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SOLID WASTE is
Any garbage or refuse (Municipal Solid Waste) Sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility Other discarded material Solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities
http://www.epa.gov/wastes/nonhaz/municipal/
By recycling almost 8 million tons of metals (which includes aluminum, steel, and mixed metals), we eliminated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions totaling more than 26 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2E). This is equivalent to removing more than 5 million cars from the road for one year.
About 136 million tons of MSW (54.2 percent) were discarded in landfills in 2010
Basically this involves spreading trash thinly over a large area to minimize its impact Works for sewage, some waste chemicals, when land-disposal is not available
Plastic in Pacific
MUNICIPAL WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS (modified after Pipkin and Trent: Geology and the Environment, 3rd. ed 1. OPEN DUMPS (insanitary): They are open Minimum effort and expense Unsanitary and smelly Vermin and pests Contaminate soil, water and air Fire hazard
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Each day trash is spread in thin layers Compacted down Covered with a soil layer Graded for drainage
Sanitary landfills have largely replaced open dumps.
http://www.epa.gov/garbage/dmg2/chapter9.pdf
http://www.madison.com/wsj/topstories/274074 JOHN MANIACI - State Journal The amount of garbage received by the Dane County Landfill, 7102 Highway 12, each day is enough to cover the surface of the playing field at Camp Randall Stadium to a depth of six inches, said Gerald Mandli, director of public works for the county.
Site selection criteria for a landfill (page 16 of the DMG) Is it too close to airports? (bird hazard to aircrafts) Is it on a flood plain/wetland? Is it too close to a fault (200 feet or less)? Is it within seismic zones? Is it located on unstable areas, such as landslide-prone areas, areas with sinkholes etc.?