Solid Waste Management
PROBLEM:A front loader garbage truck of 25 yd3 collects municipal solid waste (MSW) each week from dumpster bins of apartment complexes located throughout the city. The waste in the truck is compacted to 500 lbs./yd3. The uncompacted waste in the dumpster bin is 150 lbs./yd3.
(a) How many full dumpster bins with a 1.75 yd3 capacity can be placed into the garbage truck?
(b) If the apartment complex has a mandatory recycling program and each person places only 2.5 lbs. per day of trash into the dumpster bin, how many more people can the garbage truck serve before it is full?
(c) If the apartment complex has a mandatory recycling program and each person places only 1.5 lbs. per day of trash into the dumpster bin, how many more people can the garbage truck serve before it is full?
