A landfill with capacity of 26,220 yd³and a maximum height of 20 feet, serves a population of 80,000 persons with a waste generation rate of 4.1 lb/capita/day. If the average final specific weight of the waste placed in the landfill is 1200 lb/yd', estimate the amount as delivered waste (expressed in yd') with an average density of 500 lb/yd, that can be placed in the landfill assuming that 30 % of the original waste will be lost through production of landfill gas

A landfill with capacity of 26,220 yd³and a maximum height of 20 feet, serves a population of 80,000 persons with a waste generation rate of 4.1 lb/capita/day. If the average final specific weight of the waste placed in the landfill is 1200 lb/yd', estimate the amount as delivered waste (expressed in yd') with an average density of 500 lb/yd, that can be placed in the landfill assuming that 30 % of the original waste will be lost through production of landfill gas

Solid Waste Engineering

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781305635203

Author:Worrell, William A.

Publisher:Worrell, William A.

Chapter8: Landfills

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8.5P

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