Talk:Dumpsite/@comment-26052115-20150403124555

I think the concept of solid waste management is a good one, but the implementation of this facility (along with the Recycling Center and the Garbage Compactor) is, in my opinion, somewhat flawed.

If the amount of waste-processing capacity exceeds the amount of waste generated by the base, then these facilities will shut down after the waste temporarily drops to zero (at which point they must be manually restarted). As it is nearly impossible to exactly match the amount of waste generated by the base with the amount of waste-processing capacity, the only solution is to continually import waste to make sure the facilities don't shut down.

Not only is this an annoying bit of micromanagement to have to deal with, it is also not based in reality. A moonbase is not going to be in the business of importing trash.

It would be better if these facilities remained on and operational if the amount of solid waste drops to zero. It should work just like the production buildings -- none of them shut off automatically if storage space reaches the maximum. They remain on and operational and resume producing additional product once storage space is again available. Waste management facilities should work the same way, only in reverse.