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300Kgs/m3 - for municipal waste as provided by Viridor laing for Greater Manchester Waste Scheme
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoWell it depends on the percentage of different type of material. It ranges from 0.5 to 0.85 t/cu.m
Jan - Civil Eng
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∙ 14y agoWhen compacted in a landfill, the density of municipal solid waste ranges from approximately 1,000 pounds per cubic yard to 1,500 pounds per cubic yard, on average.
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Compare municipal solid waste and manufacturing solid waste?
municipal solid waste is where the waste from households and businesses is produced
What is the greatest component of municipal solid waste?
paper
Is municipal solid waste buried underground in incinerators?
maybe
Is the quantity of total solid waste per person greater than the quantity of municipal solid waste?
Yes. :D
Three types of solid waste?
Solid waste can be classified into different types depending on their source:a) Household waste is generally classified as municipal waste, b) Industrial waste as hazardous waste, and c) Biomedical waste or hospital waste as infectious waste.
What is a type of landfill that holds municipal solid waste?
A sanitary landfill
What is the trash that is produced in your home and school is called?
Municipal Solid Waste
Which type of material makes up the largest chunk of municipal solid waste?
In 2009, paper made up the largest portion, 28.2% of the United States' municipal solid waste. It was followed by food scraps: 14.1%, and yard trimmings: 13.7%.
The top four components of municipal solid waste that are buried in US landfills listed from highest to lowest is what?
Paper, yard waste, food waste, and plastics.
What is the full form of mswc?
1) Mississippi Worker's Compensation 2) Municipal Solid Waste Compost
Where does most of the municipal solid waste in the US come from?
Most municipal solid waste is disposed in the United States by being placed in landfills. Landfills accommodate most everything one can think of. Cars even have their own grave yard at scrap yards.
What does resource recovery mean?
Extraction of useful material or energy from a waste stream such as heat from burning municipal solid waste is known as resource recovery.
