LANDFILL VS INCINERATION Flashcards

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  • carefully designed structure built into or on top of the ground in which trash is isolated from the surrounding environment (groundwater, air, rain). This isolation is accomplished with a bottom liner and daily covering of soil.
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Landfill

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use heat created by the combustion of fuels in order to dispose of waste products. Heat created during the waste disposal process is also used to power steam-driven electrical turbines, and the remaining ash is then transported to a landfill.)

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Incineration

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