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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