'Storage', in Florence, is the stocking of goods, household or commercial. Self storage is an industry in which storage space like rooms, lockers, containers, and/or outdoor space, is rented to tenants in which they can store and access their goods. Self storage facilities lease space to individuals usually for storing household goods and the rented spaces are secured by the tenant's own lock and key.

A warehouse, on the other hand, is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They have loading docks to load and unload goods from trucks. Sometimes warehouses load and unload goods directly from railways, airports, or seaports.

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An issue near and dear to most of us in the Green movement, and everyone else who believes that you truly are what you eat, is the safety and quality of our food supply here in the United States.  We’ve already discussed the food processing giants at length; their manipulation of the American palate to boost their corporate bottom lines has..