record 1, English, reclaiming%20of%20wastes
proposal
- refuse conversion 3, record 1, English, refuse%20conversion
correct, see observation
- conversion 4, record 1, English, conversion
correct
- reclamation 4, record 1, English, reclamation
correct
- value adding to wastes 5, record 1, English, value%20adding%20to%20wastes
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The conversion of solid waste into useful products, e.g., composting organic wastes to make a soil conditioner. 6, record 1, English, - waste%20reclamation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[The] processing [of solid wastes] for use as a different product. 4, record 1, English, - waste%20reclamation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
refuse: A general word for solid waste. 6, record 1, English, - waste%20reclamation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
reclamation: The restoration of land, water, or waste materials to usefulness through such methods as sanitary landfilling, wastewater treatment, and materials recovery. 7, record 1, English, - waste%20reclamation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The word "reclaiming" can be used as a synonym for "reclamation". 1, record 1, English, - waste%20reclamation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
value adding to wastes: This expression is absent from written sources. It seems to be very much influenced by the French term "valorisation." 1, record 1, English, - waste%20reclamation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- waste conversion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valorisation des déchets
1, record 1, French, valorisation%20des%20d%C3%A9chets
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- valorisation 2, record 1, French, valorisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformation d'un déchet en vue d'une utilisation plus noble. (Par ex. fabrique de briques ou de granulés à partir de cendres venant d'une incinération, utilisation de la vapeur produite, etc.) 2, record 1, French, - valorisation%20des%20d%C3%A9chets
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «réutilisation», «recyclage» et «récupération» des déchets (en anglais (waste) «reuse», «recycling» et «recovery»). Voir ces fiches. 3, record 1, French, - valorisation%20des%20d%C3%A9chets
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- recuperación de basuras
1, record 1, Spanish, recuperaci%C3%B3n%20de%20basuras
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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