Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Embalão
English translation:
plastics recycling bank / plastics
Added to glossary by
Tania Pires
Jan 22, 2016 12:12
8 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
EN Translator
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
, Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
Embalão
Portuguese to English
Other
Environment & Ecology
Municipal Solid Waste Reg
'Contentor identificado com a marca de cor amarela e devidamente assinalado com o dístico indicativo dos resíduos que ali devem ser colocados: Todo o tipo de embalagens, de preferência espalmadas e vazias que não tenham contido produtos tóxicos ou perigosos (combustíveis e óleo de motor).'
This is the yellow container.
I already found the Bottle Bank and the Paper Bank, but I can't figure this one out, none of the names that come to mind appear on the internet. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for your help!
This is the yellow container.
I already found the Bottle Bank and the Paper Bank, but I can't figure this one out, none of the names that come to mind appear on the internet. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | plastics recycling bank |
Felix Macpherson
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| 4 | recylce bin |
Mario Freitas
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Proposed translations
57 mins
Felix Macpherson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Freelancer in London. ES>EN / PT>EN
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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plastics recycling bank
At recycling points in the UK you normally just see 'plastics' written on the equivalent of the yellow Portuguese bankss. A plastics recycling bank would be the container used to recycle all recyclable items apart from paper/cardboard and glass bottles.
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Note added at 58 mins (2016-01-22 13:11:17 GMT)
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see also: http://www.gcu.ac.uk/sustainability/wasterecycling/sustainab...
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-01-22 13:16:27 GMT)
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However if this is for all packaging - 'embalagens' - then perhaps 'mixed recycling bank', although I haven't seen one of those around
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Note added at 58 mins (2016-01-22 13:11:17 GMT)
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see also: http://www.gcu.ac.uk/sustainability/wasterecycling/sustainab...
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-01-22 13:16:27 GMT)
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However if this is for all packaging - 'embalagens' - then perhaps 'mixed recycling bank', although I haven't seen one of those around
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Felix! I had the same issue. I found the bottle bank and the paper bank, but everytime I googled Plastic bank, something with currency came up. I'll probably translate it as Plastic recycling bank for now because it usually only says Plastics, and even the packages you put there have to be plastic because there's another one for paper and cardboard. |
| Decided to go with just 'Plastics'. It seemed to make more sense. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! Decided to go with 'Plastics'"
9 hrs
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
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