waste sorting

noun

Process by which waste is separated into different elements

Meanings

nounwaste sorting (plural waste sortings)

plural waste sortings

  1. Process by which waste is separated into different elements

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 垃圾分類 /垃圾分类
  • 垃圾分類 /垃圾分类 (lājī fēnlèi)separation of waste
Czech třídění odpadu
  • třídění odpaduseparation of waste
Danish kildesortering
  • kildesorteringseparation of waste
Dutch afvalscheiding
  • afvalscheidingseparation of waste
Finnish jätteiden lajittelu
  • jätteiden lajitteluseparation of waste
German Mülltrennung
  • Mülltrennungseparation of waste
Japanese 分別収集
  • 分別収集 (bunbetsu shūshū)separation of waste
Polish segregacja odpadów
  • segregacja odpadówseparation of waste
Russian разделение мусора
  • разделение мусора (razdelenije musora)separation of waste
Swedish sopsortering, källsortering
  • sopsorteringseparation of waste
  • källsorteringseparation of waste
Turkish atık ayırma, atık ayrıştırma
  • atık ayırmaseparation of waste
  • atık ayrıştırmaseparation of waste
Ukrainian розділення відходів, сортування сміття
  • розділення відходів (rozdilennja vidxodiv)separation of waste
  • сортування сміття (sortuvannja smittja)separation of waste
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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