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18 Cards in this Set
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compactor
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a machine that presses material tightly together, usually so the material will take up less space
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compost
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a mixture of dead leaves, grass, and other organic materials, partially decomposes, used for fertilizer and potting soil
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decompose
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to rot or decay
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foundry
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a plant where metals a melted and shaped into products
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groundwater
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water that is found beneath the surface of the earth
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hazardous waste
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trash the contains chemicals that may be harmful to people or to the environment
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landfill
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a special place where solid waste is buried
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leachate
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liquid formed by decomposition of waste in landfills
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mass burn
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a process of burning solid waste at a high temperature
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methane
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gas that is formed by decomposition of wood, grass and other organic materials: natural gas
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open dump
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a place where solid waste is dumped and left for a period of time
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packer
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a machine on the box of a garbage truck that compacts trash
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recycle
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to reprocess material such as metal, paper, and glass
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refuse-derived fuel (RDF)
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solid waste that has been shredded and processed into a dry, fluffy fuel
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roll-off boxes
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mobile boxes the size of semitrailers that are used to contain oversized trash
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sanitary landfill
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a landfill designed to keep leachate from leaking into the soil and groundwater
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solid waste
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trash from households and businesses, mostly made up of paper food, containers, and yard waste
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transfer station
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a place where garbage trucks from big cities take trash to be dumps into semitrailers that take the trash to landfills
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