Where does waste go? How household waste are managed and disposed
Lifecycle of trash Collection of recycle material
Trash collection Transfer Station
Landfill
Sanitary solar panel landfill
Electicity
Energy Plant ’ Waste to energy plant
Leachate treatment plant Electicity
Heed beds Treated feachate free of ammonia and nitrite
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