Person in night vision goggles surveys a storage yard at night.

The lenses of Ashley’s night vision goggles cast an eerie green glow across the landscape as she skulked along the gravel drive. When she reached the center’s main building—a long metal structure with several bay doors—she paused and surveyed the yard. Rows of sealed cube-shaped containers and metal drums stood before her in a maze-like pattern. She noticed that each section featured a sign including a numbered code and the type of waste it contained. The section closest to the building had been designated See more