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Waste and recycling in Spanish
Separating, collecting, sorting, landfill — the road rubbish takes from the bin to being used again.
La pila usada is the used battery, and la pila has been three things for a very long time. It is a pile, a stack of anything heaped up — una pila de platos. It is a basin cut in stone: la pila del fregadero is the sink itself, and la pila bautismal is the font a child is christened at. And it is the battery, which took the name because Volta built his out of a stack of discs. English has pile, sink, font and battery, four words for one shape that keeps returning: things laid one on another, or a hollow that holds something.
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la gestión de residuoswaste managementPhraseC1
La gestión de residuos empieza en la cocina.Waste management begins in the kitchen.
el residuo domésticothe household wastePhraseC1
El residuo doméstico se separa en cinco fracciones.Household waste is separated into five streams.
la fracción restothe waste left after sortingPhraseC1
La fracción resto es la que no se ha separado.What is left after sorting is whatever was not separated.
la materia orgánicathe food and garden wastePhraseC1
La materia orgánica pesa mucho y huele pronto.Food and garden waste weighs a lot and soon smells.
el envase ligerothe light packagingPhraseC1
El envase ligero va al contenedor amarillo.Light packaging goes in the yellow bin.
el vidrio de envasethe container glassPhraseC1
El vidrio de envase se recicla sin pérdida de calidad.Container glass is recycled without losing quality.
el papel y cartónthe paper and cardPhraseC1
El papel y cartón pierde fibra en cada ciclo.Paper and card lose fibre with each round.
la recogida selectivathe collection by kindPhraseC1
La recogida selectiva funciona si el contenedor está cerca.Collection by kind works if the bin is close.
la recogida puerta a puertathe collection from the doorPhraseC1
La recogida puerta a puerta sube mucho la separación.Collection from the door lifts the separation a great deal.
el contenedor soterradothe bin sunk into the pavementPhraseC1
El contenedor soterrado ocupa menos calle.A bin sunk into the pavement takes up less street.
el camión recolectorthe collection lorryPhraseC1
El camión recolector compacta al cargar.The collection lorry compacts as it loads.
la ruta de recogidathe collection roundPhraseC1
La ruta de recogida se planifica por barrios.The collection round is planned by neighbourhood.
la planta de transferenciathe transfer stationPhraseC1
La planta de transferencia junta varias rutas.The transfer station brings several rounds together.
la planta de clasificaciónthe sorting plantPhraseC1
La planta de clasificación separa por material.The sorting plant separates by material.
el separador ópticothe optical sorterPhraseC1
El separador óptico distingue el plástico por su reflejo.The optical sorter tells plastics apart by how they reflect.
el separador magnéticothe magnetic separatorPhraseC1
El separador magnético saca el acero.The magnetic separator pulls the steel out.
la corriente de Foucaultthe eddy current separatorPhraseC1
La corriente de Foucault expulsa el aluminio.The eddy current separator throws the aluminium clear.
el triaje manualthe sorting done by handPhraseC1
El triaje manual corrige lo que la máquina no ve.Sorting by hand corrects what the machine cannot see.
el rechazo de plantathe residue the plant cannot usePhraseC1
El rechazo de planta es la mitad de lo que entra.The residue the plant cannot use is half of what comes in.
la tasa de separaciónthe share that gets sortedPhraseC1
La tasa de separación se mide por peso.The share that gets sorted is measured by weight.
la valorización materialthe recovery of the material itselfPhraseC1
La valorización material devuelve la materia al ciclo.Recovery of the material itself puts it back in the loop.
la valorización energéticathe recovery of the heatPhraseC1
La valorización energética aprovecha el poder calorífico.Recovery of the heat uses the calorific value.
la planta de incineraciónthe incineratorPhraseC1
La planta de incineración depura los gases antes de soltarlos.The incinerator cleans the gases before letting them go.
la escoria de incineraciónthe ash left by the incineratorPhraseC1
La escoria de incineración se usa en obra civil.The ash left by the incinerator is used in civil works.
el vertedero controladothe engineered landfillPhraseC1
El vertedero controlado se sella por capas.An engineered landfill is sealed layer by layer.
el lixiviado del vertederothe liquid seeping out of the landfillPhraseC1
El lixiviado del vertedero se recoge y se trata.The liquid seeping out is collected and treated.
el biogás de vertederothe gas drawn off the landfillPhraseC1
El biogás de vertedero se capta con pozos.The gas is drawn off through wells.
el sellado del vasothe capping of the landfill cellPhraseC1
El sellado del vaso cierra el vertedero para siempre.Capping the cell closes the landfill for good.
la digestión anaerobiathe digestion without airPhraseC1
La digestión anaerobia produce gas y digerido.Digestion without air gives gas and a digestate.
el residuo tóxicothe toxic wastePhraseC1
El residuo tóxico viaja con documento propio.Toxic waste travels with a paper of its own.
el aceite usadothe used oilPhraseC1
El aceite usado nunca va por el fregadero.Used oil never goes down the sink.
la pila usadathe used batteryPhraseC1
La pila usada se deja en el comercio.A used battery is left at the shop.
el aparato eléctrico desechadothe discarded electrical appliancePhraseC1
El aparato eléctrico desechado se recoge al entregar el nuevo.A discarded appliance is taken away when the new one arrives.
el residuo sanitariothe clinical wastePhraseC1
El residuo sanitario se envasa en rígido.Clinical waste is packed in something rigid.
el amianto retiradothe asbestos taken outPhraseC1
El amianto retirado exige empresa autorizada.Asbestos taken out calls for a licensed firm.
el documento de trasladothe paper that travels with the loadPhraseC1
El documento de traslado acompaña a cada carga.The paper that travels with the load goes with every one.
el gestor autorizadothe licensed waste handlerPhraseC1
El gestor autorizado figura en un registro público.A licensed handler appears on a public register.
la trazabilidad del residuothe tracking of the wastePhraseC1
La trazabilidad del residuo llega hasta el destino final.Tracking the waste reaches as far as its final destination.
el vertido incontroladothe fly-tippingPhraseC1
El vertido incontrolado se denuncia con fotografía.Fly-tipping is reported with a photograph.
la responsabilidad del productorthe maker's responsibility for it afterwardsPhraseC1
La responsabilidad del productor paga la recogida.The maker's responsibility pays for the collection.
el sistema de depósitothe deposit-return schemePhraseC1
El sistema de depósito devuelve el envase entero.The deposit-return scheme brings the container back whole.
el ecodiseño del envasethe design that uses less packagingPhraseC1
El ecodiseño del envase quita material antes de reciclarlo.Design that uses less packaging saves material before any recycling.
la prevención de residuosthe not making of wastePhraseC1
La prevención de residuos está por encima de todo lo demás.Not making waste comes above everything else.
el mercado del material recicladothe market for recycled materialPhraseC1
El mercado del material reciclado depende del precio del nuevo.The market for recycled material follows the price of new.
la tasa de basurasthe bin chargePhraseC1
La tasa de basuras empieza a cobrarse por generación.The bin charge is starting to be levied by how much is made.
el punto de recogida vecinalthe neighbourhood collection pointPhraseC1
El punto de recogida vecinal abre los sábados.The neighbourhood collection point opens on Saturdays.
el cierre del ciclo materialthe closing of the material loopPhraseC1
El cierre del ciclo material es la meta de todo lo anterior.Closing the material loop is what all of the above is for.
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el impropiothe wrong thing in the binNoun (m)C1
El impropio estropea todo el contenedor.One wrong thing in the bin spoils the whole load.
el compostajethe compostingNoun (m)C1
El compostaje necesita aire y volteo.Composting needs air and turning.
Noun (f) (1)
la reutilizaciónthe using of it againNoun (f)C1
La reutilización no necesita ninguna planta.Using it again needs no plant at all.
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