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The Importance of Right
Waste Disposal Techniques
In England alone, there are more than 177 million tonnes of rubbish and waste
matter generated by households and businesses—out of which only a small
percentage of the same is recycled or reused for other constructive purposes. The
rest is sent away to large landfill sites, washed down the drain or simply left to
putrefy on its own.
This scenario cannot be attributed to England alone and is a point of concern
across most parts of the world. Experts in waste disposal and management
techniques are trying to find newer and better ways of getting rid of the total
amount of waste produced; thus ensuring that lesser materials reaches the landfill
sites and the extent of damage inflicted on the environment is reduced to a large
extent.

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Local industries and authorities usually make arrangements to have the collected
waste carried to landfill sites—which are basically large tracts of land where the
same is compacted and later busied. In most cases, these sites are the venues for
commercial and household rubbish alike. Extremely essential for rubbish that
cannot be reused or recycled in any manner, these places are generally used as the
last resort for people involved in the task of waste management.
Once the landfill locations are filled
to capacity and have reached their
maximum levels, they are topped with
clay liners or plastic sheets, a little
amount of grass and then left—never
to be used again. When it comes to
thinking about the reasons that are
being discussed for reducing the load
on these sites, then the one that manages to make it to the top of the list is the
limited numbers of available places (to get rid of a town’s/ city’s waste in totality).
It’s also a well-known fact that these waste filled sites are environmentally
hazardous and can cause potential damages to those living in their vicinity. As the
biodegradable substances placed in them decompose, they let off heavy landfill
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gases; that includes the much harmful ‘greenhouse gases’ carbon dioxide and
methane. Methane can prove to be particularly problematic as it is highly
inflammable in nature and can lead to fires and explosions at the landfill sites. In
some cases, these gases are allowed to burn off on their own, while in others, they
are used for generating electricity.
Another hazard linked with landfill sites and improper waste disposal is a liquid
run-off known as leachate—this substance is capable of causing high levels of
pollution and is best collected from land-filled sites and later disposed off in an
appropriate manner in the relevant wastewater plants. , Leachate is also
responsible for causing high levels of harm to plants and animals too—especially if
it manages to find its way into streams and rivers.
In a nutshell, with the growing concerns of environmental pollution and increasing
population becoming more prevalent by the day; it is time to formulate more
innovative ways of furniture recycling, land-filling and eradication of non-
biodegradable waste products.