Solid Waste

Introduction

The topic I have chosen is called solid waste and it’s about rubbish that causing the landfills and I'm gonna write an essay about the topic I chose. I'm going to describe them and tell whats the impact of or whats the solution and the last one is conclusion for this topic.

Describe

Solid waste is the number one contributor of landfill waste disposal. Homes, schools, restaurants, public places, markets, offices and so on produce a great deal of rubbish, garbage and used materials. Solid waste means any garbage or refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities.

Impact

An inefficient solid waste management system may create serious negative environmental impacts like infectious diseases, land and water pollution, obstruction of drains and loss of biodiversity.Waste decomposes may cause pollution. Badly-managed landfill sites may attract vermin or cause litter. Incinerating waste also causes problems, because plastics tend to produce toxic substances, such as dioxins, when they are burnt.

Solution

Converting waste into some new or usable product thereby preventing waste disposal. Landfills are likely to cause air water and land pollution in spite of utmost care taken. I consider it to be a threat to us and hazards are associated with it. Reuse and recycling are the most common methods to reduce landfill waste and the other methods to reduce landfill waste is donate clothes Believe it or not throwing away of clothing is one of the biggest contributions we make to landfills today and reduce food waste food is another item that we often just carelessly toss away without thinking twice about it. Each year, a very large percentage of our purchased food is left uneaten.

 

Conclusion

My conclusion for this topic is that solid waste is a bad thing because solid waste is the cause of landfills and it’s bad for our health and environment. That means that runoff from landfills, carrying with it toxic chemicals from our waste ends up in our water supplies.