On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 7:10 AM, Warin <[email protected]> wrote: > You mean a one step? Like highway= x ? > > To do that I'd think a new supper key waste= at the top level! And > maybe that is what it needs! If there are enough different kinds then why > not? > waste=rubbish_bin > waste=skip_bin > waste=dump_point > waste=chemical_toilet > waste=dog_excrement > waste=sharps > waste=cigarettes > waste=excrement > > What does it take to justify a top level tag?
I think he means that if we use a top level amenity tag like amenity=waste_disposal we are forced to make another whole set of sub keys to describe the waste being disposed of. At least that's where my criticism comes from. If however we can agree on a tag of amenity=dump_point and define it as "a facility where one can dump or discharge the waste tanks of an RV or recreational boat" it can be understood and rendered by evaluating only that single tag. Whether the waste being dumped is from a "chemical toilet" or from a plastic bag on a "porta-potty" or "cassette" then becomes irrelevant. The facility will handle it. This new top level tag might make the approval process easier too. Standing alone as it would, it nicely separates garbage and trash, or recyclables, from sewage and doesn't require any other potentially lengthy approvals for new subkeys. -- Dave Swarthout Homer, Alaska Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com
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