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Yard

trimmings

Food scraps

Paper &

paper board

Metal

Glass

Plastic

Wood

Incineration

without power

generation

Incineration

with power

generation

Aerobic

composting

Recycling

Manufacturing Soil

Amendment

Landfill

Methane

management

Leachate

management

Non-

decomposable/

Non-recyclable

Ash

Electricity

Fig. 11.12 Options for managing municipal solid wastes