waste facility

Garbage processing site

A waste facility is a site designed for the collection, processing, storage, or disposal of refuse and other discarded materials.

The term covers everything from neighborhood recycling centers to massive landfills and incinerators.

The county approved permits for a new waste facility outside town.

Also called a waste management facility.

Related

trash heap · garbage · garbage truck · recycling · incinerator · sewage · treatment · transfer station · toxic · hazardous · compost · refuse · rubbish · disposal · bins · trucks · heavy machinery · odor

Opposites
material flow direction

waste facilityrecycling center

Facility processing discardables

recycling plant · salvage yard · donation center

creation vs. disposal

waste facilitymanufacturing plant

Facility producing goods industrially

factory · assembly plant · refinery · power plant · mine

environmental impact valence

waste facilitynature preserve

Protected natural habitat area

wildlife sanctuary · conservation area · national park · green space · botanical garden

Family

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