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Landfills

Many people dispose of their trash not knowing or caring where it ends up. Usually trash will end up in a landfill, unless it is recycled. A landfill is an area of land containing trash put beneath the surface either covered by ashes or dirt. It is sometimes lined by either rubber or plastic. are a necessity, but they have drawbacks that have left many people concerned. In the next few paragraphs these concerns will be explained.
can be located in many places, but are almost never located near or in cities or other heavily populated areas. They are usually located near bodies of water so that the EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency, will be less likely to detect leakage ( 1). ...

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There are many things deposited in . Garbage, rubbish, ashes, large wastes, dead animals, sewage-treatment solids, industrial wastes, mining wastes and agricultural wastes are all materials deposited in (SWD 1). Many of these materials, about 50%, could be recycled, like glass, plastic, paper, etc., instead of being put in . Some trash put in is biodegradable, and some will never decompose. Food, yard wastes and paper were found in from around 50 years ago, and they never did decompose. A newspaper was found dating back to earlier than 1960 that was supposed to decompose in five weeks, but is still visible in the landfill after 40 years. About 50% of all discarded food will degrade within 20 years which is a very slow process. Conditions are not always suitable for . Lack of sun and moisture slows the process of decomposition (WDM 1).
Even though not all of landfill’s characteristics are good there are many that help us a lot. On the positive side, either safely ...

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Added: 3/30/2008 12:56:33 PM
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