NWSS Facility Types
The kinds of facility. A material recovery facility is a sorting facility.
NoteTurtle: this scheme as stated in glossary/facility-schemes.ttl
@prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
@prefix nwss-cs: <https://nova.org.za/nwss/concepts/> .
nwss-cs:FacilityTypes a skos:ConceptScheme ;
skos:prefLabel "NWSS Facility Types"@en ;
skos:definition "The kinds of facility. A material recovery facility is a sorting facility."@en ;
skos:hasTopConcept nwss-cs:sorting-facility , nwss-cs:drop-off-point , nwss-cs:composting-site ,
nwss-cs:transfer-station , nwss-cs:landfill , nwss-cs:offtaker-premises .
nwss-cs:sorting-facility a skos:Concept ;
skos:prefLabel "Sorting facility"@en ; skos:notation "SORTING_FACILITY" ;
skos:definition "Where collectors deliver separated waste to be weighed and sorted by material category."@en ;
skos:hiddenLabel "wsf" , "Waste Site" , "Sorting Facility" ;
skos:inScheme nwss-cs:FacilityTypes ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:FacilityTypes .
nwss-cs:drop-off-point a skos:Concept ;
skos:prefLabel "Drop-off point"@en ; skos:notation "DROP_OFF_POINT" ;
skos:definition "Where waste is received and stored for onward transport, without sorting."@en ;
skos:hiddenLabel "drop-off" ;
skos:inScheme nwss-cs:FacilityTypes ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:FacilityTypes .
nwss-cs:composting-site a skos:Concept ;
skos:prefLabel "Composting site"@en ; skos:notation "COMPOSTING_SITE" ;
skos:definition "Where organic material is composted or otherwise treated."@en ;
skos:inScheme nwss-cs:FacilityTypes ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:FacilityTypes .
nwss-cs:transfer-station a skos:Concept ;
skos:prefLabel "Transfer station"@en ; skos:notation "TRANSFER_STATION" ;
skos:definition "Where waste is consolidated into larger loads for a landfill or treatment site."@en ;
skos:inScheme nwss-cs:FacilityTypes ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:FacilityTypes .
nwss-cs:landfill a skos:Concept ;
skos:prefLabel "Landfill"@en ; skos:notation "LANDFILL" ;
skos:definition "A disposal site where waste is landfilled."@en ;
skos:inScheme nwss-cs:FacilityTypes ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:FacilityTypes .
nwss-cs:offtaker-premises a skos:Concept ;
skos:prefLabel "Offtaker's premises"@en ; skos:notation "OFFTAKER_PREMISES" ;
skos:definition "Where an offtaker receives material: a recycler's yard, buy-back centre or composter."@en ;
skos:inScheme nwss-cs:FacilityTypes ; skos:topConceptOf nwss-cs:FacilityTypes .Composting site
Where organic material is composted or otherwise treated.
Drop-off point
Where waste is received and stored for onward transport, without sorting.
Avoid: drop-off
Landfill
A disposal site where waste is landfilled.
Offtaker’s premises
Where an offtaker receives material: a recycler’s yard, buy-back centre or composter.
Sorting facility
Where collectors deliver separated waste to be weighed and sorted by material category.
Avoid: Sorting Facility, Waste Site, wsf
Transfer station
Where waste is consolidated into larger loads for a landfill or treatment site.