But the nuclear waste generated by the filters filled already almost 70 percent of the 800 cubic meter storage space available.

Of the nearly 150 tonnes of vegetable and fruit waste generated daily at the market, about 30 tonnes are segregated.

Among the problems, he said, is that the waste generates heat, and that the temperature in the environment around the tanks varies greatly by season.

The wastes generate heat as they give off radiation, and some scientists say water concentrating around them could form a highly corrosive brine, eating through the waste containers.

In addition, some wastes generate hydrogen, which can burn or explode.

Highly radioactive nuclear waste under heat and pressure generates bubbles of gas, some of it explosive under certain pressure and temperature combinations.

Some solid waste sent to landfill also generates emissions.

The agricultural and animal waste generated can also be composted and used as manure.

Under the law, the three states that have been accepting and burying radioactive waste can begin on Jan. 1 to exclude any waste generated outside their own regions.

The detrimental effects that the toxic waste generated by weapons testing and processing of radioactive materials are still felt to this day.