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1. Explain how hazardous waste landfills differ from ordinary sanitary landfills.(2pts)
2. What are the benefits and drawbacks of incinerating trash? (2 pts)
3. Describe two of the growing problems in dealing with E-waste. (2 pts)
4. The three methods of managing waste are reduce, recycle/recover and safe disposal. Briefly explain each method. Which is the best? (2 pts)
5. Do you know where your trash goes? Where is your local landfill and recycling center located? If you don’t know, you can check at
https://www.wm.com/find-a-facility.jsp (Links to an external site.)
Do poor, middle class or wealthy people live close to it? What ethnicity/race? Any protest by people against it? (2 pts)
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Waste management
Hazardous landfills and ordinary sanitary landfills
One of the major differences between a hazardous waste land fill and an ordinary sanitary
landfill is that the standards for landfills that receive hazardous waste are higher than those of
ordinary sanitary landfills. They must have several impervious liners and leachate removal
systems and must be located far from aquifers as they are likely to contaminate groundwater
(Wong, 93). As for ordinary sanitary landfills, the basic requirements include isolation from
residential homes, covers and compaction (Wong, 103).
Incineration
One of the advantages of incineration is that it is muc...