Talk:Tag:recycling type=centre

tag:owner

I'd like to add tag:owner to the list of additional tags because (in the UK anyway) a household waste recycling centre will be operated by a professional waste company (the operator) under contract from the local authority (the owner). If there are no immediate objections I'm going to add it as AFAIK it shouldn't be controversial - Jnicho02 (talk) 11:10, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

I've stated 'operator=* with operator:type=*' and 'owner=* with ownership=*' Jnicho02 (talk) 08:07, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Balance of recycling vs waste disposal

My local waste disposal centre is known as a "household recycling centre" and is tagged in OSM as such. However, this is not purely a recycling centre and accepts general household waste and other non-recyclable materials. In fact, on a recent visit, it was advertised that (only) 42% of waste was recycled.

In some ways, it instead acts as a waste transfer station (with waste then being taken away to either be recycled or incinerated). However the documentation for that in OSM seems more focussed on bulk deliveries rather than drop off by members of the public.

So, does a recycling centre need to be focussed on the recycling aspect or does a waste disposal centre that accepts recycling count? Casey boy (talk) 14:16, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Heh! Your Council is doing a bit of greenwashing. I've been doing a project at Household waste in the United Kingdom to update and improve UK OSM data on waste disposal and recycling. A "household (waste) recycling centre" (HWRC) also accepts non-recyclable input and is the modern name for 'the tip'. A waste transfer station is where, in the UK, the bin lorry would go. The waste would then be transported to a waste processing plant. A member of the public probably wouldn't normally be permitted to go to a waste transfer station. A scrap-metal dealers might be classed as one though, and you might be able to go there. Jnicho02 (talk) 16:00, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, that's what I expected. I think my confusion/mild concern is that this key and its parent amenity=recycling are very much geared up towards dealing with recycling almost exclusively (rather than also dealing with general waste). But when UK tips are dealing with both (and, at least in my example, <50% of waste is recycled) it seems as though the focus is a bit off. Maybe the documentation needs tweaking a bit - at least for UK uses? Casey boy (talk)