ENS chapter 14

what is the waste system

everything that is thrown away including vuable resources

waste management heiaechy hint: SRET

what is open pit dumping and why is it bad

digging a hole, unregulated, leads to illnesses

RCRA does what

sanitary land fills that handle muncipal soild waste

4 things RCRA hint : ICLSO

1.impervious line (clay layer)

2. cover w soil (reduce windblown trash, odor)

3. leache system (30 years after close)

4. site away from aquifers

5. optional methane collection system

drawbacks of landills

not in my backyard, greenhouse gas emissions, ordor

incineration does what

produces energy from burned trash

incineration advantages

reduce pollution, reduce odor, operate in any weather

incineration drawbacks

expensive to build, health conerns for residents, no recylcing promote

shrinking waste is

re-using, thrift, recyeling, composting

trash sloutions hint-PRB

pay as u throw , reprocessing programs, bottle bills

industrial solid waste is

comes from factories, mining, agriculture, peteromol extraction

industrial ecology is

intergates engeirring and chem to maxamize economic effiecny

what is life cycle anaysis

making the process more effcient

interface is

a carpet tile company asks customers to return used tiles

zeri is

helps bussiness such as breweries, create goods and services without waste generation

Hazardous waste is

any liquid or solid that contains explosive, corrosive, flamable, toxins, or high temp

RCRA on hazardorus waste

tracked , regulates ssecure landfill

Circla super fund act is

identify hazardous waste sites (joint and serveral liabilty)

brownfields are

large areas not being used to their potential

safest way to avoid hazardous waste

neurtaliztion, oxidation,, chemical processing

what is deep well injection

drill a well way below aquifers to put waste

dermant retrievable storage

stores materials out of harms way

e-waste is

greatest sources of toxic materials currently going for developing countries