1. GREEK TEAM
Dos Hermanas March – April 2014
Stamatis Skaleris
Dimitris Papadoulis
Nikos Saragias
2. As European society has grown wealthier it
has created more and more rubbish.
Each year in the European Union alone we
throw away 3 billion tons of waste - some 90
million tons of it hazardous.
3. Most of what we throw away is either burnt in
incinerators, or dumped into landfill sites
(67%).
Both these methods create environmental
damage.
Landfills don’t only take up more and more
valuable land space, it also causes air, water and
soil pollution, discharging carbon dioxide
(CO2) and methane (CH4) into the atmosphere
and chemicals and pesticides into the earth
and groundwater.
4. 3600000 tons of domestic waste are
produced every year.
There are 5000 rubbish dumps in
Greece,70% of which are uncontrolled and
they take in about 1 million tons of waste
every year.
5. A Greek citizen’s typical domestic waste
weighs 1 kg and consists of:
30% organic materials
29% paper
18% plastic
5% aluminum
4% glass
14% not categorized objects
6. This is a method used in Greece for
desposing waste.
Litter is buried with lairs of sand and dust
and after it rots and decomposes, the
produced liquids and biogas are gathered in
pipes and processed in special ways.
7.
8. Toxic substances go through the protective
layer and they pollute the sky and the
ground.
The uncontrolled burning is responsible for
the existence of PVC in the atmosphere.
9. Benefits : The organic part of the waste is
gained back.
Disadvantages :
1)The garbage stays a long time in the
ground.
2)Smell problems in the surrounding areas.
3)High cost of investment.
10. Waste volume reduction
Reusability
Sorting from the source
12. There is a big part of energy used in the
production of materials saved by recycling.
Glass 90,2%
Aluminum 95,4%
Tinplate 78%
Plastic ΡΕT 98,7%
13.
14. New job openings.
Extension in the active time of dumps.
Reduction in the amount of sewage buried.
Reduction in the cost of the collection and
the sorting of garbage.
