jäätmete kokkukorjamine, sealhulgas jäätmete eelsortimine ja eelladustamine ning mehaaniline töötlemine ilma jäätmete koostist ja olemust muutmata, eesmärgiga vedada need edasiseks käitlemiseks jäätmekäitluskohta
the gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary storage of waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility
It is necessary to distinguish between the preliminary storage of waste pending its collection, the collection of waste and the storage of waste pending treatment.
The everyday use of "garbage collection" to describe this operation should be avoided in technical or legal texts since the APWA defines "garbage" as food waste only.
