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46. Waste And Recycling Flashcards

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les déchets, les ordures, les détritus

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(US) trash / garbage

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les déchets, les ordures, les détritus

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(GB) rubbish / refuse / litter

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les ordures ménagères

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household waste / household refuse

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les déchets alimentaires

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food waste

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les déchets industriels

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industrial waste

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les déchets chimiques

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chemical waste

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les déchets toxiques

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toxic waste

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les déchets nucléaires

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radioactive waste

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les déchets organiques

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organic waste

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un broyeur à ordures

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a waste disposal (unit)

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le traitement des déchets

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waste treatment

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la gestion des déchets

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waste management

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le ramassage / la collecte des ordures

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the refuse collection

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une poubelle

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a dustbin (GB) 
a garbage can / a trash can (US)
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gaspiller

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to waste

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une éboueur

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a dustman (GB) 
a garbage man / a garbage collector (US)
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jeter

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to throw away

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jeter, déposer des ordures

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to dump waste

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une décharge publique

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a rubbish dump / a rubbish tip

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une décharge sauvage

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an illicit rubbish dump

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un site d’enfouissement

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a landfill site

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une corbeille à papier

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a waste paper basket (GB) / a wastebasket (US)

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une poubelle de cuisine

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a kitchen bin

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la société de gaspillage

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the throw-away society

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gaspiller quelque chose

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to be wasteful of something

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avoir l’habitude de gaspiller

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to have wasteful habits

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gaspiller l’énergie

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to use energy wastefully

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sensibiliser au recyclage

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to raise awareness about recycling

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l’industrie du recyclage

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the recycling industry

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une usine de recyclage

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a recycling plant

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un programme de recyclage

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a recycling scheme

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recycler du verre

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to recycle glass

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le conteneur pour la collecte du verre usagé

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the bottle bank

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le papier recyclé

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recycled paper

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le carton recyclable

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recyclable cardboard

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