:: PROFILE PROFILE In a first of a kind initiative in India‚ the Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company (JUSCO) was carved out of Tata Steel from its Town Services Division in 2004. In JUSCO‚ the steel major reposed nine decades of experience and expertise. The mandate for JUSCO was to convert an obligatory service into a customer focused sustainable corporate entity. Jamshedpur Utilities & Services Company is today India’s only comprehensive urban infrastructure service provider. A Tata Enterprise
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Cat Ba has only one landfill‚ Dong Trong. It is not far from Hung Son block( about 8km)‚ the point of storing rubbish through all sites of Cat Ba and surrounding areas with the volume of 40m3/day. Each day‚ the rubbish is buried and prayed three times. However‚ the landfill has not met hygienic standards so that the pollution here is adversely affecting people’s lives in this area. In reality‚ there are some campaigns to dispose the situation‚ but it is not effective. The landfill still has rising
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States alone! When thrown out‚ the metals and toxins found in the batteries (such as cadmium and mercury) can seep into soil and water supplies‚ and release toxic chemicals into the air when they are burned in waste combustors. In addition‚ the landfills‚ where the batteries get sent to‚ produce methane gas which adds on to the "greenhouse effect" and worsens global warming. Some metals that come from batteries are even dangerous when ingested‚ inhaled‚ or absorbed through skin/soil! Because they
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people to landfills. There they will be able to gather cardboard boxes and any other necessary materials to build a home. This way‚ they will have their own home and not have to pay taxes on it‚ but they will have to build it themselves. This will also solve the issue of unemployment. This way‚ they can gather any recyclable materials from the landfills and aid in helping the environment. This is helpful because they will have somewhere to live and work. Second‚ if we send them to landfills they will
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Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems the world faces today. It is an issue that troubles us economically‚ physically and everyday of our lives. The contamination of the environment is also being linked to some of the diseases that are around currently. Yet‚ most people do not know about this problem. This shows that environmental pollution is becoming an increasingly worse problem that needs to be taken care of as soon as possible‚ not only for the good of the environment but also
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Waste is one of the major environmental concerns in the 21st century‚ each year‚ we are generating millions of tons of waste in our homes and communities. Part of that enormous amount of waste is generated through the construction‚ renovation‚ and demolition of homes. The most effective way to stop this number from growing‚ is by preventing waste in the first place‚ by reducing the amount of materials we use and reuse materials where possible. Recycling stations will be set up in every suburb and
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Many of the landfills in South Africa are nearing the end of their design lifespans. The continued rate of development further stresses a need for regional landfills‚ which are currently being planned and constructed further away from waste generating sources. This means that the cost of managing the Solid Waste produced in cities and towns is increasing. One of the ways to ease the pressure being applied to the current landfills‚ and the cost implications of regional landfills approximately 35Km
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environment‚ which bodes well for implications of placing the fungus in airless landfills. The fungus‚ Pestalotiopsis microspora‚ was found by a student in 2008 in a particular type of guava plant. Other students followed up and discovered that not only does the fungus break down polyurethane‚ but it can do it in the depths of a landfill. Pestalotiopsis microspora presents a massive bioremediation opportunity for landfills‚ where buried and surface plastics can be degraded naturally. The fungus
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waste almost as much food (222 million tons) as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa (230 million tons). Food and Agriculture Organization Over 97% of food waste generated ends up in the landfill. (Environmental Protection Agency) 33 million tons of food makes its way to landfills each year. (Environmental Protection Agency) Consumer and foodservice food waste is the largest source of food loss in the marketing chain. Economic
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Since this product is in such high demands production companies keep producing and making money and we people keep consuming. But what happens to these batteries after their drained‚ we throw them out‚ and since not all of us recycle off to the landfill it goes. The problem that arises is consumers and producers fail to realize is how this product is damaging our environment because everyone is so caught up in the idea of making money and using modern day technology. Along with batteries come negative
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