Essays on Waste Management

Waste cycle management Waste management or waste disposal is all the activities and measures necessary to manage waste from the beginning to final disposal. This includes monitoring, regulation, and refuse collection, transportation, processing and disposal. It also encompasses legal and regulatory frameworks related to waste...

Waste management is a global issue that constantly increases with rapid urbanization, industrialization, growth in population, and development in terms of the economy. Waste is generated globally and directly affects every human activity. As the world proceeds towards an urban future, the amount of waste...

Abstract Now-a-days Plastic is everywhere in today’s lifestyle. The disposal of plastic wastes is a great problem. These are non-biodegradable product due to which these materials pose environmental pollution and problems like breast cancer, reproductive problems in humans and animals, genital abnormalities and even a...

Waste management means a lot more than just collecting rubbish and taking it to a tip. This is just one part of the process, but effective waste management involves a few other vitals steps as well which should never be ignored. Managing waste is a...

Many items in todays world are constructed using plastic, but this durable material was incorporated into many items only intended to have a single or small amount of use. Examples of these are coffee cups, toothbrushes, plastic bags, cutlery, water bottles, milk cartons and so...

Every product has a shelf life, but sadly that is not the case with plastics. The fact is that our planet cannot digest plastic. Plastics take around 500 to 1000 years to completely degrade due to the presence of complex polymers. As per the survey...

Solid waste management is the process of collecting, storing, treatment and disposal of solid wastes in such a way that they are harmless to humans, plants, animals, the ecology and the environment generally. Waste management is the science that deals with prevention and monitoring of...

The Environmental Protection Act relates to the structure and authority for waste management and intends to strengthen pollution controls and support enforcement with heavier penalties. Previously there had been separate environmental regulation of air, water, and land pollution, however, this act looks at all three....

Thousands of years ago, burying wastes have already been an effective way in helping the environment. However, because of the increase in population in the present time, digging a hole is not enough. With the larger number of human population, equates larger amount of wastes,...

Pavements in cold regions are prone to frost damages during winter as a result of prolong sever below zero temperature. Frost heave can negatively affect the performance and ride quality of the road. At the end of the frost season, when thawing begins in the...

Industrial Excess Landfill, Unionville, Ohio Analysis and Externalities Unionville is a small town located in Ohio, relatively close to Akron. After the year 1966, this land was no longer being utilized for the mining of sand and gravel, and ultimately became a landfill. This landfill...

I was indifferent on the ‘no-plastic straw’ policy as I can make do without using straws when consuming most beverages. However, reports and findings I came across about single use straws convinced me that I should be concerned. If not disposed of properly, these straws...

Free Burning Burning of trash should be banned in the city of Dumaguete due to creating pollution by the smog it creates from the fire. When you add objects such as plastic bottles, leaves, rubber and etc. it creates a toxic smog which can be...

Waste management is a necessary activity around the world, but involves a variety of health hazards. Municipal waste management encompasses a wide range of activities, including collecting garbage, collecting and sorting recyclable materials and collecting and processing of commercial and industrial waste. Waste management operation...

An environment is the green place that surrounds us as living beings. We must for ever keep it clean pollution free in order to live healthy and peaceful life. However, the environmental issues have become a threat to the environment and those living in it....