Landfills

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Landfills Waste Management

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Landfills. Waste Management . Why do we have landfills?. Unfortunately, not all materials can be recycled, reused or composted Landfills are a necessary component of waste management Ontario Ministry of the Environment. How Do Landfills Work?. Construction and Operation Leaching Moisture - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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LandfillsWaste Management

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Why do we have landfills?

• Unfortunately, not all materials can be recycled, reused or composted

Landfills are a necessary component of waste management – Ontario Ministry of the Environment

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How Do Landfills Work?

• Construction and Operation

• Leaching Moisture

• Methane Gas

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Construction and Operation

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Leaching Moisture

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Methane Gas

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Different Perspectives

• How landfills are built and operated

• How do modern landfills work?

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Waste on Everest

• “Death Zone”: Cleaning Mt. Everest film trailer

• “A Mountain of Trash” news segment

• Toronto Star article