le centre de tri
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a. sorting center
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
Chaque jour, le centre de tri de Combs-la-Ville assure la gestion de plusieurs centaines de tonnes de courrier.Every day, the Combs-la-Ville sorting center handles several hundred tons of mail.
b. sorting office
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Tout le courrier du département est géré par le même centre de tri.All the county's mail is handled by the same sorting office.
a. waste sorting center
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
Les centres de tri assurent le stockage des déchets avant leur recyclage.Waste sorting centers store waste before it is recycled.
b. waste sorting centre
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
La région compte trois centres de tri, qui prennent en charge plus de 35 000 tonnes de déchets par an.There are three waste sorting centres in the region, and they handle over 35,000 tonnes of waste a year.
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