Essay On Domestic Solid Waste

Also mentioned that, Domestic Solid Waste contain materials that people throw in the rubbish, contains everything from food to lawn garbage to computers and car old tires, doesn 't contain processing or structure waste, these all are not necessarily ought end in a landfill, but many of it does. For domestic materials like glass beverage containers or aluminium, there are massive energy savings for harness recycled materials over handling raw materials (9). Also they covered the Single stream recycling systems, which is being implemented by municipalities to increase the participation in recycling programs while lowering the waste handling costs. It collects all recyclable materials in one bin and the separate them at a centralised sorting facility.

“Recycling of aluminum saves 95% of the energy required to make the same amount from its source. One ton of recycled office paper saves 4,100 kwh of energy. One ton of plastic saves 5,774 kwh of energy. One ton of steel saves 642 kWh of energy. And, one ton of glass saves 42 kwh of energy” (2). They also said that in making a new product with recycled a material, it saves more rather than a raw material. Natural sources and energy are preserved, because recycled materials already was refined and processed once, so manufacturing the second time is much cleaner and less energy than the first (1). Also recycling prevents air and water pollution and reduces greenhouse gases (2). According to the “European Environment Agency”; in 2010 Germany, Belgium and Austria recycles the largest amount of waste in Europe. Even though some countries increased recycling rates, still Europe wasting big amount of resources by sending them to landfill. They added that 35% of wastes were recycled in Europe within 2010 and a considerable improvement within 2001, but still many countries finds it difficult to mandate the European Union targets to recycle 50% of wastes by 2020. They added that “the UK