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Spanish term or phrase:
purgas de plásticos
English translation:
plastic scraps
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Wendy Gosselin
May 6, 2019 12:09
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purgas de plásticos
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This is actually from a text by a Mexican artist who works with waste produced in factories near the US border:
…Enfundado en unos guantes de látex empezó mi aventura de inmersión en un mar de materiales: cartuchos de tóner de fax usado, pedazos de gamuza, purgas de plásticos y otros objetos que hasta la fecha desconozco para qué sirven.
Plastic waste??
Thanks
…Enfundado en unos guantes de látex empezó mi aventura de inmersión en un mar de materiales: cartuchos de tóner de fax usado, pedazos de gamuza, purgas de plásticos y otros objetos que hasta la fecha desconozco para qué sirven.
Plastic waste??
Thanks
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plastic scraps
purga
Restos que se eliminan en determinadas operaciones industriales.
This refers to the pieces of waste plastic that are put through a grinder or shredder for recycling:
Plastic purge shredder and crusher (trituradora de purgas de plasticos ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGyeX0xh1Ak
I'm not sure about the use of "purge", and as this is for an art translation, not a technical manual, I think scraps is an option.
Plastic Scraps - Business Recycling
https://businessrecycling.com.au/recycle/plastic-scraps
Plastic scraps are often left over from manufacturing and packaging processes in a number of industries. By recycling these scraps this can reduce the reliance ...
Restos que se eliminan en determinadas operaciones industriales.
This refers to the pieces of waste plastic that are put through a grinder or shredder for recycling:
Plastic purge shredder and crusher (trituradora de purgas de plasticos ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGyeX0xh1Ak
I'm not sure about the use of "purge", and as this is for an art translation, not a technical manual, I think scraps is an option.
Plastic Scraps - Business Recycling
https://businessrecycling.com.au/recycle/plastic-scraps
Plastic scraps are often left over from manufacturing and packaging processes in a number of industries. By recycling these scraps this can reduce the reliance ...
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