NWSS Disposal Practices

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What a household does with waste outside the service, at baseline or for a stream the service does not take. Several may apply. Burning, burial and dumping are leakage routes.

@prefix skos:    <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
@prefix nwss-cs: <https://nova.org.za/nwss/concepts/> .
@prefix ccts-cs: <https://independentimpact.org/standards/ccts/concepts/> .

nwss-cs:DisposalPractices a skos:ConceptScheme ;
    skos:prefLabel "NWSS Disposal Practices"@en ;
    skos:definition "What a household does with waste outside the service, at baseline or for a stream the service does not take. Several may apply. Burning, burial and dumping are leakage routes."@en ;
    skos:hasTopConcept nwss-cs:practice-mixed-with-other-waste , nwss-cs:practice-bagged , nwss-cs:practice-kept-for-next-collection ,
        nwss-cs:practice-other-collection-service , nwss-cs:practice-communal-skip , nwss-cs:practice-self-haul-to-landfill ,
        nwss-cs:practice-given-to-informal-collector , nwss-cs:practice-self-recycling , nwss-cs:practice-composting ,
        nwss-cs:practice-feeding-to-animals , nwss-cs:practice-open-burning , nwss-cs:practice-burial-on-plot ,
        nwss-cs:practice-dumping , nwss-cs:practice-other .

nwss-cs:practice-mixed-with-other-waste a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Mixed with other waste"@en ; skos:notation "MIXED_WITH_OTHER_WASTE" ;
    skos:definition "Put with other waste in another container."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Throw_away_other_waste" , "Throw_everything_other_waste" , "Put_with_other_waste_in_bin" ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-bagged a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Bagged"@en ; skos:notation "BAGGED" ;
    skos:definition "Kept in a bag in place of a missing container."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Use_a_bag" ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-kept-for-next-collection a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Kept for the next collection"@en ; skos:notation "KEPT_FOR_NEXT_COLLECTION" ;
    skos:definition "Stored at the service point until the next service day. Storage, not disposal."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "next_service" ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-other-collection-service a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Other collection service"@en ; skos:notation "OTHER_COLLECTION_SERVICE" ;
    skos:definition "Collected by a municipal or other service than this one."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Some_one_collects" ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-communal-skip a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Communal skip"@en ; skos:notation "COMMUNAL_SKIP" ;
    skos:definition "Put in a communal skip."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Communal_skip" ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-self-haul-to-landfill a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Taken to landfill"@en ; skos:notation "SELF_HAUL_TO_LANDFILL" ;
    skos:definition "Taken by the household to a landfill."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Take_to_landfill" ;
    skos:closeMatch ccts-cs:landfilled ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-given-to-informal-collector a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Given to another collector"@en ; skos:notation "GIVEN_TO_INFORMAL_COLLECTOR" ;
    skos:definition "Kept for or given to a waste picker or other person outside the service."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Keep_waste_picker_other_person" ;
    skos:broadMatch ccts-cs:recycled ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-self-recycling a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Recycled by the household"@en ; skos:notation "SELF_RECYCLING" ;
    skos:definition "Taken by the household to a recycler or buy-back centre."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Recycle_some_myself" ;
    skos:closeMatch ccts-cs:recycled ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-composting a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Composting"@en ; skos:notation "COMPOSTING" ;
    skos:definition "Composted, by the household or by someone who collects it."@en ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-home-composting a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Composted at home"@en ; skos:notation "HOME_COMPOSTING" ;
    skos:definition "Composted by the household."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Make_compost" , "Compost" ;
    skos:broader nwss-cs:practice-composting ; skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-composting-by-others a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Composted by others"@en ; skos:notation "COMPOSTING_BY_OTHERS" ;
    skos:definition "Collected by someone else to make compost."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Someone_collects_make_compost" ;
    skos:broader nwss-cs:practice-composting ; skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-feeding-to-animals a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Fed to animals"@en ; skos:notation "FEEDING_TO_ANIMALS" ;
    skos:definition "Fed to the household's animals or collected by someone for animals."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Give_to_animals" , "Feed_to_animals" , "Someone_collects_for_animals" ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-open-burning a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Open burning"@en ; skos:notation "OPEN_BURNING" ;
    skos:definition "Burnt in the open."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Burn_it" , "Burn" , "burned" ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-burning-on-plot a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Burnt on the plot"@en ; skos:notation "BURNING_ON_PLOT" ;
    skos:definition "Burnt inside the service point's yard."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Burn_it_inside_yard" , "Burn_in_yard" ;
    skos:broader nwss-cs:practice-open-burning ; skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-burning-off-plot a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Burnt off the plot"@en ; skos:notation "BURNING_OFF_PLOT" ;
    skos:definition "Burnt outside the service point's yard."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Burn_it_outside_yard" , "Burn_outside_my_yard" ;
    skos:broader nwss-cs:practice-open-burning ; skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-burial-on-plot a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Buried on the plot"@en ; skos:notation "BURIAL_ON_PLOT" ;
    skos:definition "Buried in the service point's yard."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Bury_in_yard" , "Bury_yard" , "Bury_in_stand" ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-dumping a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Dumping"@en ; skos:notation "DUMPING" ;
    skos:definition "Left where it is not collected or managed."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "dumped" ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-dumping-in-public a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Dumped in a public place"@en ; skos:notation "DUMPING_IN_PUBLIC" ;
    skos:definition "Dumped in the street, on open land or at an informal dumping site."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Dump_in_street" , "Public_dumping_sites" , "Throw_away_public_place" ;
    skos:broader nwss-cs:practice-dumping ; skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-dumping-on-plot a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Dumped on the plot"@en ; skos:notation "DUMPING_ON_PLOT" ;
    skos:definition "Dumped inside the service point's yard."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Dump_in_stand" ;
    skos:broader nwss-cs:practice-dumping ; skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

nwss-cs:practice-other a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Other"@en ; skos:notation "OTHER" ;
    skos:definition "A practice not listed, described in the record's note."@en ;
    skos:hiddenLabel "Other" , "other" ;
    skos:inScheme nwss-cs:DisposalPractices ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:DisposalPractices .

Bagged

Kept in a bag in place of a missing container.

Avoid: Use_a_bag

Buried on the plot

Buried in the service point’s yard.

Avoid: Bury_in_stand, Bury_in_yard, Bury_yard

Burnt off the plot

Burnt outside the service point’s yard.

Avoid: Burn_it_outside_yard, Burn_outside_my_yard

Burnt on the plot

Burnt inside the service point’s yard.

Avoid: Burn_in_yard, Burn_it_inside_yard

Communal skip

Put in a communal skip.

Avoid: Communal_skip

Composted at home

Composted by the household.

Avoid: Compost, Make_compost

Composted by others

Collected by someone else to make compost.

Avoid: Someone_collects_make_compost

Composting

Composted, by the household or by someone who collects it.

Dumped in a public place

Dumped in the street, on open land or at an informal dumping site.

Avoid: Dump_in_street, Public_dumping_sites, Throw_away_public_place

Dumped on the plot

Dumped inside the service point’s yard.

Avoid: Dump_in_stand

Dumping

Left where it is not collected or managed.

Avoid: dumped

Fed to animals

Fed to the household’s animals or collected by someone for animals.

Avoid: Feed_to_animals, Give_to_animals, Someone_collects_for_animals

Given to another collector

Kept for or given to a waste picker or other person outside the service.

Avoid: Keep_waste_picker_other_person

Kept for the next collection

Stored at the service point until the next service day. Storage, not disposal.

Avoid: next_service

Mixed with other waste

Put with other waste in another container.

Avoid: Put_with_other_waste_in_bin, Throw_away_other_waste, Throw_everything_other_waste

Open burning

Burnt in the open.

Avoid: Burn, Burn_it, burned

Other

A practice not listed, described in the record’s note.

Avoid: Other, other

Other collection service

Collected by a municipal or other service than this one.

Avoid: Some_one_collects

Recycled by the household

Taken by the household to a recycler or buy-back centre.

Avoid: Recycle_some_myself

Taken to landfill

Taken by the household to a landfill.

Avoid: Take_to_landfill

This page explains the standard and does not decide conformance: only the released corpus does. It describes glossary/evaluation-schemes.ttl at standard version 0.1.0-dev.