Man creates a huge amount of garbage. The volume of municipal solid waste is steadily increasing in all countries of the world. Waste disposal is one of the most important environmental problems in various places. The good thing is that there are several options for waste disposal you can try out.
There are different companies supplying skip bins, which you can use for waste management purposes in your home. Although new technologies are constantly being developed to solve the problem of solid waste disposal, unfortunately, there is no ideal way to eliminate waste. In general, waste management is now reduced to reducing their generation, recycling, burial, and incineration. Let’s look at some of these waste management options below.
Produce Less
The reduction of waste can
help in solving the problem of neutralizing the continuously generated solid waste. For this, manufacturers must develop and implement waste-free and low-waste technologies. Consumers can achieve waste prevention by eliminating unnecessary packaging and using (where possible) durable items instead of disposables.
Recycle
Some household waste can be recycled again. In particular, they can be used to produce new materials and products. Recycling waste is a more economical method of production compared to the production of materials from raw materials, and it also saves natural resources. The use of waste paper, in particular, reduces the volume of deforestation, and scrap metal conserves iron ore.
Recycling not only saves space in landfills but also improves the efficiency of waste incineration since non-combustible materials are removed from the total mass. The main problem of recycling is the collection and separation of recyclable materials from the main waste – it is expensive and difficult to extract recyclable materials from the general waste stream. To allocate secondary resources before mixing them with the bulk of solid waste, separate waste collection is used.
Burn
The incineration method is a widespread method of mass solid waste destruction, which also allows obtaining additional energy resources. Thermal methods allow you to disinfect waste in the shortest possible time, use the generated heat to generate electricity. They do not require large land acquisition.
Incineration is a
more complex and expensive option for dealing with waste. At the same time, in the process of incineration of solid waste, harmful substances are also formed that can enter the atmosphere. However, according to expert estimates, solid waste incineration technology is the “least evil” among other methods of disposal. It is highly reliable and can drastically reduce the need for landfills. In addition, incineration can be seen as a way to use renewable energy sources. How about you try these waste management options to keep the environment safe.