definition
strict definition
waste storage
Places for holding concentrations of discarded, unwanted, or overflow materials, including materials awaiting recycling.
Waste storage facilities are places where concentrations of discarded materials are stored or held. These include places for unwanted materials, overflow materials, and materials which will be recycled.
Discarded material can still have a later use. Holding it for recycling is included alongside other waste-storage purposes.
The nature of the waste distinguishes more specific uses. Mixed garbage, sewage, and material kept for composting are separate forms of waste storage.
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More specific definitions
7 sub-definitions-
compost storage
Storage of organic waste kept to biodegrade into soil or soil-like matter, including plant waste, food waste, and manure. -
drainage storage
Storage of overflow water collected from roof drainage, land drainage, or irrigation systems. -
garbage storage
Space for intermediate storage of general waste materials including trash and mixed waste. -
junk storage
Storage of used-up or discarded objects kept separate from organic or dirty mixed waste, potentially for salvage or resale. -
nuclear waste storage
Bulk storage of spent nuclear fuels and waste from nuclear power or nuclear weapons production. -
recycling storage
Storage of discarded materials held for later recycling, including organic waste that is not being composted. -
sewage storage
Facilities that hold sewage, including septic tanks and storage before treatment.
Related definitions
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agricultural commodity storage
Bulk storage of plant or animal agricultural commodities, excluding biofuels, forestry products, chemicals, and fertilizers. -
forestry product storage
Bulk storage facilities for products of wood harvesting and wood product production. -
fuel storage
Bulk storage facilities for raw, refined, or synthetic substances which are consumed to produce energy. -
manufactured commodity storage
Bulk storage facilities for homogeneous products created through fabrication processes. -
natural commodity storage
Bulk storage facilities for raw non-agricultural products harvested or extracted from the earth.