materials recovery facility en · NOUN
Meanings
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A waste recycling plant.
They pass through Walsall and on to neighbouring Aldridge where they visit a former foundry that was recently converted - "recycled", according to its owners - into the country's largest "materials recovery facility"(MRF, pronounced "merf").
2009 February 26, Leo Hickman, “The truth about recycling”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| materials recovery facilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (4)
fi kierrätyslaitos (waste recycling plant) · es planta de recuperación de residuos (waste recycling plant) · cmn 材料回收設備 /材料回收设备 (waste recycling plant) · fi kierrätyskeskus (waste recycling plant)