Assuming waste not recovered all goes to landfills. Determine the total landfill capacity consumed national wide each year. The specific weights of waste at landfill are as follows. Convert your answer to # of football stadiums filled. Area of football stadium = 1.75 x size of a standard football field Depth of filling = 30 ft %3D Waste category Specific weight (kg/m³) Aluminum 2470 Steel and other metals 7100 Glass 2300 Paper and cardboard 570 Wood 450 All others ~700

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Assuming waste not recovered all goes to landfills. Determine the total landfill capacity consumed
national wide each year. The specific weights of waste at landfill are as follows. Convert your
answer to # of football stadiums filled.
Area of football stadium = 1.75 x size of a standard football field
Depth of filling = 30 ft
Waste category
Specific weight (kg/m³)
Aluminum
2470
Steel and other metals
7100
Glass
2300
Paper and cardboard
570
Wood
450
All others
~700
Transcribed Image Text:Assuming waste not recovered all goes to landfills. Determine the total landfill capacity consumed national wide each year. The specific weights of waste at landfill are as follows. Convert your answer to # of football stadiums filled. Area of football stadium = 1.75 x size of a standard football field Depth of filling = 30 ft Waste category Specific weight (kg/m³) Aluminum 2470 Steel and other metals 7100 Glass 2300 Paper and cardboard 570 Wood 450 All others ~700
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depth of filling= 30 ft=9.144 m

average specific weight of the wasteγavg=2470+7100+2300+570+450+7006=2265 kg/m3

volume of the waste to be fill =depth ×Area of football field                                                       =9.144×1.75×Area ofstandard  football field

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