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to put waste to work

French translation: recycle les déchets de manière utile

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English term or phrase:to put waste to work
French translation:recycle les déchets de manière utile
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

16:40 Jul 14, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: to put waste to work
This cushion puts waste to work and is filled with leftovers from our quilt production.
TRADAIX
Local time: 00:32
recycle les déchets de manière utile
Explanation:
"At IKEA, we hate waste! This is why we take every opportunity to turn spill from production into raw material for other products. LUSY BLOM cushion is one good example. It is filled with leftovers from IKEA quilt production, so we can make sure the content is safe and healthy as well as making use of material that would otherwise be wasted. "
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/about_ikea/our_responsibility/t...
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 00:32
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Summary of answers provided
5 +9valorise les déchets
Margareth JARRELL
4 +1recycle les déchets de manière utile
FX Fraipont (X)
4 +1met les chutes à contribution
jmleger
4met à profit le recyclage des déchets
Bernard Moret
Summary of reference entries provided
chute - déchets (pas erroné: Ce qui tombe d'une matière qu'on travaille) - rebut
Isabelle F. BRUCHER (X)

  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
valorise les déchets


Explanation:
je dirais "valorise les déchets ou les chutes"

Margareth JARRELL
Local time: 00:32
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Madeleine Chevassus: les autres formulations sont bonnes aussi mais celle-ci est la plus élégante.
25 mins
  -> merci!
agree  Germaine: d'accord avec Marie: plus élégant. J'utiliserais toutefois aussi "chutes" ou "rebuts" plutôt que déchets; il me semble que "déchets" (même si le mot est juste en contexte) a un côté moins... "ragoûtant" quand on pose sa tête dessus... ;-)
39 mins
  -> Merci, tout-à-fait d'accord! :-)
agree  Alain Boulé
1 hr
  -> merci!
agree  eng>fr (X)
1 hr
  -> merci!
agree  Isabelle F. BRUCHER (X)
2 hrs
  -> merci!
agree  Bertrand Leduc
3 hrs
  -> merci!
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
10 hrs
  -> merci!
agree  Clara Chassany
17 hrs
  -> merci!
agree  Antoine Heudre
1 day 16 hrs
  -> merci!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
recycle les déchets de manière utile


Explanation:
"At IKEA, we hate waste! This is why we take every opportunity to turn spill from production into raw material for other products. LUSY BLOM cushion is one good example. It is filled with leftovers from IKEA quilt production, so we can make sure the content is safe and healthy as well as making use of material that would otherwise be wasted. "
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/about_ikea/our_responsibility/t...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 00:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 658

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Letredenoblesse
14 hrs
  -> merci!
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
met à profit le recyclage des déchets


Explanation:
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Bernard Moret
France
Local time: 00:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
met les chutes à contribution


Explanation:
par ex. plutôt dqeu déchets qui fait vraiment trop rebut

jmleger
Local time: 17:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Françoise Vogel: effectivement mieux vaut sans doute ne pas évoquer les poubelles dans ce cadre :-)
1 day 21 hrs
  -> C'est ce que j'ai pensé.
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Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: chute - déchets (pas erroné: Ce qui tombe d'une matière qu'on travaille) - rebut

Reference information:
chute [ʃyt] n. f.

II Par métonymie.

6 Morceau d'étoffe, de cuir, de pellicule, etc., qui reste après une coupe et est inutilisé.

Les chutes d'un atelier de coupe. Les chutes. ➙ Déchet. Jeter les chutes aux chiffons. Des chutes de film. Des chutes de métal.

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déchet [deʃɛ] n. m.

ÉTYM. 1493; déchié, v. 1270; déchiet, v. 1328, par confus. avec il dechiet « il déchoit ». → Déchoir.

2 (Surtout au plur.). Ce qui tombe d'une matière qu'on travaille.

➙ Bris, chute, débris, épluchure, parcelle, résidu, rognure, scorie.

*Déchets de métal, de ferraille (➙ Battitures, riblon), déchets de fonte, d'étoffe*…

Déchets de filature (➙ Blousse, 1. bourre).

*Déchets de laine et de coton.*

Déchets de viande (➙ Abats), de poisson. Déchets de boucherie.

3 Résidu inutilisable (en général sale ou encombrant). ➙ Détritus. Déchets domestiques.

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rebut [ʀəby] n. m.

ÉTYM. 1549; de rebuter.

2 Ce qu'on a rebuté, rejeté (➙ Débris, déchet, détritus, ordure); ce qu'il y a de plus mauvais dans un ensemble.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-07-14 18:50:11 GMT)
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valoriser [valɔʀize] v. tr.

ÉTYM. 1925, in D. D. L.; de valorisation.

4 Recycler (des déchets industriels), transformer en matière première. Valoriser des vieux papiers, des métaux.


    Reference: http://www.lerobert.com
Isabelle F. BRUCHER (X)
Belgium
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
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