CHAPTER 1
BACKGROUND
Solid waste is defined as any material which no longer has any value to its original owner and which is discarded (Ashenafi, 2011). The first humans did not care much about waste and open dumping and waste burning practices did not pose a significant problem in earlier years due to the smaller population and availability of sufficient land for disposal of waste (Tsega, 2013). The introduction of more complex products into the waste stream, increased urbanization and population growth, which have resulted in an increase in waste generation which negatively impacts open dumps (New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, 2008). Approximately, 56.7% of Basotho live in the Lowlands and it is predicted that
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Although the majority of people perceive solid waste as an environmental nuisance worthy only for disposal in landfills and dumpsites, whereas some people who perceive it as a business opportunity and have established waste recovery centres in Lesotho. A number of private companies are currently actively involved in some aspects of waste management, particularly in collection, sorting, and occasional exporting of recyclables (Carl new, 2008- new sources). The prominent challenge is that in developed countries, resource recovery is done mechanically and is institutionalized by the government, while in developing countries; recycling are done by waste pickers or scavengers, with waste dealers who are still making use of old and hazardous waste recovery techniques …show more content…
This program includes efforts such as waste collection, transportation and storage and safe disposal of waste. Procurement of recycled content supplies and equipment and education are also part of solid waste management. As compared to high income countries, municipalities in low and middle income countries allocate the majority of their solid waste management budget to collection and transportation services to a certain fractional population and final disposal costs are minimal because disposal is usually accomplished through open dumping (Tsega, 2013). Guerrero et al. (2013) added that most are poorly rendered services by municipal authorities as the systems applied are unscientific, out-dated and in-efficient and government policies on the environment are piecemeal where they exist and are poorly implemented. Moreover, the lack of funding and equipment that enables waste management systems to operate efficiently exacerbates erratic solid waste management in developing countries. According tp Bhavannrayana et al.(2003), municipal solid waste management has emerged as a dominant urban environmental issue that has attracted academic, economic and media debates, and has over the years developed into an independent discipline’. However, growth in publication and public general awareness is so slow therefore more has to be done to engage commuters to participate
But our waste problem is not the fault only of producers. It is the fault of an economy that is wasteful from top to bottom a symbiosis of an unlimited greed at the top and a lazy, passive, and self-indulgent consumptiveness at the bottom and all of us are involved in it. If we wish to correct this economy, we must be careful to understand and to demonstrate how much waste of human life is involved in our waste of the material goods of
“Behind every great fortune is a crime.” The nature of the world we live in and the art industry are complex. Being an artist is a tough job. Well-known artists usually get a lot of media attention on any regular basis while some up-and-coming artists, get little or no such attention. Therefore, artist are always competing among themselves to come up with the best work to captivate people, stay on top, make a name for themselves and also a living allowance.
Disposal and handling of hazardous materials such as nappies and body fluids is an important part in the policy. The reason why it is important because it is the changing of children’s nappies and it has to be clean. It is safe for both the children and the staff’s changing the nappy because you won’t get yourself dirty as well as the child. When changing a nappy it is necessary that the staff member wear protective wearing such as gloves and apron, to keep any bacteria you may have away from the child and whatever bacteria the child may have is cleaned up without you catching it.
As human life has continued to transform and evolve throughout the decades it comes as no surprise that our waste has also followed suit. Our accumulation of solid waste and the materials we frequently encounter in said waste show a clear history of our constantly evolving use of technology. It is common belief that currently, in our modern wasteful society, we dispose of far more useful materials compared to our ancestors. Dr. Daniel C. Walsh chose to investigate this commonly believed fact and the transformation of waste streams in one of our most innovating cities; New York. His investigation led him to believe that these common truths about waste in America are in fact false and that our wastefulness was much worse in past decades.
Id. Because of the vast population of people living in these cities, any mismanagement of the waste could lead to catastrophic results. Further, without a holistic system in place in these cities, the system could be abused, manipulated, and exploited. But by running the only facilities in these cities, the state can effectively manage the system for the benefit of all.
For the sustenance of a habitable planet, it is imperative that recycling, the gathering and refining of certain materials for the engenderment of new products, takes place. While this form of preserving the planet seems like an impeccable solution to the preservation of natural resources and lessening pollution, it can be taken to a greater extent and could become more accessible for countries that are not as advanced as others. When one wants to examine all aspects of the state of recycling in today’s world, one can analyze the positives of recycling, the negatives of all parts of recycling, and what is being done to compensate for the negatives. After analyzing the ways in which recycling has been successful, one can determine how the environment has been benefited. For example, recycling is enhancing the environment because this process avoids burning trash, which is detrimental to the ozone layer.
Chris Carroll a staff writer for National Geographic decided to find out where used electronics end up. In his essay, “High Tech Trash,” Carroll describes the horrid condition In Ghana, China, where poor areas like Ghana are the popular dumping grounds for “e-waste.” e-waste is old technology that we no longer have use for, and ends up in dumps. Carroll describes the condition in which people scrap our old waste by tearing apart old devices and burning away flame retardants so they can make a profit. “Choking, I pull my shirt over my nose and approach a boy about 15, his thin frame wreathed in smoke” (Carroll 79).
The documentary ‘Trashed, with Jeremy Irons’ focuses on how the waste management industry is having deleterious consequences on human and animal life on this planet. By using case studies from around the world, Jeremy Irons takes the viewer on a narrated journey from Lebanon, to the UK, to Vietnam, and to the North Pacific, all with the objective of demonstrating how the ways in which humans get rid of waste: through landfills, incinerators, and oceanic dumping, are harming human health, destroying people’s livelihoods, and adversely affecting animals’ welfare. Irons concludes this dismal narration of the anthropogenic harms of the waste industry with an uplifting look at the positive changes that grassroots organizations are effectuating in the disposal of waste. Ultimately, this film is incredibly successful in getting its point across in its 93 minutes running time; that humans must change the way in which we deal with waste. This success can be attributed to how skillfully Jeremy Irons exploits
[4] [9] This team is now trying to appeal to other corporate bodies as well as governments to take up such initiatives tackle the problem of E-waste in African sub-continent. 3. New Jersey Resources,
How much trash and waste is the world producing every year and where does it all go? American produce a lot of trash, now add the rest of the world and tell me how much the entire world produces in one whole year. If you did the math it turns out to be that the world throws away 250 trillion pounds of trash each year. Thats a lot of trash and waste. Consequences of trash and waste are that it builds up over time and then we run out of room till we start to live on this trash and waste.
Introduction Atlantic Waste Management is a company collecting the (disposal) trash that offers a service that organizes trash and picks it up for the customer desired location. A customer will pay a flat rate of $25 per barrel. Atlantic waste delivers their customers an easier way to lower their removal spending and make more suitable to their contractor’s dumping needs. their assistance accessible to their customers an easier, lower and a more useful substitute for their removal needs. The Atlantic west management goal of the market is generally composed of contractors who create waste while finishing tasks in closely occupied zones.
Introduction Atlantic Waste Management is a company collecting the (disposal) trash and it offers a service that organizes trash and picks it up at customer’s desired location. A customer will pay a flat rate of $25 per barrel. Atlantic waste delivers their customers an easier way to lower their removal spending and be more suitable to their contractor’s dumping needs. Assistance is accessible to their customers and the company is easier, cheaper and a more useful substitute for their removal needs. The Atlantic west management’s goal of the market is generally composed of contractors who create waste while finishing tasks in closely occupied zones.
Every day we bag and throw away our trash, but never really think about where it actually goes. The trash is emptied into the garbage trucks back where the worker throws it and it is compressed. The garbage has this stop called the “transfer station” (Rogers 188) which unloads it. According to the author of the essay Heather Rogers in “The Hidden Life of Garbage” (188), landfills and trash that are building every day are making the environment polluted, which is truly astonishing.
Industrial and capital hubs in developing countries are similarly characterized by multiple urban sprawls, informal settlements and overcrowding. The local governments or municipalities in many developing countries are highly challenged by mainly poor or weak policy and legislative provisions to regulate and enforce waste management guidelines. They also lack adequate funding and the correct capacity in terms of waste management personnel. All these challenges lead to situations where these local authorities are failing to take effective decisions with regards to solid waste management. It is worth noting that the decisions which municipalities are facing in terms of managing solid waste are not only difficult and capital intensive but they impact greatly on the natural environment as well as on social lives of people, therefore solutions to this issue are a matter of
Introduction People tend to consume a lot, when there is consumption, there is waste – and that waste becomes a big problem that needs taken care of, which costs a lot of time, space and resources. If not managed, in turn, the world that we live in will become a hazardous place for all living things. According to the World Bank, people throughout the world, “spend $2.3 trillion a year on food and beverages alone” (Global Consumption Database, 2018), that is quite a lot. In addition to that, the world count mentions that, “we throw out over 50 tons of household waste every second. A number that will double by 2030”