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Sanitary landfill is where

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Waste is burnt

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Waste is stored in open sites

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Waste is recycled

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Waste is buried and allowed to decompose.

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Solution

The correct option is D Waste is buried and allowed to decompose.
Sanitary landfills are sites where waste is covered and allowed to decompose. It is isolated from the environment for safe waste disposal. Waste when completely degraded biologically, chemically and physically, is considered safe.

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