Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Reststofftonne = Restmülltonne
English translation:
residual waste bin
Added to glossary by
David Williams
Apr 1, 2013 21:53
11 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
Reststofftonne
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Context:
"Abfalltrennung
Papier
...
Alles andere
Falls Sie noch Abfälle haben, können diese in der Reststofftonne entsorgt werden."
Thgis seems so simple, but I'm not 100% certain.
Does it ACTUALLY mean Restmüll, i.e. non-recyclable miscellaneous waste, or recyclable rubbish?
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Safety instructions
* Target audience: Employees
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): British English
"Abfalltrennung
Papier
...
Alles andere
Falls Sie noch Abfälle haben, können diese in der Reststofftonne entsorgt werden."
Thgis seems so simple, but I'm not 100% certain.
Does it ACTUALLY mean Restmüll, i.e. non-recyclable miscellaneous waste, or recyclable rubbish?
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Safety instructions
* Target audience: Employees
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): British English
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | residual waste bin |
Michael Martin, MA
|
| 4 +1 | non-recyclable waste bin |
Charles Stanford
|
| 3 -1 | bin for reusable materials |
Kerstin Strobel
|
Proposed translations
+3
14 mins
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
residual waste bin
I agree with the description below:
"Residual waste bins are available in the measurements of 50 / 80 / 120 / 240 / 1.100 litres; bio waste bins in the measurements of 120 / 240 litres and paper bins in the measurements of 240 / 1.100 litres. "
"Residual waste bins are available in the measurements of 50 / 80 / 120 / 240 / 1.100 litres; bio waste bins in the measurements of 120 / 240 litres and paper bins in the measurements of 240 / 1.100 litres. "
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
+1
51 mins
Charles Stanford
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Native in English
Czech Republic
Qualified, experienced EN native speaker
Native in: English 
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English, German to English, and 3 more.
non-recyclable waste bin
Here is what a Reststofftonne is for David.
Graue Reststofftonne (Abfuhr alle vier Wochen):
Alle Abfälle, die z. Z. keiner Wiederverwertung zugeführt werden können, z. B. Windeln, Hygieneartikel, Asche, Porzellan, Keramik, Kehricht, Staubsaugerbeutel, Zigarettenfilter, verschmutztes Papier, Pergamentpapier, Fotopapier, Durchschlagpapier, gebrauchte Tapeten, Fensterglas, Kabelreste, Lumpen (nicht ölhaltige), Stoffreste, etc.
They need to sort out the colour coding for these things though...! Everywhere you go a different colour bin clearly means a different type of waste...
Graue Reststofftonne (Abfuhr alle vier Wochen):
Alle Abfälle, die z. Z. keiner Wiederverwertung zugeführt werden können, z. B. Windeln, Hygieneartikel, Asche, Porzellan, Keramik, Kehricht, Staubsaugerbeutel, Zigarettenfilter, verschmutztes Papier, Pergamentpapier, Fotopapier, Durchschlagpapier, gebrauchte Tapeten, Fensterglas, Kabelreste, Lumpen (nicht ölhaltige), Stoffreste, etc.
They need to sort out the colour coding for these things though...! Everywhere you go a different colour bin clearly means a different type of waste...
Example sentence:
We provide one green non-recyclable waste bin, one brown food and garden waste bin
-1
9 hrs
Kerstin Strobel
Native in German
English and German translations
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, English to German
bin for reusable materials
ein Vorschlag!
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