Tag:landuse=landfill
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 landuse = landfill
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A site for permanent or long term storage of waste materials.  
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A site for permanent or long term storage of waste materials. Also known as a tip, dump, rubbish dump or dumping ground and historically as a midden.
Materials are sometimes buried or covered, sometimes simply piled.
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)
- landuse=landfill + disused=yes for landfills which are still present on the ground, but are no longer in operation
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
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.
- man_made=spoil_heap: Where rock or sediment is dumped after being extracted from a quarry or riverbed.
See also
- Waste processing - Page describing all tags related to waste management.
External links
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