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Fresh Kills Landfill, Staten Island, New York

Managing Our Waste

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

Summarize and compare the types of waste we generate Evaluate approaches for reducing waste: source reduction,
reuse, composting, and recycling
List the major approaches to managing waste
Discuss management of industrial solid waste and principles
Delineate the scale of the waste dilemma
of industrial ecology
Describe conventional waste disposal methods: landfills and Assess issues in managing hazardous waste
incineration

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