There are essentially four ways to deal with garbage: 1) recycle it into something that can be used again, 2) dump it, 3) burn it, or 4) reduce the source if material products in order to eliminate future garbage. ... A modern state-of-the-art landfill is a graveyard for garbage, where deposited wastes are compacted, spread in thin layers, and covered daily with clay or synthetic foam. ... Many landfills are leaching toxins into our water supply at this very moment (Clapp 23). ... Even if the landfill does not leak pollutants or foul the air, no one wants a landfill for a neighbor. ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They breathe air, have their babies born alive and can live anywhere from 30 to 70 years. ... Blue whales have long, thin flippers 8 feet (2.4m) long and flukes that are 25feet (7.6m) wide. ... When the whale comes to the surface of the water, he takes a large breath of air. Then he dives back into the water, going to a depth of 350 feet (105m). ... Whales can stay under water for up to two hours without coming to the surface for more air. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They breathe air, have their babies born alive and can live anywhere from 30 to 70 years. ... Blue whales have long, thin flippers 8 feet (2.4m) long and flukes that are 25feet (7.6m) wide. ... When the whale comes to the surface of the water, he takes a large breath of air. Then he dives back into the water, going to a depth of 350 feet (105m). ... Whales can stay under water for up to two hours without coming to the surface for more air. ...

• Word Count: 1504
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

They breathe air, have their babies born alive and can live anywhere from 30 to 70 years. ... Blue whales have long, thin flippers 8 feet (2.4m) long and flukes that are 25feet (7.6m) wide. ... When the whale comes to the surface of the water, he takes a large breath of air. Then he dives back into the water, going to a depth of 350 feet (105m). ... Whales can stay under water for up to two hours without coming to the surface for more air. ...

• Word Count: 1504
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Twenty four to thirty two families were packed inside these six to eight storey structures, often referred to as dumbbell buildings due to the air shaft between the buildings that made them look like dumbbells from above. ... They had no privacy as the walls were thin as well. ... Almost all were bending their energies to get into business or to acquire an education so that they could afford themselves the opportunity for some other calling than that of the wage worker. ...

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