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Solid Waste Managment
Solid Waste Managment
Solid Waste Managment
BBC
10 September, 2004
Solid/Hazardous
Wastes
Lecture Objectives:
Introduction to Waste
Management
Solid Waste objects
or particles that
accumulate on the site
where they are
produced.
Municipal
Solid Waste
(Garbage) amounts to
230 million tons in
U.S. annually (equivalent
to 3 billion humans!!).
US Domestic Waste
Disposable Decades
Mid-1950s emphasis on a
disposable lifestyle
Traditional Methods
(dumping and burning) are
no longer accepted.
reduction
Composting
Recycling
Landfilling
Most
Sanitary Landfills
Incineration
Prior
to 1940,
incineration was
common in North
America and western
Europe.
Many
Incinerator Types
Refuse-Derived
Mass
Reduces
Incineration
Pros:
Reduce volume 90%, weight 75%
Heat from burning converted to electricity
Cons:
Create air pollution
Concentrates toxins in ash
More costly than landfills, as long as space
available
Composting
Harnessing
natural decomposition
to transform organic material into
compost
About
Landscape
Recycling Center
1210 E. University Ave., Urbana
344-LEAF (5323)
www.city.urbana.il.us
Source Reduction
Most
Reduce
Recycling
Recycling
Recycling Benefits
Resource
Pollution
Conservation
Reduction
Recycling
Benefits
US Recycling Rates
Recycling Concerns
Plastics
Economics
are of concern.
Rechargeable batteries
http://www.city.champaign.il.us/public_works/pwrhp.html
http://www.city.urbana.il.us/
http://www.ci.urbana.il.us/
quick links
recycling
Hazardous Wastes
Hazardous
Numerous
Heavy metals
Organic wastes
Old Computers
Batteries
Liquids, solids, sludge
1) Ignitable?
2) Corrosive?
3) Explosive?
4) Toxic?
Acute
Effects
Health Risks
Most
In
has highest
number of dumps
needing immediate
attention.
Federal Legislation
Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Modified
Aimed
Toxic
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
Superfund Sites
Total
Studies
http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/hazardous-waste/householdhaz-waste/index.html
Household Hazardous Waste Collections
The Illinois EPA coordinates one-day household hazardous
waste collections each year in the spring and fall.
Love Canal
Including:
benzene -- causes
leukemia
dioxin causes cancer
1960s-1970s repeated
complaints to city
prevention hierarchy:
2)
3)
4)
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