词汇 | transfer-station |
释义 | transfer station noun[ C ] mainly USuk /ˈtræns.fɜː ˌsteɪ.ʃən/ us /ˈtræns.fɝː ˌsteɪ.ʃən/(alsowaste transfer station) a place where rubbish is taken before being grouped together to be sent to landfill(= a place where waste is buried) or for recycling(= the process of collecting and changing old paper, glass, plastic, etc. so that it can be used again): Two more loads went to the transfer station today. The transfer station receives rubbish from twenty different neighbourhoods. The main purpose of the transfer station is to bundle up waste before moving it to landfill sites. An increasing number of large appliances are being dumped at transfer stations. She organized a community protest against a proposed new transfer station on the edge of the town. Environmental issues agroecology air pollution anoxia anoxic anti-conservation carbon capture dumping ground eco-audit eco-footprint efficiency energy conservation energy security environmental justice environmentalism reduce, reuse, recycleidiom rewilding runoff scrapyard scrubber sequester You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Rubbish and waste |
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