1. Solid & Hazardous Waste Chapter 15

3. United States Solid Waste Production 75% 13% 9.5% 2% 1% Mining & Oil & Gas Agriculture Industry Municipal Sewage Sludge

5. Incinerate or Chemical & Biological Treatment Do I really need it? Recycle Reuse Reduce Can I borrow it? Can I get it used?

6. Incinerate or Chemical & Biological Treatment Recycle Reuse Reduce Best Not the Best America’s Approach

7. Recycling Pros & Cons Mixed Solid Waste Separation Source Separation

11. About 7% About 50% About 40%

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14. ProsCons No burning Low odor Relatively cheap Methane production for electricity Noise & traffic Dust pollution Methane & CO 2 Hazardous leachate Only good for 10-14 yrs. NIMBY

15. Anaerobic Bioreactor

16. Hazardous Waste Disposal

17. Waste to Energy

19. ProsCons Reduce trash volume Less landfill space Less water pollution Air pollution Toxic ash (fly ash & bottom ash) *Burning batteries releases lead

20. Deep Well Injection

25. EOx TM Sustained oxygen release Link

29. Environmental Contracting (Link)

33. plastics Pulp & paper bleaching solvents Disinfection

34. TCDD Carcinogenic Very persistent Fat-soluble Released during incineration

35. Agent Orange Defoliant used in Viet Nam war Carcinogen & Teratogen

36. Super Fund & Brownfields Sites