GGRA03H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: List Of Gasoline Additives, Charles J. Moore, Kuznets Curve

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Solid waste: material that has no apparent, obvious or significant economic or beneficial value to humans that is intentionally thrown away for disposal. The composition of dumps and the amount of garbage changed after ww2, it almost doubled and total quantity tripled due to: Increase in wealth, increased consumption, increased packaging waste, changes in retail system cheaper to buy new stuff than repair old stuff. Access to goods and disposable products: toothbrushes, plastic bags, batteries, etc. Us has most garbage in the world, canada is 5th. Plastics, aerosol cans, disposable diapers, electronics, bags, fast food containers, Things that take centuries to decompose, emit toxic chemicals in the process. Key concept 1: quantity and toxicity of garbage changed radically in 20th ce. Volume of garbage produced per capita increased dramatically. We produce more stuff so people consume and throw out more. More chemicals, toxins, and take long time to decompose.

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