Amnesty bins (Knife Bins)

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I couldn’t find any tagging for these things on the wiki or taginfo, specifically knife bins.

How about amenity=amnesty_bin + amnesty_bin=knife ?

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Seems like a plan, consistent with other types of bins.

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Sounds like an easy case for a proposal so it can get that nice “approved” mark on the Wiki :slight_smile:

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What “other types”? Why not simply =waste_basket + Key:waste_basket - OpenStreetMap Wiki (which should otherwise use bin=yes ) =amnesty+ waste=knives . The latter-most is what 3 are already using, 2 of them clear.

Another unclear misspelling =knifes Node: 11932629568 | OpenStreetMap
Or as a compromise, =amnesty_bin + waste=knives to at least reuse waste= . There can be waste= =drugs etc for them. There’s no need reinvent the list of waste= in amnesty_bin= .
waste_basket= / amnesty_bin= can instead be used for the purpose of =sports etc, if they are permanent. They may not be located inside the area of that facility, lacking spatial relationship to be identified.

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We already have

amenity=waste_basket
amenity=waste_disposal
amenity=recycling

for different types of bins.

I do tentatively agree with waste= being reused though.

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As we’ve already got three examples tagged as amenity=waste_basket + waste=knives, why not go with that?

The largest operator of them in London appears to be Word 4 Weapons, so maybe it would be worth creating Wikidata and Name Suggestion Index entries for them and asking if they’re willing to release their location list under an OSM-compatible licence?

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Good points, but using amenity=waste_basket feels a bit like troll tagging as it’s assumed to be a POI where general pedestrian waste can be disposed. Very few data consumers display the types of waste, let alone properly interpret them.

amenity=amnesty_bin +waste=knives seems good :+1: i’ll work on a NSI entry :slight_smile:

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If you say that, you have a problem with the 65k waste= that’s not waste=trash . The leading 20k =dog_excrement isn’t even human waste.