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Why was open dumping in landfills outlawed in many states?
Groundwater pollution
What is a negative consquences of dumping waste n landfills?
Polluted water system.
What will happen if landfills fill up?
When landfills fill up, people open up new landfills.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of open dumping?
Disadvantage of open dumping: Open dumping in the urban areas is the source of flood during the rainy season since the dumped garbage clogs the drainage system.
How many sanitary landfills exist in the Philippines?
The number of sanitary landfills in the Philippines is about 960. Out of these 960 sanitary landfills, 936 are open and controlled dump sites.There about 960 sanitary landfills in the Philippines. Out of this, it is estimated that over 935 sanitary landfills are controlled and open dump sites.
What problem is most directly caused by dumping waste in landfills?
Pollution of groundwater
What methods are most common for dealing with waste?
The most common disposal methods are dumping (which includes landfills and river/ocean disposal) and incineration (burning) which for solids is also followed by dumping the ashes. Recycling is only a small but important part in waste management, and is valuable because it also reduces the need for new refining of materials.
What are the most common methods for dealing with waste?
The most common disposal methods are dumping (which includes landfills and river/ocean disposal) and incineration (burning) which for solids is also followed by dumping the ashes. Recycling is only a small but important part in waste management, and is valuable because it also reduces the need for new refining of materials.
Is dumping a glass of beer over someones head assault?
depends on whether or not their mouth was open
How do you decrease land and water pollution?
Runoff from overuse of chemical fertilisers in agriculture could be stopped.Paint and chemicals dumped in unlined (and so unsafe) landfills could be stopped.Illegal dumping (which is usually of unsafe materials) could be stopped.Littering (which is mostly just visual pollution) could be stopped.
What are the types of dumping?
1. Persistent dumping 2. Sporadic dumping 3. Predatory dumping
How many acres in the US are landfills?
560,000 acres are active landfills. I have no idea about old landfills
