Landfill

Environmental Issue: Landfills can have adverse effects on the environment ("EcoEvaluator" 2015). We need to reduce landfills by decreasing the amount of recyclables that are improperly disposed of. Since many of Augustana 's students have recently moved out of their homes for the first time, and their parents may have been the main contributors to the environmentally friendly practices, the Sustainability Fair is hoping to educate people on how to practice sustainability on their own. The…

Finally, landfills are dangerous to the environment so, the more waste we keep out of landfills the better. Recycling should be mandatory because landfills are dangerous, recycling reduces pollution, and it helps save natural resources. Recycling should be mandatory because landfills can be dangerous to humans and the environment. According to Useful-Community-Development.org, “Many parts of the world would have a much safer and cleaner environment if only they had a landfill” (“Landfills…

This paper has discussed the coherent waste problems with the emphasis on non recyclable plastics that our modern society is currently dealing with. The only way that she can successfully begin to solve this problem is to educate our communities and make them aware of of difference that they can make. This type of education process has to begin at school. We have begun this process in the lower level schools with educating students on how to recycle, but we have yet to explain them why we…

without treatment can lead to pollution in the surrounding environment such as groundwater, soil and air. When organic wastes in a landfill are decayed, it will generate methane gas (CH4), which constitutes 20% of the total anthropogenic methane emissions. This gas is very flammable, explosive and able to replace oxygen (O2) in confined places. The poor running of landfills is hazard for people because vectors such as flies and rats will be able to transport infectious diseases. Management of…

The Many Ways Our Society Uses Asphalt Paving Asphalt is a cost-effective, durable material used in construction projects. It’s widely used because it’s a versatile material that is relatively easy to make and it comfortable. Asphalt is also environmentally-friendly, reduces noises, and it's durable. Beyond the construction roads and driveways, there are many everyday uses for asphalt, including the following: Used for Recreational Activities If you’ve gone to the playground, walked along…

which offers used clothing, accessories, and household items. They purchase, resell, and recycle used items which is not just beneficial for low-income communities, but also a successful way to keep over “700 million pounds of used goods out of landfills every year” (Value Village, 2017). Value Village helps over “120 nonprofit organizations by paying them for donated goods which” (Value Village, 2017) in turn supporting the community. Currently there are over 330 locations and 20,000 employees…

The Earth from Green to Grey Something I think about often is what are we doing to stop pollution on this planet and is it enough. Most of the time my answer is that society is not doing enough to stop or prevent pollution. The next thing I think of is what are some of the factors causing pollution in our world. Some of the reason I believe the earth is so polluted is because we are a very wasteful society, we heavily depended on unclean energy, and lastly we are using products that are…

The modern environmental movement ignited in 1962 from Rachel Carson’s best-seller book, Silent Spring. Her book included the dangers of toxic chemicals from landfills in groundwater, whereas at the time, landfills were unregulated and used for hazardous wastes (Cooper, 1998). Along came the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, who helped sparked a campaign to clean up trash along the roadways. The federal government…

Garbage Patch” a discussion arises about reusable plastics. The authors asserts that we are using more one-use plastics than ever before. Sandwich bags, soda bottles, and other commonly used plastics are being dumped into landfills. Because of the quickly overflowing landfills, recycling programs began to be implemented. Unfortunately, in 2010, only about 8% of plastics were actually recycled. The vast majority instead are lost and end up in the Pacific Garbage Patch. Clearly, the authors…

methane into the air. So while they are trying to make the world greener by recycling they are actually polluting themselves. This also says that landfill owners have found a way to make energy out of Methane, saving money and lessening the need for burning fossil fuels that release a lot of position into the air. Some people would say that are landfills are starting to fill up, but they are wrong, this is shown by this quote from The Reign of Recycling, “In reporting the 1996 article I found…