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-open dumps
-ocean dumping
-exporting waste
-landfills |
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open unregulated dumps
-the predominant method of waste disposal in developing countries. |
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| refuse compacted and covered every day with a layer of dirt |
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also called energy recovery
-heat derived from incinerated refuse is a useful resource |
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| refuse is sorted to remove recyclable and unburnable materials |
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| everything smaller than major furniture and appliances loaded into a furnace |
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-saves money
-encourages individual responsibility
-saves land
-saves raw materials |
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| thermal conversion process |
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| cooks manure, paper-processing waste and plastics into oil, gasoline and natural as |
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| the disassembly and recycling of obsolete appliances and electronics. |
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| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
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RCRA
-comprehensive program requiring rigorous testing and management of toxic and hazardous substances |
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| contaminated properties that have been abandoned or are not being used up to potential because pollution concerns |
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