environment‚ which bodes well for implications of placing the fungus in airless landfills. The fungus‚ Pestalotiopsis microspora‚ was found by a student in 2008 in a particular type of guava plant. Other students followed up and discovered that not only does the fungus break down polyurethane‚ but it can do it in the depths of a landfill. Pestalotiopsis microspora presents a massive bioremediation opportunity for landfills‚ where buried and surface plastics can be degraded naturally. The fungus
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Since this product is in such high demands production companies keep producing and making money and we people keep consuming. But what happens to these batteries after their drained‚ we throw them out‚ and since not all of us recycle off to the landfill it goes. The problem that arises is consumers and producers fail to realize is how this product is damaging our environment because everyone is so caught up in the idea of making money and using modern day technology. Along with batteries come negative
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from lakes without paying for it and they are creating drought. Then they are bottling up this water in plastic bottles which are harmful to human health and selling back to the people for a huge profit. And finally these bottles are being put into landfills and overflowing and spilling into the ocean and hurting our environment. Big corporations
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) are one of the arising pollutants in the environment particularly in the bodies of water. Pharmaceutical waste‚ according to the Health Care Management Manual of the Department of Health (DOH)‚ refers to the expired‚ spilt and contaminated pharmaceutical products‚ drugs‚ vaccines and sera that are no longer required and need to be disposed appropriately while personal care products refer to the hygienic
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in our dumpster and essentially our landfills. Background Recycling is the method of taking a product after it is done being used and using all or some of its parts to make another product. It is important to our planet because it reduces the waste in our landfills and the amount of energy in production. There are several benefits to recycling such as it conserves natural resources‚ decreases emissions of greenhouse gases‚ reduces the need for landfills and incineration‚ and helps to prolong
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[Date] course Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 3 Types of Biomass 4 Wood and Agriculture related biomass 4 Solid Waste 4 Landfill Gas 5 Alcohol Fuels 5 Advantages of Biomass Energy 6 Emission Does Not Harm 6 Clean Energy 6 Renewability and Abundance 7 Reduction of Dependence on Fossil oil 7 Reduction of Landfills 7 Production of Variety of Biomass Products 7 Disadvantages of Biomass Energy 8 Costs More 8 Deficient as compared other sources; 8 Environmental
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for 40% of the solid wastes in Hong Kong and a staggering amount of 3200 tons of food is disposed every day from households‚ commercial areas and food premises‚ referring to the figures of Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department. The three landfills in Hong Kong are about to be filled in10-15 years time. In view of this problem‚ three solutions are proposed including establishing recycling bins for different types of leftovers in housing estates‚ supermarket chain’s effort of selling unsold
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animals can both be caught in stray nets‚ or think that some plastic is some food‚ which can end up killing the animals. Each Australian on average produces two tonnes of waste annually‚ with most waste ending up in landfill (Department of Environment and Heritage Protection 2013). Landfills are the producer of toxic chemicals that can enter waterways and the land affecting both plant and animal life (Clean Up Australia LTD 2009). There are many ways that Australia can improve their recycling habits
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NEBOSH National Diploma | Unit C C O N T E N T S Element C10 Title Page Environmental Pollution and Waste Management INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 10-2 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION....................................................................................................................... 10-3 CLASSIFICATION OF WASTES
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than what would be required for extracting‚ manufacturing and transporting the original materials. Also‚ to a large extent‚ the process of waste to wealth reduces the production of large quantities of greenhouse gases emitted from incinerators and landfills. Waste-to- wealth project through recycling also soaks up carbon dioxide from the air as it slows down the rate of deforestation which serves as carbon sink. 2. Water Pollution Recycling reduces water pollution in many ways. Many harmful waste
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