I think it is very important to consider because land fills occupy enormous space and contaminate the surrounding environment.
Are there any options for the treatment of waste at landfills for resource recovery?
In developing countries open dumpsites are common, due to the low budget for waste disposal and non-availability of trained manpower. It also poses serious threat to groundwater resources and soil. The contamination of soil by heavy metal can cause adverse effects on human health, animals and soil productivity. Relevant question has been flagged here.
In developing countries open dumpsites are common, due to the low budget for waste disposal and non-availability of trained manpower. It also poses serious threat to groundwater resources and soil. The contamination of soil by heavy metal can cause adverse effects on human health, animals and soil productivity. Relevant question has been flagged here.
initiation on 4R (reduce, ruse, recycle, recover) could be useful option
http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/susdevtopics/sdt_pdfs/shanghaimanual/Chapter%205%20-%20Waste_management.pdf
https://openei.org/w/images/9/9a/Assessment_tech_waste_Kerala.pdf
http://research.ijcaonline.org/icgct/number3/icgct1327.pdf
https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/42658/solid-waste-management-vanuatu.pdf
Besides the 4rs, composting would be very beneficial especially in Sub-Saharan Africa given the fact that this Region's waste is more than 50% organic. Furthermore, the citizenry would also benefit from such a strategy which can help subsidize and enhance agricultural pursuits, especially as the Region is one of the poorest in the globe; thereby yielding relatively cheap crops, combating malnutrition and famine and alleviating poverty. Sustainable waste management goes a long way!!!
I thank Prof. Hamit Can for enlightening with the attached files. Each and every process right from usage to dump yard plays a major role in solid waste management.
thank u Adil Mehraj and Nghengwa Ache for sharing your views.
the regional climatic condition is also important in choosing the right technology for processing solid waste.
The moment we consider waste as a resource gone to waste, we shall be conscious, thoughtful and probably wise before we discard it. This level of awareness shall inculcate in us the need to sort waste at the generating source before it finds its way into the dump-site. This, hopefully can minimize the amount of solid waste ending at the dump-site.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/31750/11-1088-from-waste-management-to-resource-recovery.pdf
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