| Solid waste is not always an issue we all want to talk | | | | the burden to our planet as less production means |
| about. But now, as the growing concern for the | | | | less greenhouse gases emission and less waste to |
| environmental protection is at its highest, we all need | | | | manage. Promoting this can help solve waste problem. |
| to delay throwing our water bottles a bit longer and | | | | Most wastes can be avoided. This is because a large |
| think what we are doing to our only earth. | | | | portion of waste we consume are disposable items, |
| Waste and Global WarmingThe amount of | | | | mainly plastic water bottles, plastic bags, food |
| greenhouse gases released by a certain product | | | | containers, and tin cans. The issue whether or not |
| depends on its life cycle. For example, all | | | | we should still use these disposables has been |
| manufactured products, from plastic cups to | | | | debated, but we can now see initiatives to reduce |
| automotives, require energy to produce. This energy | | | | the use of such products and go back to using |
| is drawn from fossil fuel, which produces greenhouse | | | | reusable items. We too can help. By simple bringing |
| gases. Even the use of these products can | | | | reusable water bottle help reduce the demand for |
| contribute to carbon emissions. The higher demand | | | | plastic water bottles, at least one bottle a day. |
| for products, the more energy it requires to produce | | | | By now, just about every suburban community has a |
| them. | | | | place for their refuse and recycling. All you need to |
| Waste Disposal and Global WarmingThe more waste | | | | do is to drive down to yours and leave it there so |
| we generate, the more waste we need to dispose | | | | that recycling plants can take over (or have it |
| of. Some methods of waste disposal consume fossil | | | | collected for you, if the service is available). There, |
| fuel and produce greenhouse gases. For example, | | | | you may find a neatly set-up areas for |
| wastes that are dumped in landfills release pollutants | | | | yard-trimmings, plastics, glass, cardboard, paper, tires, |
| and known greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and | | | | oils, toxics, etc so you need to learn how to |
| methane. Incinerating waste also consumes energy. | | | | segregate first. This is actually quite easy to do. You |
| Incineration is the second most used method in | | | | just have to keep different items separated and you |
| disposing waste worldwide. If the method is not very | | | | are good to go. The best thing about waste |
| efficient, pollutants from burning mix with the air and | | | | segregation is that all recyclables can be used to |
| can contribute to global warming. Modern incinerating | | | | manufacture new products, which help reduce the |
| facilities, however, are more sophisticated that they | | | | demand for harnessing natural resources. |
| lessen the consumption of fossil fuel to run | | | | Reduce, reuse, recycle… these are just what we |
| incinerating machines and reduce the amounts of | | | | have to remember when you seriously want to help |
| pollutants the process produces. | | | | in helping our environment and solve global warming. |
| Addressing Waste IssueConsuming less has always | | | | Collectively, we can do something about this pressing |
| been the best way to reduce carbon emission. | | | | issue. |
| Reduction of demand for different products eases | | | | |