Where do most industrial nations put much of their waste?

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G_Ozdilek
May 24, 2017

Landfills

Explanation:

Most municipal solid waste are stored in landfills. Country to country there are differences though.

In France, for instance, only 45% of municipal solid waste ended in landfills. However, many countries (including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States) prefer landfilling over other methods in terms of municipal solid waste management.

Reference:

World Resources Institute (1992) and US EPA (1994). cited by Masters, G. M. and Ela, W. P. (2008). Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science (3rd Edition). Pearson International Edition. Upple Saddle River, New Jersey, USA:

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