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vr.tr.waste · thing-q45701

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.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.MAT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Danger Hazardous finds.

Ordnance

Unexploded munitions.

Ordnance

Unexploded ordnance.

  1. Could the item be unexploded ordnance? boundary
  2. Should the person keep away and call the police or emergency number immediately? action

Chemical

Spills.

Chemical

Chemical waste.

  1. Is there a chemical spill or unknown hazardous substance? boundary
  2. Which authority or emergency service should be contacted? action
Disposal Where it goes.

Local

Collection rules.

Local

Local disposal.

  1. How should this item be disposed of here, according to the local authority? provenance
  2. Is there a recycling centre? provenance

Special

Batteries and electronics.

Special

Special waste.

  1. Where can batteries, electronics or paint be taken? provenance
  2. Why should batteries not go in general bins? boundary
Reduction Waste hierarchy.

Prevent

Reduce and reuse.

Prevent

Prevention.

  1. How can this waste be prevented or reused? action
  2. Which repair or reuse services exist? provenance

Food waste

Reduction.

Food waste

Food waste.

  1. How can household food waste be reduced? action
  2. Is food waste collected separately here? provenance
Enforcement Illegal dumping.

Report

Fly-tipping.

Report

Reporting dumping.

  1. How can fly-tipping be reported? action
  2. Should the person avoid touching hazardous items? boundary

Business

Duty of care.

Business

Business duties.

  1. What duty of care do businesses have for their waste? provenance
  2. Which licences apply to carriers? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.MAT
Other names and narrower kinds
phosphogypsum stack, unexploded ordnance, dud, discarded vegetable oil, food waste, hazardous waste, gutter oil, collection of hazardous waste, biomedical waste, Household hazardous waste, dental waste, sharps waste

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

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.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Discarded material
  • Many streams
  • Regulated by waste law
  • Some hazardous

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Dump or burn waste outside places licensed to receive it.
  • Mix hazardous waste into ordinary waste streams.
  • Ship waste to another country in breach of the rules on transboundary movement.
  • Misreport waste as recycled when it was landfilled or exported.

Only with a human decision

  • Handling waste whose hazard is unknown or unlabelled.
  • Signing waste transfer or consignment documents.

May

  • Sort waste into the streams the local collection system accepts.
  • Report the type, quantity and destination of waste for the holder's records.
  • Flag items that need separate handling, such as batteries, electronics or chemicals.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Waste shifts harm onto places and people least able to refuse it.
  • False recycling claims mislead the public and hide pollution.

Who is affected

  • Communities near dumps and treatment sites
  • Waste workers and pickers
  • Ecosystems receiving it

Owners Filled

Steward

The waste holder until it is lawfully transferred to a licensed collector or facility.

Master systems

  • Waste carrier and facility permit registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1522115 - registry parent class
  • Q214609 - registry parent class
  • Q3566043 - registry parent class

related

  • material - category
  • waste management - practice
  • recycling and reuse - actions
  • European Waste Catalogue - classification

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.waste
  • Wikidata: Q45701 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45701)
  • EWC code: six digits European Waste Catalogue

Direct properties required Filled

  • Bulk density: kg/m3 - Measure mass per occupied volume while recording compaction and sampling conditions.
  • Moisture content: percent - Determine water content using a method suitable for the waste and state whether the result uses a wet or dry mass basis.
  • Particle size distribution: mm - Characterize solid fractions by sieving or image analysis and report the proportions within size intervals.
  • Dynamic viscosity: Pa s - For liquid waste or sludge, measure resistance to flow at a specified temperature and shear condition.

Recognition required Filled

  • Waste codes and bin types
  • Hazard symbols on containers
  • Unexploded ordnance must never be touched
  • Bins, bags, skips, piles and containers of discarded materials.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • find how to dispose of an item locally
  • identify hazardous waste
  • reduce and recycle waste
  • report fly-tipping or dangerous finds

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Unexploded ordnance handled by the public
  • Batteries causing fires in bins
  • Illegal dumping

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU Waste Framework Directive
  • WEEE and battery rules
  • Hazardous waste regulations

Context of use required Filled

  • Managing discarded materials to protect health and the environment.
  • household waste
  • food waste
  • hazardous waste
  • electronic waste
  • construction and industrial waste

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q45701: waste - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Waste - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should waste streams be separate entries?
  • How should local rules be linked?
  • How should hazardous finds be routed?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q45701/spec.json