Rainbow Environmental Services Case Study

Can you imagine living in a neighborhood or even going to school near a health hazard? Rainbow Environmental Services, a trash disposal company located in Huntington Beach, has had the contract as the city’s trash hauler since the late 1950s. However, nearby residents, including two of the Ocean View School District’s schools, have complained about their health due to the open dump and their demolition debris. I feel that Rainbow is polluting both of the OVSD schools and the homes of nearby residents. To start off, the open dump has been attracting seagulls to nearby areas. These areas include Oak View Elementary and Preschool, two schools of the Ocean View School District. The seagulls are described to be taking food and dropping trash, that they’ve collected from the dump, onto both of the school's campus areas. In addition, the seagulls also leave and drop behind feces. As students rush to their classrooms, they use their sweatshirts and any other items to shield themselves from the feces. All of the staff members, including teachers, have claimed to have been “hit” at least once. Besides on students and teachers, the feces is on “every square inch” of the school, including buildings, playground area, and on the field. Now rodents such as rats,
To avoid the problems that dealt with seagulls, Rainbow used hawks and falcons to chase them away. However, this solution only worked for a short amount of time. When Rainbow took these birds away, the seagulls returned. As a result, residents have continued to avoid getting hit by seagulls. In conclusion, Rainbow Environmental Services is causing health hazards for both of the Oak View schools and for nearby neighborhoods. As a result, there has been an increase of health concerning complaints. Even though Rainbow had used some solutions to solve some problems, it had only worked for a short amount of