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chenchen_castrourdiales
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Hi there,
What �s the name of the street containers we throw away recyclable paper / glass / cardboard / batteries /plastic? I thought the general word was "bank" since once I read the expression "bottle bank", but after looking it up in the dictionary, I have realized I am wrong. Is the word "bank" just used for bottles? And what about the rest?
Thanks in advance and enjoy Sunday evening! |
27 Mar 2011
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roneydirt
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Never heard it with bank... I always used recycle bin. |
27 Mar 2011
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coyote.chus
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I think "recycling bins" is British English
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27 Mar 2011
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yanogator
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"Recycling bins" is also used in the US. I haven �t heard of a bank in this sense, either, but I think it would be the place the bottles are taken to be recycled or to be stored before being taken to a recycling plant. Bruce |
27 Mar 2011
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Minka
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Glass collection points, known as Bottle Banks are very common near ... �- Wikipedia
Noun � �1. � �bottle bank - a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling - the Free dictionary (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bottle+bank) Google picture search: bottle bank Oxford dictionaries: British: a place where used glass bottles may be deposited for recycling
And I �m sure I could find more. This forum is far overused in cases where Google and dictionaries can help better. No offense, dear colleagues. |
27 Mar 2011
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LABTARNI
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hi;
i wonder if any one has an idea about cometency based approach.
thanks in advance
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27 Mar 2011
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almaz
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I remember many years ago, in Scotland, local authorities introduced colour-coded bottle banks: green for green glass, brown for brown glass and white for clear. There was usually a newspaper recycling bin beside them, and then, gradually, they introduced clothes recycling bins, followed by organic, plastic ...
Oh, and �skips � are still used for assorted rubble and unwanted/broken furniture etc.
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27 Mar 2011
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