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Canadian Trash in Michigan Landfills, 2004.
Discusses and analyzes the topic of Canadian trash being trucked into Michigan landfills for disposal.
766 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper examines ways to stop Canadian trash from filling up our Michigan landfills and argues that the Michigan waste disposal companies are not justified in accepting trash from Canada and other states in Michigan landfills. Canadian trash and trash from other states is a major problem facing America's landfills today, and the author of this paper suggests we find new ways of dealing with waste, while finding new areas for landfills before the country's current landfills are exhausted.
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"Thus, waste from other areas would have to meet strict criteria before it could enter the state, and this would cut down tremendously on the waste coming in from Canada and other areas, leaving our landfills open for our own waste, and not filling them up as quickly. The opposition to the bill comes from landfill owners and waste industry associations, who feel they should be able to accept waste from anywhere. Clearly, the two sides must come to an agreement, and the Senate must find out how the people of Michigan feel about the solid waste from other areas coming into Michigan for disposal."
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Landfills, 2005.
This paper discusses the environmental impact of landfills.
2,750 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 32 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper explains that, at one time, there were no problems with landfills because trash, such as wood, paper, oxidizable metals and organic garbage, was biodegradable; now, Styrofoam and other plastic based wrappings and containers, in which almost everything is over-wrapped, survive decomposition for decades and decades even when crushed. The author points out the problems of trash handle in the 21st century are: (1) Landfills are filling up at an astronomical rate, (2) they are not decomposing at the rate they used to before non-biodegradable items were being added, (3) because of this inconsistent rate of biodegradability, many landfills are developing large pockets of methane gas and leachate or "garbage juice", which is a potential threat to the ground water and (4) companies are dumping highly toxic materials in the landfill. The paper stresses that the only ways we are going to make landfills nearly obsolete are by recycling, which must be supported by very strong recycling laws, and by seeking improved technologies for waste disposal and long-term chemical contamination.
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Introduction
Hazardous Waste and Landfills
Problems with Non Hazardous Landfills
Conclusion
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"According to the group "Make Less Waste", waste prevention is any practice that reduces the amount or toxicity of waste, including making goods last longer, reusing products and reducing packaging. It's a good way to save money, reduce pollution and conserve energy. They point out some ways we can reduce the amount of waste we generate. Some suggestions include avoiding "over-packaged" products. We should look for the most purposeful, least wasteful packaging. We should re-use or refuse shopping bags and bring your own bags. One of the best ways of making less waste is to avoid disposable versions of razors, pens, lighters, batteries, plates, cups, napkins and diapers. We cam choose products made from recycled material and buy products in glass, steel, or aluminum because all of these products have some recycled content and can be recycled. If we buy concentrates, "economy" sizes, and products selected from bulk bin, we save on packaging waste. To reduce fast food packaging, ask that your fast food be wrapped only in paper and refuse bags and Styrofoam boxes. Instead of throwing them away, donate used items such as clothes, furniture and books to charitable organizations."
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Landfills and Incineration, 2006.
A discussion on how best to manage the garbage from large urbanized areas.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, $ 80.95
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This essay compares landfills versus incineration as a solution to garbage sites. It takes the stance that modern incineration is a better solution. In terms of garbage disposal, it would be an understatement to say there are downsides to both landfills and incineration as waste solutions. The reality, however, is that major urban centers, let alone rural locales, genuinely need to employ one or the other.
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"In terms of garbage disposal, it would be an understatement to say there are downsides to both landfills and incineration as waste solutions. The reality, however, is that major urban centres, let alone rural locales, genuinely need to employ one or the other. As part of Toronto's comprehensive waste strategy, for instance, the city has made great strides in reducing, reusing, and recycling. But Hogtown, as it is aptly nicknamed, along with the Greater Toronto Area at large, has never dealt with its existing landfill needs. As a result, long since it became clear that Toronto's main source, the Keele Valley landfill, would close in 2003, Toronto simply did not..."
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Leachate Control In Sanitary Landfills, 1997.
Examines the formation, migration and control of toxic seepage.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 13 sources, $ 55.95
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"LEACHATE CONTROL FOR SANITARY LANDFILLS
Introduction
Percolated rainwater and liquefied waste materials in sanitary landfills, if not controlled, seep to the bottoms and the lateral edges of refuse piles and migrate into surrounding soil and usable groundwater. Such escape without control is now almost universally forbidden. Controls are discovered, improved, and applied; but leachate continues to form, leaching persists, and barriers or treatments are neither fool-proof nor complete."
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Waste Dump Landfills, 1989.
Discusses garbage (toxic & non-toxic) problems, statistics, waste-to-energy plants, scrubbers, costs, incinerators, recycling and state laws.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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" Only in recent years has there been a growing awareness in the United States concerning waste dump sites. Landfills, as they are known, first came into public view in 1978 when the Love Canal incident in Niagara Falls, New York was revealed. It was discovered that toxic wastes that had been dumped into the canal in previous years by Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corporation had begun to seep up into houses and schools that had been built ignorantly upon the dump site. The wastes were first suspected of causing health hazards when numerous occurrences of miscarriages and birth defects were reported from the area near the canal. In 1980, President Carter declared the canal an emergency area that demanded immediate attention. He evacuated 710 families, joining another 239 families that had already (...)"
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"Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash", 2002.
An analysis of Susan Strasser's book "Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash" and a look at how today's trash differs to trash in history.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss Susan Strasser's book entitled: "Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash". By discovering why our society is so wasteful, as compared to her descriptions of an older world that was not as industrialized, we can see how many more people, due to the over abundance and accessibility of what they want, are more wasteful today, than they were over a hundred years ago.
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Building on Landfill, 2002.
This paper discusses the issues of building multistory buildings on areas of landfill, areas of dumped discarded items such as debris and garbage, using Battery Park City, New York City as an example.
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper reports that one way that builders are finding available land is by using places previously thought unsafe or unsuitable to build on, such as landfill sites. This paper explains that landfill sites can safely be used to build high-rise buildings, provided the density of the landfill, the size of the foundation pieces and the deepness of the foundation pilings are taken into consideration. The author points out that there have been no reported problems from the settling of the landfill site on which Battery Park City was built.
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"First, it is important to understand what landfills are and why they are here. Landfills are areas where the city or other municipality has dumped discarded items such as debris and garbage. The city often dumps large items there, as well, and eventually the landfill reaches its capacity. Landfills are important because debris and garbage has to go somewhere, but many people remain concerned that landfills are dangerous, and that hazardous materials are being dumped into landfills, which could harm people in the future. When someone decides to build on a landfill site, as the one in Battery Park City, the question of stability comes up. After all, they are essentially building on garbage and debris, which seems likely to shift and move as it settles."
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Mining and Michigan, 2006.
A look at how minerals and mining have shaped the history and development of Michigan.
997 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper traces the history of the mineral and mining industry in Michigan's upper peninsula. The paper describes the influence that the mining and mineral industries had on the development of Michigan and how they helped shape the location and layout of the upper peninsula's towns and the transportation routes that served them. The paper also explains that the industry not only contributed dramatically to the development of Michigan, it simultaneously destroyed or altered many of the hills and rivers in the region.
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"The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that form the state of Michigan. The UP contains almost one-third of the land area of the state but only three percent of the population. Since the Upper Peninsula is very rich in mineral deposits, including iron, copper and silver, it is not surprising that the iron-ore- mining industry has been the single most formative influence in the area."
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Animals in Michigan, 2002.
A brief study of the mammal life which can be found in the Michigan area.
1,278 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explores the many mammal species which can be found in Michigan. The paper studies how they have evolved to live in the Michigan area and live off the land. The paper also includes a general discussion of the geological history of the Michigan area. The paper begins by exploring those animals which are now extinct.
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"It has been suggested that the mammoths and mastodons, in particular, were drawn to Michigan because of the many salt seeps and the many sources of shallow water, from which they could drink. These mammoths and mastodons may therefore have been migratory in their behavior, and stayed in the Michigan area due to the well-suited surroundings. Around 10,000 years ago, these large mammals became extinct in the Michigan area (in common with their extinction in most of the rest of the world)."
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Ancient Michigan, 2002.
Discusses the mammals who lived in the ancient Michigan basin area.
2,885 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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Twenty thousand years ago, mile-thick glacial ice sheets that extended from Canada to the Ohio River covered Michigan and most of northern North America. It took more than 12,000 years for the ice to melt, leaving Michigan a glacially scarred landscape with the Great Lakes. This paper focuses on the ancient Michigan basin area and presents a brief geological history of the area. It discusses how the mammals that lived during the Ice Age, such as mammoths, horses, camels and saber-toothed tigers adapted to their environment over the years, with some eventually becoming extinct.
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"The sperm whale represents a prehistoric carnivore that still exists today and Michigan boasts one of the largest fossils from a prehistoric sperm whale. Even during prehistoric times, the Great Lakes as we know them now were larger and connected to the Atlantic Ocean. This may be one reason why the sperm whale survived. Today, they are found far from land in very deep waters, which probably had been there environment during the Pleistocene Epoch."
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Alternative Landfill Covers, 2007.
This paper discusses the merits of alternative landfill cover methods as opposed to conventional techniques.
2,327 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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The paper reviews literature on the subject of landfill covers and shows how conventional techniques are significantly flawed. The paper notes high implementation costs and leaks through the barriers. The paper looks at alternative landfill covers methods like evapotranspiration, geomembranes and anisotropic barriers that direct water away from the landfill site instead of through it. The paper shows how alternative systems are designed to work on a site-specific basis with the local environmental conditions.
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Introduction
Literature Review
Conclusion
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"Clearly, the issue of waste management in the United States and the world is a significant one. Waste continues to pile higher every year, and landfills are filling up faster than ever (Albright et al. 71). When a landfill reaches its designated capacity, it is sealed and covered. In the past, this has meant the use of rather conventional techniques. Usually, a landfill is lined with compacted clay before even one piece of garbage is dumped there. Then, when the landfill has been filled to capacity, the entire site is covered over. The purpose of all of this engineering is simple: reduce the environmental damage and impact of the site by lessening the degree to which pollutants and contaminants can leach from the site through the introduction of either groundwater or rain."
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Michigan State Government, 2002.
Examines the structure of the Michigan State Government and compares it to the general governing style of America.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper shall provide an overview of the government system used by the state of Michigan and use this overview to compare the situation in Michigan to the governing style of the country as a whole. This paper shall therefore provide the reader with a concise summary of the ways in which Michigan is both alike and is different from the U.S. federal government.
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Alternate Uses of Landfill Gas, 2004.
A discussion of alternative uses of landfill gas and how these alternative uses benefit the environment.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper looks at how formerly environmentally damaging methane gas from landfills is now being utilized for direct-use and gas-to-electric projects that not only benefit consumers but are actually responsible for improving the environment.
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"Three decades ago the notion of landfills was a distasteful one to most people. Landfills emit natural gases that are a by-product of decomposition of organic waste. Landfill gas emissions give off a noxious odor for those living in close proximity to landfills and the release of gases from aerobic and anaerobic oxygen free processes were thought to be detrimental to the environment. Landfill gas (LFG) is primarily composed of carbon dioxide and methane. Because of this it is flammable and potentially explosive in..."
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Bradley Landfill, 2004.
Position paper on the Bradley Landfill in Sun Valley, California
3,390 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 119.95
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This policy analysis and recommendation addresses the question of whether or not the Bradley Landfill in Sun Valley, California should be permitted to obtain approval for a potentially significant increase in landfill height and overall waste disposal capacity.
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" sing the framework developed by David Easton, the various stakeholder positions are presented and analyzed. Relevant research is incorporated into an analysis of the options that are available at the present time. These options include permanently closing the Bradley Landfill, maintaining the status quo and refusing permission for..."
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"Newborn Thrown in the Trash Dies", 2007.
A review of John Edgar Wideman's short story, "Newborn Thrown in Trash and Dies".
1,451 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper discusses how John Edgar Wideman's short story, "Newborn Thrown in the Trash and Dies", uses a very distinctive point of view for dramatic effect and irony. It looks at how the story uses the viewpoint of an unwanted baby, thrown into a trash shoot and how the baby's last moments make up the story, from the baby's own internal point of view.
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"This disturbing and graphic story opens with a first-person point of view that sounds rational and bitter at the same time. The first lines of the story indicate what is to come, just not to who, or why. Wideman writes, "They say you see your whole life pass in review the instant before you die. How would they know? If you die after the instant replay, you aren't around to tell anyone anything" (Wideman 1396). Thus, the reader is prepared for something unpleasant to occur, but it is not clear just how unpleasant that is going to be. In fact, the actually premise of the story does not come until much later, but already the viewpoint draws the reader in, and makes them want to know more about this intelligent and embittered character."
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