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General requirements for waste storage space
2.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet J Solid Waste in Buildings
A building should be provided with adequate space for the storage of waste in a container or containers and the space should – (a) be sited so as not to be prejudicial to the health of any person; (b)
dwellingnon-domestictopic-solid-wasteWaste storage requirements for dwellings by storey
2.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet J Solid Waste in Buildings
Every dwelling – (a) on or below the fourth storey of a building should have adequate space for individual waste containers or access to communal waste containers or a waste chute system; and (b) abov
dwellinghigh-risetopic-solid-wasteWaste container space requirements where no chute system
2.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet J Solid Waste in Buildings
Where a dwelling is not served by a waste chute system the waste container space should – (a) be at a travel distance of not more than 30 m from the dwelling and sited so that the waste container can
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