English translation: landfill rate/[waste] disposal rate
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... reduction of landfill rate/[waste] disposal rate
Reducing landfill waste volume through resource recovery
Total waste volume from Group manufacturing sites in Japan for fiscal 2005 was 28,403 tons, the volume of recovered resources was 27,667 tons and the landfill volume was 148 tons. Accordingly, the resource recovery rate was 97.4% and the final disposal rate (landfill rate) was 0.5%. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8BjHeRE...
In an actual state report, the future scenario for the total and material-specific recovery, combustion, and landfill rates would be based on the state’s MSW management goals and activities. http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Y8QEpbCrvvQJ:epa.g...
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Part of the reason that Germany managed to achieve such a low landfill rate was due to 35% of its municipal waste being incinerated, with Denmark (54%), Sweden (49%) and the Netherlands (39%) being the main users of this treatment method. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rmp9YJF...
At the same time, as for the non-manufacturing sector where reduction of final disposal rate is rather difficult due to the high general waste rate, research laboratories and the logistic division achieved a final disposal rate of under 0.5% in fiscal 2007. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jdYai6D...
Your dictionary reference confirms that a footnote would be required before a reader would understand the intended meaning of 'rate' in this context. That's why I proposed the much more transparent terms 'amount' and 'proportion'.
A highly relevant thread here: http://www.proz.com/forum/kudoz/21666-english:_who_needs_the...
Simply stated - in this context, it reads as 'fee' or 'charge'. As a native speaker, one has to re-read the sentence to gain the intended secondary meaning. It is just one of those anomalies to which native speakers are more alive.
Coming from a science background I have always come across and used "rate" and most definitely not only in the context of "cost" but also in that of "proportion". There are copious examples for this in textbooks and on the internet. However, I do think that a factual discussion on this point has not been possible here.
Def. of "rate":
A quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity: a rate of speed of 60 miles an hour.
2. A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion: the mortality rate. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rate
That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hNSEjWR...
e.g.:
To meet EU directives, the UK must sharply reduce its landfill rate, currently Europe‟s highest. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:PPDMr0G...
I have only come to this question belatedly. I'm afraid what Andrew says about 'rate' (EN) predominantly meaning 'fee', as it would be understood in this context, too, is all too true. I do hope there is time to alter your translation, if not the glossary.
... reduction of landfill rate/[waste] disposal rate
Reducing landfill waste volume through resource recovery
Total waste volume from Group manufacturing sites in Japan for fiscal 2005 was 28,403 tons, the volume of recovered resources was 27,667 tons and the landfill volume was 148 tons. Accordingly, the resource recovery rate was 97.4% and the final disposal rate (landfill rate) was 0.5%. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8BjHeRE...
In an actual state report, the future scenario for the total and material-specific recovery, combustion, and landfill rates would be based on the state’s MSW management goals and activities. http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Y8QEpbCrvvQJ:epa.g...
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2010-11-03 00:29:58 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Part of the reason that Germany managed to achieve such a low landfill rate was due to 35% of its municipal waste being incinerated, with Denmark (54%), Sweden (49%) and the Netherlands (39%) being the main users of this treatment method. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rmp9YJF...
At the same time, as for the non-manufacturing sector where reduction of final disposal rate is rather difficult due to the high general waste rate, research laboratories and the logistic division achieved a final disposal rate of under 0.5% in fiscal 2007. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jdYai6D...
Marga Shaw Local time: 03:09 Works in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 24
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