GGR100H1 Chapter Notes -Chemical Industry, Fresh Kills Landfill, Bottom Ash
Document Summary
Developed world of 20th century: 2 major changes to challenge of dealing with garbage: acceleration in consumption of goods and resources per person, new technologies developed in chemical industry plastics changed the composition of garbage. Technical problem of collection and disposal, environmental hazards associated, social and cultural values cities general high volume of garbage, recycling rate are lowest. Developing/poor countries generate less garbage but have few resources to collect and dispose it, so it wont create pollution but recycling rate is high as part of informal economy. New material plastics, synthetic products and toxic chemicals made way to landfills, packaging industry create innumerable goods with very short lives. Solid waste material that has no apparent, obvious or significant economic or beneficial value to humans, that is intentionally thrown away for disposal. Unlike water, air pollution solid must be collected to dispose of classification includes waste generated from residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and construction/demolition/municipal services.
