1. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey

2. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey Figure 13.1 Historical population and waste generation and handling trends. (Source for waste generation trends: Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2005 Facts and Figures; Source for historical population trends: www.census.gov; Source for population projections in years beyond 2000: Census Release-T1, 2000.)

3. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey Figure 13.2 Management of municipal solid waste in the United States, 2005. (Source: Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2005 Facts and Figures.)

4. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey Figure 13.3 Waste generated by product category in the United States, 2005. (Source: Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2005 Facts and Figures.)

5. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey

6. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey

7. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey Figure 13.4 Process overview for the United States environmental legislation.

8. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey Figure 13.5 Municipal waste-generation rates of major countries. (Source: OECD, 2002.)

9. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey Figure 13.6 MSW generation in the United States. (Source: Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2005 Facts and Figures.)

10. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey Collection systems Hauled Collection System Large containers removed from generation site transported to disposal site Stationary Container System Containers remain at generation site Equipment Hoist trucks Tilt frame tricks Packers Dumpsters

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12. Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition Richard O. Mines and Laura W. Lackey Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLF) A landfill s an engineered method of disposing of solid waste on land in a manner that protects the environment Federal MSWLF standards include:

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