Landfill lesson

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What are some things that you throw away?

Click around to learn more about the following types of waste: yard waste • household hazardous waste • medical waste • construction/demolition waste • e-waste

The History of Garbage

Trashy Inventions

Trashy Laws

A Trashy History

Trashy History

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10,000 BCE

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Trashy Legislation

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Trashy Inventions

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Where Does All That Waste Go?

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Fast Facts: Landfills

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Pros of Landfills

Cons of Landfills

Simulation Game

A sanitary landfill is a carefully constructed and maintained waste disposal site that must comply with all state and federal laws regarding waste management. Not all types of waste are accepted at all sanitary landfills. Most landfills only accept municipal waste, or the waste generated by you and I and most small business. It is mostly paper, cardboard, food waste, yard waste, and plastics.

Sanitary Landfill

A dump is just that: a hole or an open space where people illegally leave their unwanted things. Things like used tires, old or broken furniture, broken appliances, construction/ demolition waste, and trash. The site could be filled with unknown hazards like bropken glass or harmful chemicals. Disposing of trash or unwanted items in a dump is considered littering and is illegal in Pennsylvania.

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