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Re: Municipal or Household Waste in European Union?
Subject:Re: Municipal or Household Waste in European Union? From:Mitchell Maltenfort <mmalten -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:39:45 -0400
I'm an American with finicky ideas about language, so take my comment
cum grano salis (with a grain of salt).
To me, "municipal waste" means waste generated by the city /
municipality, and "household waste" means waste generated by the
household, just as "animal waste" would mean waste products generated
by animals.
On the other hand, I would interpret "chemical waste" to mean waste
products that were chemicals.
Since the goal is to write the clearest description, would it help to
say something like "This product can not be thrown out in ordinary
garbage receptacles, because of its components. Instead, dispose of it
by..."
> We need to include in our product documentation a small section about recycling or disposal of electronic products in the European Union (WEEE).
>
> Simple question: when asking users not to dispose of the product in the regular waste, can we use the expression "municipal waste"? Would "household waste" be better?
>
> I was told that in some countries, waste is not managed by municipal entities, so I want to ensure I use a correct text.
>
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"I don't know" is an answer.
"I don't know yet" is a better answer.
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