______________ is a method in which wastes are dumped into naturally occurring or man-made pits and covered with soil.

Landfill

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Solution

The correct option is A Landfill
Landfill:

Landfilling is a method in which wastes are dumped into naturally occurring or man-made pits and covered with soil.

Garbage buried inside landfills remain here for a long time as they decompose very slowly and become manure.

These places can be converted into parks, gardens, etc.

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If you dump kitchen waste in a pit, it may, after sometime

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(d) remain forever in its dried form

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