Definition Who does it affect? What is being made about it? What could be a solution?

1. Maurício Coelho
The way we treat our solid waste
Environment

2. Sumary
• Definition
• Who does it affect?
• What is being made about it?
• What could be a solution?

3. Definition
• Waste, rubbish, trash, junk or garbage;
• Unwanted or undesired material;
– Solid wastes are any discarded or
abandoned materials.

4. Who does it affect?
• A majority of our waste ends up spreading
itself around the globe;
– Wind, water or human.
• Accidental
– Products falling off a shipping container in the
middle of the ocean.

5. What is being made about it?
• State government and city hall are working
together;
– Reduce garbage on the streets.
– Preventing the proliferation of Aedes aegypti
and other diseases.

6. What could be a solution?
• Recycling and reuse programs
– Increasing recycling incentives for companies
and consumers.
• Selective waste collection;

7. References
• http://www.toxicsaction.org/problems-and-
solutions/waste
• http://greenlivingideas.com/2015/04/24/how-our-
trash-affects-the-whole-planet/
• https://www.reference.com/science/garbage-
affect-environment-f923e4a92430750f#
• http://g1.globo.com/pa/para/noticia/2016/07/oper
acao-flagra-descarte-irregular-de-lixo-e-
apreende-carrocas-em-belem.html