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Solid waste: landfills, incineration, and the waste hierarchy — Homework

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Solid waste: landfills, incineration, and the waste hierarchy — Homework

Show the division for every percent-of-total question.

  1. 1.A household's weekly trash is 8 lbs food waste, 4 lbs paper, 4 lbs plastic, and 4 lbs other (20 lbs total). Calculate the percent of each category.
  2. 2.Explain the function of a landfill's bottom liner and leachate collection system.
  3. 3.Explain why landfill methane capture matters, connecting it to Week 24.
  4. 4.Report your household waste audit: what were your categories and percentages, and which waste-hierarchy action would help most?
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