Despite our effort to reduce the amount of waste we make, we are creating more landfill trash than ever before. Americans produce approximately 4.4 pounds of garbage per day. With all this waste, landfills are beginning to evolve as they try to minimize their environmental impact. Here’s a ...
Landfill (Photo Credit : Rokas Tenys/ Shutterstock) Landfills, as the name suggests, are made for dumping waste on land that is far away from civilization. However, these landfills must be well-engineered and designed in such a way that hazardous waste does not contaminate the environment. Lan...
When Your Rubbish Leaves the House, Where Does It Go - and Why Have We Run out of Places to Dump It? ; What a Waste News Analysis: LANDFILL CRISISBud is just trash. Total rubbish. An empty beer bottle, actually: the name comes from his label, because he has to be called something...
After burning waste, waste managers must consider how to dispose of ash. For now, many sites dump the ash into regular landfills or landfill space designated for incinerator disposal. In either case, this material is much more harmful than standard household waste. It has direct contact with so...
homes. Those companies take waste to city-operated transfer facilities that compact it into shipping containers. The containers go to an intermodal transfer facility operated by a railroad company. There, they load the containers onto trains that deliver the waste to a privately-owned landfill in ...
3. Where did the garbage go? Have you ever wondered where did the garbage you sorted and disposed of go? 1. Landfill Definition: the disposal of waste material by burying it, especially as a method of filling in and reclaiming excavated pits. ...
Much of Japan's improvements with the environment were due to its problems in the 50's and 60's. Despite its improvements it does still burn waste, but then again isburning waste worse than putting it in a landfill? Yet, like Korea it does suffer from air pollution from China. There ...
Be sure to call to confirm before you go, call 404-377-5571, Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4 pm. Dekalb County- residents of the county who receive trash service from the county Public Works (not a city or private agency) may dispose of their Christmas tree curbside if the tree...
Figuring out where to send your unwanted items — other than the trash bin — can be time consuming. Penny designed the Parlor to make things a bit easier for Chicagoans who want to be environmentally conscious and support vulnerable communities. “My experience of trying to reduce my own envi...
It’s Earth Day in case you weren’t aware, and it’s the perfect time to remember the simple values of recycling electronics, turning things off when you don’t need it, or simply just remembering to make sure your burger wrapper finds the trash can when you’re finished with it. ...