- waste reprocessing
- waste re·ˈpro·cess·ingn Müllwiederaufbereitung f, Müllverwertung f, Abfallverwertung f SCHWEIZ
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
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reprocessing — noun Reprocessing is used before these nouns: ↑plant Reprocessing is used after these nouns: ↑waste … Collocations dictionary
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