Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Puntos de absorción mecánica de basuras
English translation:
mechanical waste collection points
Added to glossary by
Andrew Darling
Dec 14, 2014 11:48
9 yrs ago
Spanish term
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... a question of style.
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Puntos de absorción mecánica de basuras
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Environment & Ecology
Waste
This line is part of a list for a council in southern Spain and also includes 'Escaleras mecánicas', 'Montacargas' and 'Sistema de megafonía'. I'm looking for its British English translation please.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | mechanical waste treatment points |
neilmac
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mechanical waste treatment points
"Opinions on promoting industrialisation of urban wastewater and solid waste treatment points out that 'governments shall set up policies ..."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-12-14 14:18:39 GMT)
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However, I'd prefer "facilities" to points, as in this text: "... a 200,000 tpa Mechanical waste treatment facility (MT-facility) ..."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-12-14 14:19:39 GMT)
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Here's a link from a UK site: https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/DocumentLibrary/Building/Planni...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-12-14 14:21:09 GMT)
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By "absorción" they probably mean pickup or uptake, but at the end of the day it's all about waste treatment and/or recycling.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-12-14 14:18:39 GMT)
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However, I'd prefer "facilities" to points, as in this text: "... a 200,000 tpa Mechanical waste treatment facility (MT-facility) ..."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-12-14 14:19:39 GMT)
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Here's a link from a UK site: https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/DocumentLibrary/Building/Planni...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-12-14 14:21:09 GMT)
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By "absorción" they probably mean pickup or uptake, but at the end of the day it's all about waste treatment and/or recycling.
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