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Municipal Solid Waste
Jennifer NaplesEnvironmental Science
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What is MSW?
• Waste that is produced in________,________ ,_________,_______________and other places in the ________________.
• MSW is not produced by construction, agriculture or __________________
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Handling Solid Waste
• How do we handle our solid waste?– ________ it– ________ it– ________ it
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Burying Waste
• Sanitary Landfills– Designed to prevent leachate from seeping out
and running off into _________ and __________– Holds waste safely– Keeps water from getting _________________
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Sanitary Landfill
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Burning Waste
• Burning solid waste is called ______________• Can be used to generate _________________• Release some ___________• Some waste still _________
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Recycling
• Reclaiming _____ materials and reusing them• ______________________ resources• Saves ___________________• Reduces _____________________ damage
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Recycling
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Recycling
• There are 4 types of products that can be recycled– Metals can be ________________ and reused– Glass can be melted down to make _______ glass
containers– Paper products can be recycled _______________– ______________ types of plastics can be recycled
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Recycling
• Mountains of Water Bottles
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The Down Side of Recycling
• Recycling is not the complete answer to the large amount of waste that we create
• Some materials_____ _____ be recycled• Some recycled products have _________ uses• Uses ________________• Creates pollution
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Biodegradable Products
• When something can be broken down and recycled ____________ it is considered biodegradable.
• __________________ are biodegradable
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The Three R’s
• Controlling solid waste includes the three R’s• ________ – create less waste in the first place• __________ – find another use for something• _______ – Reclaiming raw materials to create
something new
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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Composting
• A process of helping the NATURAL _____________________ process break down many forms of waste
• Excellent form of __________________• Can be done on a _________ or _________
scale
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Composting
• The elements of composting