1. Solid Waste:
The Throwaway Society

2. Solid Waste Any discarded material that is not liquid or gas.
56% - Manufacturing Waste
26% - Mining Waste
9% - Agricultural Waste
6% - Hazardous Waste
2% - Municipal Solid Waste****
1% - Other

3. Biodegradable Waste
A material that can be broken down by decomposers (fungus & bacteria).
Created from living things.
Newspapers
Paper Bags
Cotton
Food
Leather

4. Non-biodegradable Waste
Materials that cannot be degraded by living things.
Made from oil, but chemically rearranged.
Nylon
Polyester
Plastic
Fleece

5. 2005 MSW by TYPE (EPA) Paper - 34% Yard Trimmings - 13%
Food Scraps - 12%
Plastics - 12%
Metals - 8%
Rubber, Leather & Textiles - 7%
Glass - 5%
Wood - 5%
Other - 4%

7. How is waste processed on Earth?
57% Landfills
28% Recovered, Recycled or Composted
15% Incinerated (burned)

8. Solid Waste Management Hierarchy

9. Landfills
Modern waste-disposal facility where wastes are put on plastic-lined ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt & plastic.