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An Introduction to Building Services pp 73–75Cite as

Refuse Disposal

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Abstract

A number of factors are influential in relation to the collection of refuse:

  1. (a)

    the nature of the waste — perishable or non-perishable

  2. (b)

    the nature of the premises generating the waste

    • domestic

    • industrial

    • commercial

  3. (c)

    the location of the point of generation

    • height from the ground

    • position on the floor layout

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References

  1. BS 5906: 1980 Code of practice for the storage and on-site treatment of solid waste from buildings.

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  2. BS 1703: 1977 Specification for refuse chutes and hoppers.

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  3. Clean Air Acts.

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  4. BS 3456: 1979 Food waste disposal units, Section 3.8.

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Authors
  1. Christopher A. Howard MPhil, DipQS, FRICS
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© 1988 Christopher Anthony Howard

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Howard, C.A. (1988). Refuse Disposal. In: An Introduction to Building Services. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09259-8_9

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