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Transfer stations

Scope note

Use for places where residential garbage and commercial wastes are collected, compacted, or baled for transport to a processing facility or landfill; may be fixed or mobile.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000259534

Broader Terms used

sites

Term used for

stations, transfer

Equivalent Terms used

transfer station

Created

13yrs ago

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