Waste Disposal Methods in the Field 9-29. Internally Peer Reviewed 1. Garbage is the solid or semisolid wet wastes resulting from the preparation, cooking and serving of food.
Garbage is disposed of by burial or incineration.
In either case, the tactical situation must be considered before proceeding. When troops are on the march or in camps for less than one week, garbage is disposed of by burial in pits or trenches. Pits are preferred for overnight halts. They consist of a 4 foot square pit that is 4 feet deep and will service 100 people for one day. When the pit is filled with garbage to within 1 foot from the top, it is covered with compacted dirt and mounded with an additional 1 foot of dirt.