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Explore how bacteria and other microorganisms decompose solid-waste efficiently in sanitary landfills
sanitary landfill
Learn how local recycling waste-management programs lessen landfills' solid-waste burdens
How most of a car's parts are recycled
Is garbage the next big resource for energy?

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Explore how bacteria and other microorganisms decompose solid-waste efficiently in sanitary landfills
Construction of a sanitary landfill.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Learn how local recycling waste-management programs lessen landfills' solid-waste burdens
The role of recycling in solid-waste disposal.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How most of a car's parts are recycled
Learn how automobiles are recycled, including the uses of various parts.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Monkey Business Images/Dreamstime.com
Is garbage the next big resource for energy?
Learn why garbage is a valuable resource.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Vchalup/Dreamstime.com; © Mariajojojo86/Dreamstime.com

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Bulldozers working on a sanitary landfill.
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Electronic waste in a garbage dump.
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Two methods of constructing a sanitary landfill. (The top and bottom liners and the...
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