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This is a copy and paste of the assignment. I have attached a docx file as well for convience as well.
Virtual Tour of a Solid Waste Facility
Instead of visiting a landfill, you can watch the following videos and slide show and read Chapter 21 in order to answer the questions on solid waste below. You can visit additional websites you find as well!
Videos:
SWACO Franklin County Landfill Virtual Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t0Ib2v4Q_0
Waste Management and Recycling
How Does a Modern Landfill Work?
Waste management Newark single stream
The assignment will be graded based on the accuracy and focus of your answers.
Use complete sentences and please pay attention to your spelling and writing.
Ten percent of your grade will be based on the organization of your responses and your writing
Please write enough to earn 4 points for each question (total 20 points).
To submit your work, click on the assignment in Blackboard, browse your computer for your file, and submit.
Please answer the questions below.
What are the categories of waste at a large municipal waste management facility such as the one in Newark, New Jersey? Are there any differences with the types of waste seen in a smaller town?
Describe what happens at a single-stream recycling facility.
How does a landfill work? Describe what happens once non-recyclable waste arrives at the dump.
What is landfill leachate? What problems are posed by leachate and what are some solutions?
What useful product can be extracted from a landfill and used to create electricity? Where does this product come from?