Phrase guide

waste sorting

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Process by which waste is separated into different elements

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: tullantıların çeşidlənməsi — separation of waste
  • Azerbaijani: zibillərin çeşidlənməsi — separation of waste
  • Chinese Mandarin: 垃圾分類 /垃圾分类 (lājī fēnlèi) — separation of waste
  • Czech: třídění odpadu — separation of waste
  • Danish: kildesortering — separation of waste
  • Dutch: afvalscheiding — separation of waste
  • Finnish: jätteiden lajittelu — separation of waste
  • German: Mülltrennung — separation of waste
  • Japanese: 分別収集 (bunbetsu shūshū) — separation of waste
  • Polish: segregacja odpadów — separation of waste
  • Russian: разделение мусора (razdelenije musora) — separation of waste
  • Swedish: sopsortering — separation of waste
  • Swedish: källsortering — separation of waste
  • Turkish: atık ayırma — separation of waste
  • Turkish: atık ayrıştırma — separation of waste
  • Ukrainian: розділення відходів (rozdilennja vidxodiv) — separation of waste
  • Ukrainian: сортування сміття (sortuvannja smittja) — separation of waste