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English translation: Urban refuse / Municipal waste

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Spanish term or phrase:	Basuras Comunales
English translation:	Urban refuse / Municipal waste
Entered by:	isabel2000

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10:56 Aug 1, 2005

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Spanish term or phrase: Basuras Comunales

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Will Griffin KudoZ activity Questions: 284 (none open) (5 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 50 Spain
Local time: 06:25

urban refuse / municipal waste

Explanation:
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Selected response from:

isabel2000

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Thanks, though I didn't post this question, must have been one of my work colleagues using my profile without my permission!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

urban refuse / municipal waste

isabel2000

community waste management

Muriel Vasconcellos

4 +1

communal dustbins / bins

lizziec

community gargage dump

Luis Zepeda

Discussion entries: 1

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13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

urban refuse / municipal waste

Explanation:
xx

isabel2000
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks, though I didn't post this question, must have been one of my work colleagues using my profile without my permission!

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

communal dustbins / bins

Explanation:
i'd use direct translation

lizziec
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

2 hrs confidence:

community gargage dump

Explanation:
A central location for dumping city garbage/waste

Luis Zepeda
United States
Local time: 22:25
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

16 hrs confidence:

community waste management

Explanation:
This is the latest terminology. It's used in California to refer generically to all forms of refuse collection and disposal. I found 4,100 references.

Waste and Resources In the Social Economy is a regular meeting of networks involved
**in the field of community waste management** in the UK and serves as an ...
www.crn.org.uk/about/main/main.shtml

... Reviewing **community waste management practices**; Implementing proactive measures
to reduce the likelihood of bears being attracted into the community. ...
bears.mnr.gov.on.ca/technote_comm.html

... into the larger public space and review the rules and regulations both for
enhancing and providing incentive to such **community waste management** systems. ...
www.toxicslink.org/art-view.php?id

The introduction by the Member States of waste management plans is an essential
component of **community waste management policy**. ...
europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l28135.htm

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 22:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 249

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