bottle bank


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bottle bank

n
a large container into which the public may throw glass bottles for recycling
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.bottle bank - a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling
recycling bin - a bin for depositing things to be recycled
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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Translations
kontejner na láhve
glascontainer
lasinkeräyspiste
spremište boca
空き瓶回収ボックス
빈 병 수거함
glasinsamling
ที่ที่เก็บขวดเปล่า
thùng chứa vỏ chai tái chế

bottle bank

ncontenitore m per la raccolta del vetro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bottle bank

مُسْتَوْدَع الزُجاجات kontejner na láhve glascontainer Glascontainer κάδος για ανακύκλωση μπουκαλιών contenedor de recogida de vidrio lasinkeräyspiste conteneur de verre spremište boca contenitore per la raccolta del vetro 空き瓶回収ボックス 빈 병 수거함 glasbak glassiglo pojemnik na szkło recipiente para coleta seletiva de vidros, vidrão контейнер для сбора стеклотары glasinsamling ที่ที่เก็บขวดเปล่า şişe geri dönüşüm kutusu thùng chứa vỏ chai tái chế 玻璃瓶回收站
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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