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Waste Management (ways to handle the waste (incineration (leave behind…
Waste Management
ways to handle the waste
treated to make
smaller and lighter
incineration
a common treatment
burning
can reduce
90 %
leave behind
ash
glass
metal
composting
a method of treating
organic waste
decompose
become
fertilizer
people
compost
use
in their own yards
recycling and reusing
examples
glass
paper
aluminum
plastic
waste-energy plant
convert
heat from the incinerator
to steam
recycling waste --> energy
landfill
the most common method
past
bad reputation
caused polluiton
present
law
a certain distance away from water table
place layers of plastic and clay cover on the bottom
rain
doesn't carry off pollutants
completed
become
golf course
playground
park
designed to reduce pollution
sanitary landfill
waste
an unavoidable (inevitable) product of life
no perfect method of disposing
cut back
recycle or reuse
compost
not heavily packed stuff
waste collection
carried out on
a municipal level
every town
has own system
types of waste
refuse
solid and non-hazardous
examples
food packing
scrap paper
old electronics
worn-out cloth
banana peel
collected by
truck
once a week or more
food = decompose fast
contain
compactors
press down to reduce the volume
recycling waste
collected separately
hazardous waste
dangerous
thrown out in a special way
examples
medical supplies
cleaning solution
old batteries