What is the estimated total volume per year?(yard3/year)

Solid Waste Engineering
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Chapter2: Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics And Quantities
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A world class island in Caribbean of about 500 hectares was bought by Tory Burch . Currently, it is occupied by 35000 persons
generates refuse at an average rate of 2 lb / capita/day. As a way of giving back to the community,
she save the 55 ac area as a landfill site, with an average depth of compacted refuse limited to 20 ft.
TB estimated that the compacted refuse will have a unit weight of 580 lb/yard3 and
that 75% of volume will be taken up by the compacted refuse. What is the estimated total volume per year?(yard3/year)
Select the correct response:
55065
none of the choices.
33456
23456
45675
Transcribed Image Text:A world class island in Caribbean of about 500 hectares was bought by Tory Burch . Currently, it is occupied by 35000 persons generates refuse at an average rate of 2 lb / capita/day. As a way of giving back to the community, she save the 55 ac area as a landfill site, with an average depth of compacted refuse limited to 20 ft. TB estimated that the compacted refuse will have a unit weight of 580 lb/yard3 and that 75% of volume will be taken up by the compacted refuse. What is the estimated total volume per year?(yard3/year) Select the correct response: 55065 none of the choices. 33456 23456 45675
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