beverage container
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbeverageandcontainer
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beverage
noun[C]
uk/ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ/us/ˈbev.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
a drink of ...
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container
noun[C]
uk/kənˈteɪ.nər/us/kənˈteɪ.nɚ/
a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or ...
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(Definition ofbeverageandcontainerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thebeveragecontainerindustry, a very sensitive industry, has been seriously hit by the recent industrial recession.
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This, in the words of thebeveragecontainerindustry, is called "trippage"—that is another of these lovely words that appear in these reports.
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Some companies create koozies for 40 oz. bottles; others adjust to fit the wide variety of sizes ofbeveragecontainer.
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When a retailer buys products from a distributor, it must pay a deposit for eachbeveragecontainerit purchases.
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However, the consumer is refunded this money by properly disposing of the usedbeveragecontainerat a retail or redemption center.
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In the seventies, the association was a leader in fighting mandatorybeveragecontainerdeposits that forced retailers to collect waste associated with soft drinks.
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This move helped solidify the companys position in the food andbeveragecontainercategory by deepening their line of steel offerings.
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Studies show thatbeveragecontainerlegislation has reduced total roadside litter by between 30% and 64% in the states with bottle bills.
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In 1994, only 8.6 per cent of funds collected from deposits on beverage containers were returned.
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Also, why should beverage containers be singled out from packaging as a whole for special mandatory control?
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Indeed, the reverse is true, with a suggestion that the site will produce high-volume beverage containers.
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I understand that beverage containers represent only one-sixth of all the food and drink containers returned through bottle banks.
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It focused attention on the problem of waste from disposable beverage containers whatever we may think of the final fate of that draft directive.
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The four other proposed directives—on emissions from large plants, wastes from the titanium dioxide industry, the recycling of beverage containers and environmental assessment—were not agreed.
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The principle behind this draft directive is very commendable; that is, to reduce the consumption of energy and raw materials by encouraging the refilling and recycling of beverage containers.
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Regarding mandatory deposits on all beverage containers, the report pointed out that, from the consumers' point of view, there is no inherent quality in refillable bottles to encourage their selection.
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Food and drink retailers are opposed to the idea of all beverage containers bearing a deposit and being returnable.
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They do not favour legislation which deals only with beverage containers but believe that the answers lie in local authorities adopting their community litter abatement programme.
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The four other proposed directives — on emissions from large plants, emissions from the titanium dioxide industry, the recycling of beverage containers, and environmental assessments were not agreed.
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