A municipal landfill in a lightly populated Florida county serves 253,000 people. Each week 85 trucks bring a total of 2,180 metric tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) to the landfill. Each truck averages two loads per day. Each truck has a capacity of 4.5 metric tons and they operate 5 days/week.
NOTE: 1 metric ton = 1,000kg
(a) How much MSW is generated per person? Answer in kg/(person-day).
(b) What is the average load (in metric tons) of each truck as it arrives at the landfill?
(c) Assume the answer to part (b) is 2.6 metric tons; at what percent capacity are the trucks operating? (d) If the density of the compacted waste is 265 kg/m3, what is the volume (in m3) of MSW disposed of at the landfill each week?