CGS NS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Soil Conditioner, Materials Recovery Facility, Source Separation
28 Feb 2017
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One solution to water commons: privatization of water. World bank projects in 3rd world: dams, wels, privatization of water. Historically (from middens = ancient trash heaps: bones from consumed animals, broken tools (wooden, stone, metal, broken pots (ceramic, glass, cloth, twine, ropes, etc. All biodegradable to a large degree (metals very very slowly comparatively speaking) Today"s waste: animal parts, pet waste, broken things consisting of plastics, metal, wood, and various chemical compounds from electronics, broken/unwanted items (glass, ceramic, plastics, clothes and shoes made of both natural and synthetic compounds. Where do we put waste: middens = ancient landfills, today"s landfills are huge entities (became popular in the 1920s) Current waste disposal alternatives: sanitary landfills. Became most prevalent method of msw disposal because it"s most economical. Tipping fee to landfill 1 ton of msw ranges from to . Many were improperly sited and have polluted surface streams or aquifers with leachate.
