answersLogoWhite

0

Landfills are mostly comprised of municipal solid waste, which includes household trash, construction debris, and commercial waste. They also contain yard waste, recyclables, and sometimes hazardous materials. The waste in landfills decomposes over time, producing gas and leachate that must be managed to prevent environmental contamination.

User Avatar

AnswerBot

1y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How many landfills been made?

Over 1,000,000.


Compare rock layers to a landfill how are they alike and how are they different?

Rock layers and landfills are both composed of stacked materials over time. However, rock layers are formed naturally through geological processes, while landfills are man-made deposits of waste materials. Rock layers provide valuable information about the Earth's history and can contain fossils, while landfills pose environmental and health risks due to the decomposition of waste. Both can be studied to understand past events and human impact on the environment.


What is the word contaminate the environment with man-made waste?

landfills


Which greenhouse gases are released from trash in landfills the animals we raise for food and burning coal?

Landfills release carbon dioxide from aerobic rotting organic matter, and methane if the rotting is anaerobic (without oxygen).Animals we raise for food (mostly cattle) release methane, mostly by burping, but a little by farting.Burning coal releases carbon dioxide.


How many acres in the US are landfills?

560,000 acres are active landfills. I have no idea about old landfills


How is methane mined from landfills?

Well people also have methane and of course garbage we made methane because we made trash


What will happen if landfills fill up?

When landfills fill up, people open up new landfills.


How many landfills are in Maine?

According to the state's Web site, there are approximately 50 active landfills in the State of Maine. An interactive map revealed that there are about 200 including the inactive landfills. The bulk of these landfills are in the southern part of the state.


What is Mexico mostly made of?

Mexico is mostly made of desserts.


What is happening to Americas landfills?

the landfills are overflowing


Cell protoplasm is made up mostly of what?

theprotoplasm of a cell is mostly made up of water.


Is the universe mostly made of galaxies or space?

it is mostly made of space