Library Research Assignment Background: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is all of the garbage, refuse,...

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Library Research Assignment Background: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is all of the garbage, refuse, trash or junk that gets thrown away from our homes or small businesses. All of this MSW is collected and taken away. Have you wondered where it goes? In the 1950’s and 60’s it went to open dumps. In the 1970’s landfills were established but there were problems, and today there is new legislation and technology to better manage this waste.

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Assignment Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 1 pages Points Possible: 125 Due Date: 4/21/2013 11:59:59 PM CT Library Research Assignment Background: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is all of the garbage, refuse, trash or junk that gets thrown away from our homes or small businesses. All of this MSW is collected and taken away. Have you wondered where it goes? In the 1950’s and 60’s it went to open dumps. In the 1970’s landfills were established but there were problems, and today there is new legislation and technology to better manage this waste. For this assignment, you will review the history of MSW. Describe an open dump. Explain the environmental problems. Describe an early landfill. What are the problems associated with early landfills? Include a discussion of leachate, methane, incomplete decomposition and settling. Describe a modern landfill. What are the differences as compared to early landfills? What improvements have been made? Choose one of these landfills and explain the innovations being implemented to make the landfill more productive and to reduce its environmental impact: o Mariannhill Landfill, South Africa o Puente Hills, California o Altamont Landfill, CA o Tessman Road Landfill, TX Please submit your assignment. The following rubric will be used for grading: 20%Description and problems of an open dump.25%Description and problems of an early (1970’s) landfill.25%Description and improvements of a modern landfill.25%Description of the innovations found at one specific landfill.5%APA style research paper

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Open dump 
 Since; early humans were not much concerned about the management of waste hence; 
they were used to leave their garbage here and there, but with the development of communities, 
people initiated to keep such waste in chosen dumping areas called as; open dumps. Open dumps 
may also be defined as; the abandoned stacks of household garbage, appliances, used tires, and 
devastation debris for instance, pipes and asbestos etc that are able to affect health of humans, 
flora and fauna, and the surroundings in an adverse manner (Reif et al., 1993).  
Environmental Problems 
In context of environment following threats can be posed by open dumps: 
 Fire and explosion 
 Release of poisonous gases 
 Contamination of water- bodies 
 Pollution of soil  
 Devastation of natural habitats and so on (Roht et al., 1985). 
 Besides, open dumps might switch land from more creative applications, and can 
discourage the value of nearby land as well. 
Early Landfill 
 In several regions of world, open dumps have been substituted by early/sanitary landfills 
where garbage is covered up regularly with numerous inches of soil.

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