10.7 A). Determine the impact of a resource recovery program on requirement, in which 40% of the paper, 60% of the glass, and 80% are recovered. Knowing that the previous land fill was designed fo 40 000 in population, Amount of waste generation = 2.5 kg/capita/d

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Chapter 10 Disposal of Solid Wastes and Residual Matter
10.7 A). Determine the impact of a resource recovery program on landfill area
requirement, in which 40% of the paper, 60% of the glass, and 80% of tin cans
are recovered. Knowing that the previous land fill was designed for a city of
40 000 in population,
Amount of waste generation = 2.5 kg/capita/d
refuse is filled into a depth of about 3 m.
The landfill site is to be used for 13 years
component
Typical
composition%
Food waste
15
Paper
40
Cardboard
4
Plastics
3
Textile
2
Rubber
0.5
Leather
0.5
Garden trimming 12
Wood
2
Glass
8
6
1
Tin cans
Non-ferrous
metals
Ferrous metals
2
Dirt, ashes, brick, 4
etc.
Density
kg/m3
18.0
5.1
3.1
4
8
10
6.5
15.0
12.1
5.5
10.0
20
30
B) If the site above were
to be constructed in three
lifts what is the new area
يأتي
Gehö
Transcribed Image Text:Chapter 10 Disposal of Solid Wastes and Residual Matter 10.7 A). Determine the impact of a resource recovery program on landfill area requirement, in which 40% of the paper, 60% of the glass, and 80% of tin cans are recovered. Knowing that the previous land fill was designed for a city of 40 000 in population, Amount of waste generation = 2.5 kg/capita/d refuse is filled into a depth of about 3 m. The landfill site is to be used for 13 years component Typical composition% Food waste 15 Paper 40 Cardboard 4 Plastics 3 Textile 2 Rubber 0.5 Leather 0.5 Garden trimming 12 Wood 2 Glass 8 6 1 Tin cans Non-ferrous metals Ferrous metals 2 Dirt, ashes, brick, 4 etc. Density kg/m3 18.0 5.1 3.1 4 8 10 6.5 15.0 12.1 5.5 10.0 20 30 B) If the site above were to be constructed in three lifts what is the new area يأتي Gehö
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