| 单词 | bottle bank |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbottle bank bottle bank n. a receptacle (usually a large plastic or metal container), for depositing empty bottles and other glass items for recycling. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > re-use > collection point for reusable materials bank1977 bottle bank1977 1977 Grocer 27 Aug. 7/1 (heading) Bottle banks start. 1979 Observer 30 Dec. 3/8 The Glass Manufacturers' Federation has sponsored the Bottle Bank scheme (with 125 skips in 45 towns), to recycle the glass from bottles. 1992 Independent 10 Mar. 16/4 We haven't had an aerosol can in the house for years; we compost all the rubbish from the cooking; we clank to the bottle bank. 2002 Focus May 44/3 The first bottle banks appeared on our streets in 1977, and..24 years later 500,000 tons of glass are collected annually for recycling. < as lemmas |
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