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1. What is the integrated solid waste management?
The integrated solid waste management is the strategic approach to sustainable
management of solid wastes covering all sources and all aspects, covering
generation, segregation, transfer, sorting, treatment, recovery and disposal in an
integrated manner, with an emphasis on maximizing resource use efficiency.
2. What is EPAs ISWM hierarchy?
The EPAs ISWM hierarchy starts with reduction at the top of the hierarchy
pyramid. Reuse is the next step underneath reduction. Underneath reuse is
recycling and composting. The next step underneath that is incineration.
Finally, the bottom most part of the hierarchy pyramid is landfill.
3. What is the role of landfill?
Landfills are particularly designed structures built into and on top of the ground
that separates waste from the area around it. Therefore, they contain garbage
and prevent contamination between the waste and the surrounding
environment.
4. How can we determine whether the waste is hazardous or not?
A solid waste is a hazardous waste if it is specifically listed as a known hazardous
waste or meets the characteristics of a hazardous waste. Listed wastes are
wastes from common manufacturing and industrial processes, specific industries
and can be generated from discarded commercial products. Characteristic
wastes are wastes that exhibit any one or more of the following characteristic
properties: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity. A waste that has a
hazardous component and a radioactive component is called a mixed waste.
5. What is the definition of waste? Can it be a resource? When?
Waste is a material that is cheaper to throw away than to use. Waste can be a
resource. It can be a resource through several processes that include recycling,
anaerobic digestion and composting.
6. What are the consequences of mishandling waste?
The consequences of mishandling waste can fall into three categories: legal,
financial and environmental. In a legal sence you can experience both federal
and state legal actions. Financially, you can experience hefty fines.
Environmentally, mishandled waste can cause serious contamination issues that
may not be reversible.
7. What is sanitary landfill?
A sanitary landfill is a site where waste is isolated from the environment until it is
safe.
8. Summarize the overall landfill operations and processes (slide #15)
The overall landfill operations and processes involves six major components.
These include landfill design, landfill closure, landfill gas management, leachate
management, placement landfill operations and environmental monitoring.
9. What is leachate?
Leachate is the liquid that drains or leaches from a landfill.
10.How do we collect leachate in a landfill?