Course: English for Academic Purposes

Course Code: Econ1001

Group: Sub Group 10

Group Members: Bianca Murphy - ID#320033843

                            Ariel Bulze
Beverley Solomon

E-Tutor: Lisa James

Course Coordinator: Dr. Campbell-Sanderson
 Identify
and discuss the elements that are essential for curb side waste
management.
 Reduce
 Reuse
 Recycle
Thesis: Source reduction is an element of waste management
Topic Sentence: What activities are involved in waste reduction?
1. The reuse of products and/or packaging to produce new items
2. Lengthening the life span of products to delay disposal
3. Produce and design packages that reduce the toxicity of products

What are three categories of waste that are managed in any society?
1. Recyclable waste
2. Solid waste
3. Hazardous waste
Thesis: Waste reduction practice is an element of waste management.
Topic: What are some of the practices used in management waste in society?

Waste management as the name suggests is the management of waste. Nathanson,

Jerry A.. “Solid Waste Management.” Britannica. Accessed 11 June 2022 states
“solid-waste management, the collecting, treating, and disposal of solid material
that is discarded because it has served its purpose or it is no longer useful.” Waste
is categorized in different ways, there are:
 Liquid
 Solid
 Organic
 Recyclable
 Hazardous
Which can be managed in the following ways:
 Reducing the waste at its source via reuse
 Recycling and compositing waste
 Recovery of energy
 Treatment and disposal of waste

Topic: Waste Management

Narrowed topic: What are the elements that are essential for curb side waste
management.
Thesis Statement: collection, treatment and disposal are elements of waste
management.

Sub-topics Topic sentences

Collection Waste collection is a significant aspect
of waste management.
Treatment Waste treatment is a facet of waste
management.
Disposal Another element of waste management
is waste disposal.

Waste collection is a significant aspect of waste management. The need for

adequate treatment and disposal of waste by man, arose as populations moved
away from disperse geographical areas to congregate together in communities.
The higher populations of towns and cities resulted in a concentration of
generated waste, such that it became a nuisance problem. Waste became such a
problem for the citizens of Athens in Greece that, around 500 BC, a law was issued
banning the throwing of rubbish into the streets. (Williams, Paul, T.) It alludes that
it is pivotal to curb waste for the betterment of the country and its citizens.
Waste treatment is a facet of waste management; which speaks to the policies
comprised in the framework, formulated by each country, that outlines the steps to
be taken. Evidently, it is a vital feature that requires careful consideration and
planning.
Another element of waste management is disposal which consists of different
method to deal with the ways of curbing waste like depositing the waste on a land,
storing, burning, recycle, reuse and reduce.
 Annotated Bibliography

Paul, Williams. Waste Treatment and Disposal. 2nd ed., John Wiley and Sons Limited, 2005.

The author, Professor Paul Williams a Professor of Environmental Engineering

The University of Leeds, UK, analyzes the different categories of waste and the treatment and

disposal methods. He traced the history to Ancient Grece where the Law of Lotiering was

established and followed through to the modern era.

The book expounds on the history of waste and its impact and treatment in different countries

consisting of charts and graphs

Nathanson, Jerry A.. "solid-waste management". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov.

2020, https://www.britannica.com/technology/solid-waste-management. Accessed
11 June 2022.
Pitchel, J., 2014. Waste management practices: Municipal, hazardous, and
industrial. CRC Press, Boca Raton.