An open dump is defined as abandoned piles of household garbage‚ bags of yard waste‚ appliances‚ old barrels‚ used tires‚ and demolition debris such as lumber‚ shingles‚ pipes and asbestos can threaten the health of humans‚ wildlife‚ and the environment. (Epa.state.il.us‚ 2014) Open dumps pose the following health‚ safety‚ and environmental threats: • Fire and explosion • Inhalation of toxic gases • Injury to children playing on or around the dump site • Disease carried by mosquitoes‚ flies
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Hazards of Electronic waste Electronic waste‚ e-waste‚ e-scrap‚ or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) describes loosely discarded‚ surplus‚ obsolete‚ or broken electrical or electronic devices. Informal processing of electronic waste in developing countries causes serious health and pollution problems. Some electronic scrap components‚ such as CRTs‚ contain contaminants such as lead‚ cadmium‚ beryllium‚ mercury‚ and brominated flame retardants. Even in developed countries recycling
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Waste Management Fraud Waste Management‚ Inc. today is dedicated to serving our communities by collecting and disposing of garbage and recycling. Over the years they have had to deal with a rise of issues such as environmental and global warming. Waste Management has also tried to reduce its waste collections while turning any valuable resources it can into clean and renewable energy. Waste Management has been around since the late 1800’s‚ and is a holding company that has all its daily operations
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1. Background In Australia‚ food waste is one of the largest components of household refuse. In Australia‚ the number of councils considering trials or implementing a food waste recycling service is increasing. From economic perspective‚ less food waste will lower the price for food‚ which can benefit both supplier and buyer. Food waste is also a financial issue. According to the Australia Institute (2009) Australian households throw out more than $5 billion worth of food each year.. The Institute
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lost or wasted — about 1.3 billion tonnes worth almost $3 trillion”. (Western Producer) We are all guilty of food waste. All of us are affected by food waste and it has become a rising concern with consumers and researchers. Once food is discarded‚ “only a low percentage of all food wastage is composted: much of it ends up in landfills‚ and represents a large part of municipal solid waste. Methane emissions from landfills represents one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions from
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Utilization of Plastic Waste Production of Hollow Blocks and Bricks ABSTRACT The objective of this IP is to prove that plastics can be recycled into reusable hollow blocks/bricks and help the environment by lessening plastic waste. In this experiment‚ plastics were cut into small pieces to use them in bricks/hollow blocks. INTRODUCTION The objective of this project is to help prevent water pollution that causes flood‚ by collecting and using plastic wrappers in making hollow blocks and bricks
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Solid waste management Introduction to solid waste management Solid waste is the unwanted or useless solid materials generated from combined residential‚ industrial and commercial activities in a given area. It may be categorised according to its origin (domestic‚ industrial‚ commercial‚ construction or institutional); according to its contents (organic material‚ glass‚ metal‚ plastic paper etc); or according to hazard potential (toxic‚ non-toxin‚ flammable‚ radioactive‚ infectious etc). Management
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The Allusions in T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land The Waste Land is an important poem. It has something important to say and it should have an important effect on the reader. But it is not easy. In Eliot’s own words: "We can say that it appears likely that poets in our civilization as it exists at present‚ must be difficult. Our civilization comprehends great variety and complexity‚ and this variety and complexity‚ playing upon a refined sensibility‚ must produce various and complex results. The
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Waste Management Sustainability is very important when it comes to our environment and the removal of our waste. Why should we remove our waste properly and what are the benefits of removing of it properly? For starters leaving waste in the environment can seriously damage wildlife kill major ecosystems and so on‚ not to mention the unsightliness of it and smell in our homes and neighborhoods. There are also great benefits to removing waste properly like cost to an individual it can help you save
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Waste Management Scandal Dean Buntrock established Waste Management‚ Inc. in 1968. Its main purpose is to pick recycling and garbage up from residential housing and businesses. WM also disposes of the garbage in landfills. It has grown to be the largest garbage disposal company in the U.S. today. This company has managed to survive “one of the most egregious accounting frauds we have seen” said Thomas C. Newkirk of the SEC. This accounting scandal lasted from 1992 to 1997 and was the result
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