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APES 10th edition Chapter 18 questions

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Environmental Science
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Environment
Waste management
sustainability
Waste
Anaerobic digestion
Environmental soil science
Landfill
Leachate
Municipal solid waste
Resource recovery
Compost
Food waste

Chris Nowak 3/22/13 Ch. 18 Paper, yard waste, metals, plastics, food wastes, glass, wood, rubber, other. 30.6% recycling, 14% combustion, 55.4% landfills leachate generation and groundwater contamination, methane production, incomplete decomposition, settling. The things listed above damage and harm the environment. For example, groundwater contamination lessens the availability for drinking water. Everyone wants to get rid of the waste, but nobody wants to take the waste. We must recycle more and conserve our resources. Good: Easy conversion, lessens weight, and resource recovery.?Bad: Air and odor pollutant, wastes energy and resources.
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