NOTES ON SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

largest landfill in the world is in new York city New York plans on transforming the landfill into a world class public park?? Waste is material that no longer serves a use or purpose. Municipal waste= waste from homes Industrial solid waste= produced indirectly from industries Ways to reduce waste o Recycling o Composting 32.5% of all waste is either recycled or composted. Recyclable and compostable material take up more than half of municipal landfill waste. The united states produces almost half of the worlds e-waste but only recycles about 10% of it. The united states sells its trash to china to be recycled The US exports a lot of its trash to other countries so that they can suffer from it. Open dumps are used in developing countries Ways to reduce sold waste: Refuse to buy unnecessary items Reduce the amount of things you consumes Reuse things more often than not Repurpose things you are about to give away Recycle as often as possible Landfills Many landfills use different techniques to store their waste. In Europe, they incinerate their municipal waste to heat up steam to make electricity. Many landfills are filled with waste then topped with soil and a material between the waste and the soil that protects the soil from getting contaminated. They might put vegetation on with the soil but there are also draw backs to this.