Landfill Activity
1. What are the types of solid waste that Americans throw away and which are the most
abundant?
Paper, plastic cups, forks, spoons, plastic bags are most thrown away. The most abundant is paper.
2. What can we do with our waste?
We can either recycle it, throw it in a land fill where plants can use it for nutrients, or incinerate it to also end up
in a land fill.
3. You are building a new landfill in Freemont and you want the best location possible.
What are three (3) considerations you need to make before you begin construction?
4. When you are building a landfill and you have cleared a parcel of land, what are the
steps in building your landfill? Now build it!
abundant?
Paper, plastic cups, forks, spoons, plastic bags are most thrown away. The most abundant is paper.
2. What can we do with our waste?
We can either recycle it, throw it in a land fill where plants can use it for nutrients, or incinerate it to also end up
in a land fill.
3. You are building a new landfill in Freemont and you want the best location possible.
What are three (3) considerations you need to make before you begin construction?
- Safety Hazards
- Find land that needs a landfill
- Consider the composition of underlying soil and bedrock
4. When you are building a landfill and you have cleared a parcel of land, what are the
steps in building your landfill? Now build it!
- Build Roads
- Excavate the landfill
- Prepare and make the parts of the land fill and make sure it has these layers
5. Now your landfill is operational. What is the procedure for filling the landfill and closing
it? How do you know when the landfill is full?
To complete a landfill, there are many stages. You mostly have to document the work as it proves regulatory
authorities and citizens that it has design standards. To cap it, you have to plan a site use for the land fill such
as a park and add imperious clay or top soil for grass to grow. You know it is full when it overfills.
6. Your landfill has been capped off. What do you do to monitor your landfill?
To monitor the land fill you have to set up a site for it such as a park to not danger the site's integrity.
7. Label the parts to the landfill below.
it? How do you know when the landfill is full?
To complete a landfill, there are many stages. You mostly have to document the work as it proves regulatory
authorities and citizens that it has design standards. To cap it, you have to plan a site use for the land fill such
as a park and add imperious clay or top soil for grass to grow. You know it is full when it overfills.
6. Your landfill has been capped off. What do you do to monitor your landfill?
To monitor the land fill you have to set up a site for it such as a park to not danger the site's integrity.
7. Label the parts to the landfill below.