Over the past two decades,the number of landfills has decreased significantly because
A) of increased recycling and increases in the size of landfills.
B) the total amount of MSW produced in the U.S.has decreased by about 50%.
C) increasing amounts of MSW are burned,reducing the need to bury it.
D) increasing amounts of MSW are being used to manufacture biogas.
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Q30: A reduction in the volume of paper
Q31: One of the unfortunate consequences of increased
Q32: Acronyms such as NIMBY,BANANA,NIMTOO,and LULU summarize the
A)types
Q33: The main problem with constructing new landfills
Q34: In very broad terms,as the cost of
Q36: Problems identifying places to build new landfills
Q37: About half of all U.S.MSW consists of
A)food
Q38: Water seeping through a landfill
A)stops the production
Q39: Waste-to-energy (WTE)facilities
A)increase the mass of MSW entering
Q40: Incinerating organic wastes and placing the ash
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