| Solid waste is not always an issue we all want to | | | | different products eases the burden to our planet |
| talk about. But now, as the growing concern for | | | | as less production means less greenhouse gases |
| the environmental protection is at its highest, we | | | | emission and less waste to manage. Promoting |
| all need to delay throwing our water bottles a bit | | | | this can help solve waste problem. |
| longer and think what we are doing to our only | | | | Most wastes can be avoided. This is because a |
| earth. | | | | large portion of waste we consume are |
| Waste and Global Warming | | | | disposable items, mainly plastic water bottles, |
| The amount of greenhouse gases released by a | | | | plastic bags, food containers, and tin cans. The |
| certain product depends on its life cycle. For | | | | issue whether or not we should still use these |
| example, all manufactured products, from plastic | | | | disposables has been debated, but we can now |
| cups to automotives, require energy to produce. | | | | see initiatives to reduce the use of such products |
| This energy is drawn from fossil fuel, which | | | | and go back to using reusable items. We too can |
| produces greenhouse gases. Even the use of | | | | help. By simple bringing reusable water bottle help |
| these products can contribute to carbon | | | | reduce the demand for plastic water bottles, at |
| emissions. The higher demand for products, the | | | | least one bottle a day. |
| more energy it requires to produce them. | | | | By now, just about every suburban community |
| Waste Disposal and Global Warming | | | | has a place for their refuse and recycling. All you |
| The more waste we generate, the more waste | | | | need to do is to drive down to yours and leave it |
| we need to dispose of. Some methods of waste | | | | there so that recycling plants can take over (or |
| disposal consume fossil fuel and produce | | | | have it collected for you, if the service is |
| greenhouse gases. For example, wastes that are | | | | available). There, you may find a neatly set-up |
| dumped in landfills release pollutants and known | | | | areas for yard-trimmings, plastics, glass, |
| greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and | | | | cardboard, paper, tires, oils, toxics, etc so you |
| methane. Incinerating waste also consumes | | | | need to learn how to segregate first. This is |
| energy. Incineration is the second most used | | | | actually quite easy to do. You just have to keep |
| method in disposing waste worldwide. If the | | | | different items separated and you are good to |
| method is not very efficient, pollutants from | | | | go. The best thing about waste segregation is |
| burning mix with the air and can contribute to | | | | that all recyclables can be used to manufacture |
| global warming. Modern incinerating facilities, | | | | new products, which help reduce the demand for |
| however, are more sophisticated that they lessen | | | | harnessing natural resources. |
| the consumption of fossil fuel to run incinerating | | | | Reduce, reuse, recycle... these are just what we |
| machines and reduce the amounts of pollutants | | | | have to remember when you seriously want to |
| the process produces. | | | | help in helping our environment and solve global |
| Addressing Waste Issue | | | | warming. Collectively, we can do something about |
| Consuming less has always been the best way to | | | | this pressing issue. |
| reduce carbon emission. Reduction of demand for | | | | |