Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
valorisation des déchets
English translation:
waste recovery
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French term
United Kingdom
BA(Hons), Dip Trans IOL, MCIL London
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English
valorisation des déchets
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Waste treatment project
In the glossaries there is a reference to 'sludge reclamation' (valorisation des boues). So would this perhaps be 'organic waste reclamation' - and if so, does that mean reclaiming it to make it useful? Or is there another industry-standard term in English?
Le dimensionnement d’une unité de traitement et de valorisation des déchets organiques est réalisé à partir de l’étude qualitative et quantitative du gisement de produit à traiter.
L’étude quantitative permet d’identifier la quantité de déchets à traiter et sa périodicité. Le principe de saisonnalité doit absolument être appréhendé dans un projet de traitement et valorisation des boues urbaines.
Le dimensionnement d’une unité de traitement et de valorisation des déchets organiques est réalisé à partir de l’étude qualitative et quantitative du gisement de produit à traiter.
L’étude quantitative permet d’identifier la quantité de déchets à traiter et sa périodicité. Le principe de saisonnalité doit absolument être appréhendé dans un projet de traitement et valorisation des boues urbaines.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | recovery |
Charlie Bavington
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| 4 | valorization of organic waste |
Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
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| 4 | waste recycling |
Claire Cox
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| 4 | not for grading |
olganet
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Proposed translations
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18 mins
Charlie Bavington
Native in English
Hassle-free translations for busy people
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Works in: French to English
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French term (edited):
valorisation des d�chets
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recovery
Preferred term of a client of mine; also given as one option in the Routledge Dict of Environmental Tech.
Basically means "getting something useful out of it".
"Waste utilisation" is an alternative term
Basically means "getting something useful out of it".
"Waste utilisation" is an alternative term
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes - although I think it can be translated in a variety of ways depending on the exact context within the same document where it appears 20 or 30 times! "
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Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
Native in French
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English
Works in field
New Caledonia
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Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
, English (Variants: British, US)
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French term (edited):
valorisation des d�chets
valorization of organic waste
a way to give a value to these organic waste.
34 mins
Claire Cox
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
French & German Technical Translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
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French term (edited):
valorisation des d�chets
waste recycling
The French use this word a lot, but in the context of "waste", I think recycling works quite well
Peer comment(s):
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Charlie Bavington
: could work for a lay audience, and it's true there is an element of recycling in the notion of "valorisation", but "recovery" is the common technical term (and besides, recyclage is recycling, strictly speaking)
30 mins
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1 hr
olganet
Specializes in field
French term (edited):
valorisation des d�chets
not for grading
SOme EPA definitions that you may find useful:
Reclamation
Reclamation is the recovery of a material from a waste. Reclamation techniques differ from use and reuse techniques in that the recovered material is typically sold to another company.
Recycle/Reuse
The process of minimizing waste generation by recovering (recycling, reusing) products that might otherwise become waste. Examples include the recycling of aluminum cans, waste paper, glass, and certain plastic containers.
Energy Recovery
The retrieval of energy from waste by converting heat from incineration, or collecting methane gas from landfills. Conversion of waste energy, generally through the combustion of processed or raw refuse to produce steam or electricity.
http://www.afcee.brooks.af.mil/eq/modelshop/glossary/index.a...
Reclamation
Reclamation is the recovery of a material from a waste. Reclamation techniques differ from use and reuse techniques in that the recovered material is typically sold to another company.
Recycle/Reuse
The process of minimizing waste generation by recovering (recycling, reusing) products that might otherwise become waste. Examples include the recycling of aluminum cans, waste paper, glass, and certain plastic containers.
Energy Recovery
The retrieval of energy from waste by converting heat from incineration, or collecting methane gas from landfills. Conversion of waste energy, generally through the combustion of processed or raw refuse to produce steam or electricity.
http://www.afcee.brooks.af.mil/eq/modelshop/glossary/index.a...
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