Tag:landuse=landfill
 landuse = landfill
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A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial. 
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| Group: Waste Processing |
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A 
Landfill site (also known as a tip, dump, rubbish dump or dumping ground and historically as a midden) is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
How to map?
Draw the outline 
of the landfill and tag it with landuse=landfill.
To distinguish between:
– Sanitary Landfill:
When it's formally established, official, controlled, made according to health and environmental standards
Use just landuse=landfill.
– Unofficial dumping grounds:
When it's informal, unofficial, uncontrolled, may be polluting waterways and underground waters, soil, etc.
Use landuse=landfill + informal=yes.
(As proposed in tagging list).
- Nuclear dump or cache
- landfill:waste=nuclear
Retired/capped landfills
- abandoned:landuse=landfill if the landfill is abandoned no longer visible (for example, capped and covered with grass or trees)
OR
- landuse=landfill + disused=yes for landfills which are still present on the ground, but are no longer in operation
Examples
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| Domestic waste landfill | 
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| Deposition of hot slag | 
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| Mining waste | 
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| Capped landfill
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| Capped landfill mound
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Related tags
- amenity=waste_basket - A single small container for depositing garbage that is easily accessible for pedestrians.
- amenity=waste_disposal - A medium size disposal bin, typically for bagged up household or industrial waste. May be in the street, but not primarily for use by passing pedestrians.
- amenity=recycling + recycling_type=container: A container that accepts waste for recycling.
- amenity=recycling + recycling_type=centre: A centre/facility that accepts waste for recycling.
- amenity=waste_transfer_station: A location that accepts, consolidates and transfers waste in bulk, usually from government or commercial collections.
Rendering
Map of nuclear sectors around the world, including nuclear landfills: http://www.leretourdelautruche.com/map/nuke/?zoom=6&lat=47.49224&lon=2.29857&layers=B00TT
See also
- Waste Processing - Page describing all tags related to waste management.