With reference to waste management‚ discuss the extent to which sustainability can be achieved. (40 marks) Waste management is all about the need to change our attitude to waste. The four methods of managing waste at the moment are: landfill‚ composting‚ recycling and energy recovery (incineration). To be sustainable‚ waste must be managed in a way that is maintainable for the foreseeable future and will not be hurtful to the environment or the population. Waste is a problem at the moment because
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waste rather than contributing more to the landfills. By interviewing professionals in the industry that have an extensive knowledge in the field and obtaining information from internet sources and books‚ a few possible methods were found‚ such as: composting‚ animal feed‚ anaerobic digestion and Gore Cover. The advantages and disadvantages of each method were then compared‚ by using indicators such as cost‚ efficiency and end products. The comparison presented the most feasible method for the food waste
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Sandec: Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries Sandec Training Tool 1.0 – Module 6 Solid Waste Management Summary Summary With progressing urbanisation‚ solid waste management is becoming a ma jor public health and environmental con cern in urban areas of many developing countries. The overall goal of urban sol id waste management is to collect‚ treat and dispose of solid waste generated by all urban population groups in an environ mentally and socially satisfactory
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product is not currently recyclable‚ try to find another use for the product rather than throwing it away. * Compost organic material. Composting yard trimmings‚ food scraps‚ and other organic wastes can dramatically reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfills. To learn more about how to set up your own composting bin‚ the EPA has developed an online "Composting Is Easy" guide. * Use your own re-usable bags to carry home groceries and other purchases. * Sell or donate products you can
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city. Scavenging for recyclable material at open dumps is very common throughout many parts of the Philippines. Solid waste in small island communities is managed primarily through open dumping and open burning. In some progressive communities‚ composting‚ recycling‚ and resource recovery operations have been implemented. In the more remote areas of the country‚ solid waste is managed at the household level since there is so community – wide collection and disposal services. This study tends to
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WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste management is the collection ‚transport‚ processing ‚recycling or disposal of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by humanactivity‚ and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect onhealth‚ theenvironmentor aesthetics. Waste management is also carried out to recover resourcesfrom it. Waste management can involvesolid‚liquid‚gaseousor radioactivesubstances‚ with different methods and fields of expertise for each.Waste management practices differ for developed
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Environment Australia Biodegradable Plastics – Developments and Environmental Impacts OCTOBER‚ 2002 Prepared in association with ExcelPlas Australia Ref: 3111-01 NOLAN-ITU Pty Ltd ACN 067 785 853 ABN 23 359 240 890 P.O. Box 393 Level 1‚ 625 High St‚ East Kew Victoria 3102 Telephone: (03) 9859 3344 Facsimile: (03) 9859 3411 NOLAN-ITU PTY LTD ACN 067 785 853 ABN 23 359 240 890 Melbourne PO Box 393 Level 1‚ 625 High Street East Kew VIC 3102 Tel: (03) 9859 3344 Fax: (03) 9859
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our barangay and wanted to replicate the project. However‚ when they ask about the capital‚ their enthusiasm begins to falter. My advice is that they should realize how Barangay Holy Spirit started. Start small. In our case we started with manual composting and simple waste segregation. The key‚ really‚ is initiative.” - Jovita Santos‚ OIC‚ Barangay Holy Spirit MRF T he garbage success story of Barangay Holy Spirit (BHS) in Quezon City emerged from the recognized need to revitalize the community
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Acknowledgement First acknowledgement is to almighty for guiding the intellect long the correct path. We hope it is a continuous process. Not forgetting our family for not providing everything that is related to this project work and their advice‚ which is the most needed for this project. We would also like to thank them for providing internet‚ books‚ computer and all that as our source to complete this project. They have also supported me and encouraged me to do this project. Then we would like
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According to‚ "This Apple Could Have Been Saved‚" by Kristen Lewis‚ with reporting by Adee Braun‚ and "How To Reduce Your Food Waste‚" many different types of food in America are wasted every day‚ but there are ways to reduce the waste. Some people have been aware of how much food is being wasted each day‚ but this situation is growing out of control and needs to be put to an end. The first way that food gets wasted‚ is that many American’s are just lazy and buy too much food that we aren’t even
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