The Tatooine community will landfill plastic along with the inert material and rubber. Assuming that inert material and rubber together account for 54.8% of the remainder waste, determine the volume of the landfill if it is to operate for 24 years. The density of the compacted waste is 895 kg/m³. Recall that the community has a population of 600663 residents and generate 0.7 kg of solid waste per day per person. The main waste fractions are shown in the table below: Waste fraction Percent (%) Food waste 41.1 Paper 19.8 Plastic 13.9 Yard waste 8.4 The remainder of the waste consists of metal, glass, inert material and rubber. Answer: x Om^3 Okm^3 You did not give the correct unit. The volume of the landfill is determined by calculating landfilled portion of the waste, that is the plastic content + the inert and rubber portion of the waste. The correct answer is: 9.51e5 m^3

The Tatooine community will landfill plastic along with the inert material and rubber. Assuming that inert material and rubber together account for 54.8% of the remainder waste, determine the volume of the landfill if it is to operate for 24 years. The density of the compacted waste is 895 kg/m³. Recall that the community has a population of 600663 residents and generate 0.7 kg of solid waste per day per person. The main waste fractions are shown in the table below: Waste fraction Percent (%) Food waste 41.1 Paper 19.8 Plastic 13.9 Yard waste 8.4 The remainder of the waste consists of metal, glass, inert material and rubber. Answer: x Om^3 Okm^3 You did not give the correct unit. The volume of the landfill is determined by calculating landfilled portion of the waste, that is the plastic content + the inert and rubber portion of the waste. The correct answer is: 9.51e5 m^3

Solid Waste Engineering

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781305635203

Author:Worrell, William A.

Publisher:Worrell, William A.

Chapter2: Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics And Quantities

Section: Chapter Questions

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