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(a) A city of 28,600 people in Norway generates 0.46kg/capita/day of municipal solid waste (MSW). (1) Estimate the total
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(a) A city of 28,600 people in Norway generates 0.46kg/capita/day of municipal solid waste (MSW). (1) Estimate the total mass of MSW generated daily in the city. (ii) Considering the national average MSW recycling rate of Norway as shown in Figure B3, estimate the mass of MSW that is entered the landfill from this town. If, the density of the compacted waste is 292kg/m², what is the compacted volume of MSW deposited in the landfill? (iii) The designed volume of the landfill that receives this solid waste is 487,000m². At the present time, 28% of the landfill is used. Determine the projected life (in years) remaining for the landfill. (7 marks) % 100 90 80 70 60 Bio-waste recycling (national average) Material recycling national average) Total recycling (national average) 50 40 30 20 10 0 Slovenia 'etherlands Portugal Norway Poland (b) Explain why the disposal of old mobile phone is categorized as a hazardous waste, and briefly discuss two ways to tackle the hazards induced by the mobile phone disposal. (5 marks) Slovakia 1 Kingdom Germany Hungary (c) In sanitary landfills, liquid and gas materials are generated due to the contents of landfill. Explain what those materials are, how they are formed, and treated in the landfill. (6 marks)