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For this assignment, you are asked to create a PowerPoint Presentation that presents an overview of these main concepts to present at a webinar for a fictitious not-for-profit organization that promotes improvement of solid waste management practices among municipalities in the United States. You have agreed to help them by presenting some key concepts of solid waste management.

Complete a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following elements:

Categorize and describe solid waste.
Discuss the 4 Rs for solid waste management and the application of each of them to reducing solid waste generation/disposal impacts.
Describe shredding and conveyance of solid waste, as it applies to separation and handling of solid wastes in a municipality.
Explain the evolution of collection technologies in solid waste management.
Explain the impact of solid waste management (or lack thereof) on environmental protection and human health.
Identify solid waste regulations in the United States, focusing on RCRA and solid waste landfill specifications. Include the role of the Pollution Prevention Act in reducing waste quantities.

Feel free to be creative. You are allowed to utilize PowerPoint’s features to create charts or graphics. You must use the slide notes on each slide to elaborate on concepts and provide more information. Think of it as a place to write out what you would say when presenting.

Your completed presentation must be at least eight slides in length, not counting the title or reference slides. You must use at least two academic resources, one of which may be your textbook, and the other must be from the CSU Online Library. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. Be sure to include detailed speaker notes with each slide.