Package: DisposalWasteManagementFacilities

Parent: Cultural

Relevant types:

Name Type Definition Description
AerationBasin_P Feature Type A basin, usually artificial, in which air is mixed with partially treated wastewater. The water is treated with microorganisms to consume organic materials and convert suspended solids to settleable solids that are later collected by a settling pond and removed as sludge.
AerationBasin_S Feature Type A basin, usually artificial, in which air is mixed with partially treated wastewater. The water is treated with microorganisms to consume organic materials and convert suspended solids to settleable solids that are later collected by a settling pond and removed as sludge.
DisposalSite_P Feature Type A prepared or reserved site on land for the collection and/or deposition of waste, refuse or discarded material. -
DisposalSite_S Feature Type A prepared or reserved site on land for the collection and/or deposition of waste, refuse or discarded material. -
FlarePipe_P Feature Type An open-ended pipe at which waste gases are burned. -
FlarePipe_S Feature Type An open-ended pipe at which waste gases are burned. -
RecyclingSite_P Feature Type A site engaged in the wrecking, dismantling, storage, recycling, and/or disposal of discarded or scrap products. For example, a wrecking yard or a scrap yard.
RecyclingSite_S Feature Type A site engaged in the wrecking, dismantling, storage, recycling, and/or disposal of discarded or scrap products. For example, a wrecking yard or a scrap yard.
WasteHeap_S Feature Type An area where heaped material (for example: waste or spoil) is deposited. Waste heaps may be located at disposal sites or in unsanctioned and unprepared locations where illegal dumping takes place. Illegal dumping sites are usually composed of materials produced in the immediately surrounding area; for example, in a residential neighborhood their content would principally be household trash. Illegal dumping sites have no associated structures or facilities.