waste
Let an agent handle waste by type, local rules, disposal routes and hazards, and route dangerous finds such as unexploded ordnance or chemical spills to authorities.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle waste by type, local rules, disposal routes and hazards, and route dangerous finds such as unexploded ordnance or chemical spills to authorities.
Unwanted or unusable materials discarded after use, including household, food, industrial, construction, electronic and hazardous waste; management follows a hierarchy of prevention, reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal.
What it is for: Managing discarded materials to protect health and the environment.
It can be find how to dispose of an item locally; identify hazardous waste; reduce and recycle waste; report fly-tipping or dangerous finds.
Distinguishing features
Discarded material
Many streams
Regulated by waste law
Some hazardous
What it looks like
Bins, bags, skips, piles and containers of discarded materials.
How it is recognised
Waste codes and bin types
Hazard symbols on containers
Unexploded ordnance must never be touched
Related models
is a kind of - category
is managed by - practice
is reduced by - actions
is classified by - classification
In practice
Families and kinds
household waste
food waste
hazardous waste
electronic waste
construction and industrial waste
Identifiers
EWC code six digits European Waste Catalogue
Standards and regulation
EU Waste Framework Directive
WEEE and battery rules
Hazardous waste regulations
Failure modes and hazards
Unexploded ordnance handled by the public
Batteries causing fires in bins
Illegal dumping
Also called
+32
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.waste-2
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Danger Hazardous finds.
Safety comes first.
Ordnance
Unexploded munitions.
Ordnance
Unexploded ordnance.
- Could the item be unexploded ordnance? boundary
- Should the person keep away and call the police or emergency number immediately? action
Chemical
Spills.
Chemical
Chemical waste.
- Is there a chemical spill or unknown hazardous substance? boundary
- Which authority or emergency service should be contacted? action
Disposal Where it goes.
Local rules vary.
Local
Collection rules.
Local
Local disposal.
- How should this item be disposed of here, according to the local authority? provenance
- Is there a recycling centre? provenance
Special
Batteries and electronics.
Special
Special waste.
- Where can batteries, electronics or paint be taken? provenance
- Why should batteries not go in general bins? boundary
Reduction Waste hierarchy.
Prevention comes first.
Prevent
Reduce and reuse.
Prevent
Prevention.
- How can this waste be prevented or reused? action
- Which repair or reuse services exist? provenance
Food waste
Reduction.
Food waste
Food waste.
- How can household food waste be reduced? action
- Is food waste collected separately here? provenance
Enforcement Illegal dumping.
Dumping harms communities.
Report
Fly-tipping.
Report
Reporting dumping.
- How can fly-tipping be reported? action
- Should the person avoid touching hazardous items? boundary
Business
Duty of care.
Business
Business duties.
- What duty of care do businesses have for their waste? provenance
- Which licences apply to carriers? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should waste streams be separate entries?
- How should local rules be linked?
- How should hazardous finds be routed?