Essays on Waste

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...

In today’s current market scenario clients are demanding software which performs the task as per their need along with main software product. The companies are working under pressure to provide customized software along with software product to meet client’s requirement and heterogeneous framework environment. Consequently...

Plastics are the type of synthetic or semi-synthetic polymer which can moulded to any shape. It is an example of inorganic waste. Plastics are not toxic as such to humans since it is less soluble, but additives like plasticizers are toxic. Plastics though non-toxic cause...

Phones are what any American can view as a typical everyday item. It is something we use without a second thought. However, when these devices are used by millions every day there starts to be a problem on how to properly dispose of them. Phones,...

Basically, Industrial waste consists of industrial wastewater. Our environment is being polluted every day. And industrial pollution is one of main reasons for it. Factories are dumping their waste anywhere they can and it is polluting our environment. Hence, we need to control and treat...

Tea is a golden beverage. In human civilization, tea is considered as the most popular drink. At first tea was used in China. Tea leaves are mixed substances which contain chemical compounds having medicinal properties. There are various kinds of tea such as Green tea,...

Industries produce various types of waste which includes biodegradable, non-biodegradable, toxic, and radioactive, out of which 10 to 15 % are non-biodegradable and hazardous waste. Examples are plastic, glass objects, silver foil, gypsum etc. The increase Industrial wastes are categorized into two types: Process waste...

Ghana has waste management difficulties that extend from the state to the local municipalities, and refuse of all shapes and sizes is a common sight in both urban and rural areas. These difficulties are concentrated and complicated by population pressures in the few heavily populated...

Zach Goldsmith quoted, “Of all the waste we generate, plastic bags are perhaps the greatest symbol of our throwaway society. They are used, and then forgotten, and they leave a terrible legacy.” Plastics have been major problem our world is currently facing in this generation....

In our quest for a clean and green Guyana, it would be good practice to separate garbage into different groups, instead of throwing everything into the same bin. Mr. Rufus Lewis, a local Solid Waste Management (SWM) expert attached to the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill...

Industrial waste When most people think of industrial waste, they envision metal barrels with a hazardous waste symbol on outside. There are many more sources of industrial waste other than those problem causing “hazardous wastes”, and they hit a lot closer to home than anyone...

Plastic is usually a lasting material. Its lastingness has created the problems of the matter since it’s thought of immune to environmental bio-degradation processes, that means. The microbes that break down alternative substances don’t acknowledge plastic as food. Nonetheless plastic may be fragmented with the...

Sometimes called garbage or trash, municipal solid waste consists of everyday items used and then throw away, such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, paint, and batteries, which comes from our homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses. Compared to the...

Many Universities these days have transitioned to the all-you-can-eat style dining plan for their on-campus students. This is a change from the traditional a la carte point system that many universities, including our University, have employed in the past. This new style dining plan has...

In this advanced age of urbanization and industrialization, the volumes of producing wastes are increasing alarmingly. According to The World Bank, 1.3 billion tonnes of waste was generated globally in 2012. Hence making the footprint of one person 1.2 kilograms of waste per day. Nonetheless,...

Scrap metal originates both in business and residential environments. Typically a “scrapper” will advertise their services to conveniently remove scrap metal for people who don’t need it. Scrap is often taken to a wrecking yard (also known as a scrapyard, junkyard, or breaker’s yard), where...

The moment I took my first few steps in this City of Gentle People, I was in awe on how beautiful this town is. The beautiful variety of colors being reflected on the sea surface from the establishments around boulevard made me feel like I...

Abstract Real-time monitoring of wastewater quality remains as unresolved problem to the waste water treatment industry. In order to comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulation, plant operators as well as industrial manufactures have expressed the the need of new standard and improved comparability of existing...

Pollution, a simple word which is hunting down the world with its intricating web. Last year, 14 billion pounds (6B Kg.) of garbage was dumped into the ocean. Most of it is plastic. Americans make up 5% of the world’s population, and yet, produce 30%...

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...

In most countries household’s waste products waste are stored in plastic bags mixed without being sorted and be stored in special plastic bins or metal containers in the street and collected every day by waste collectors. Waste collection vehicle is a compactor truck with a...