Mathematics, 09.12.2021 01:00 jazminecrosby

You live in a town of 450,000 people. There are 4.7 pounds of MSW produced per capita per day. There is currently no recycling program in place, so all of the MSW goes to a local landfill with a footprint of 2 acres a. The MSW is normally compacted in the landfill, what will the height of the landfill be after eight years?

b. If the maximum landfill height is 100 feet, how long (in years and months) will this landfill last?

c. The town implements a recycling program with the following parameters:
- Yard waste: 100% diversion to a composting program.
- Paper/glass/metals/plastics: 40% recycling rate.
- With these recycling programs in place, how long will this landfill last? (Maximum landfill height is 100 feet)

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