What does papelera in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word papelera in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use papelera in Spanish.

The word papelera in Spanish means paper mill, wastepaper basket, paper manufacturer, wastepaper bin, paper industry, recycle bin. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word papelera

paper mill

nombre femenino (fábrica de papel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fundó una papelera que trata la cáscara de banano para producir papel.
He established a paper mill that treats the banana peel to produce paper.

wastepaper basket

nombre femenino (cesto para papeles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Todos esos papeles viejos y esas hojas sueltas, ¿por qué no los pones en la papelera?
Why don't you put all of those old papers and those loose sheets in the basket (or: bin)?

paper manufacturer

adjetivo (que fabrica papel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wastepaper bin

nombre masculino (cesto: papel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

paper industry

locución nominal femenina (sector celulosa y papel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

recycle bin

nombre femenino (informática: archivos eliminados)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Cómo que se te perdió el archivo? ¿Ya te fijaste en la papelera de reciclaje?
What do you mean you lost the file? Have you looked in the recycle bin?

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