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by Seyedmohammadmahan Mir Nasiri | 01-01-2023 12:19 0 |
the critical point of developing countries' waste management system is how to deal with the accumulation of trash on the ground The current world environment all focuses on achieving economic development, has led to a large number of tall buildings, in response to this, many overcrowded prisons have been built too. There are frequent serious fires and it will generate great amounts of wastes after quenching. The biggest problem is that since 2000, China has enforced the law that prohibits importation and processing of large garbage, which means the generation capacity for garbage in China cannot meet domestic demand for garbage. We cannot only rely upon filtering the micro plastics from the water or air(methods like burning offer limited chance to reduce). Instead we need to seriously and at an international level tackle what can be considered as one of earth¡¯s killer piles - marine plastic. We need a way that stops micro-plastic leaking out into waterways, over land and ending up in our fish supper.. — Waste management is a critical and complex problem occurring in the majority of developing countries. The most common problems that occur from current waste collecting and disposal processes in developing countries are poverty, environmental pollution, and violations of human rights. — Waste is an inevitable by-product of humans living with advanced technology. When our lifestyle habits become more and more negligent, waste disposal processes in developing countries not equipped to handle the high quantity of materials on a regular basis. The book Waste: Uncovering the Global Wealth of Nations by Peter Wiebe and Thomas Ollson points out worldwide failures with these processes and outlines solutions for industrialised countries to reduce their skilled labour, energy inputs, water resource use, global warming emissions, human health impacts and other damages. The solutions suggested in Wiebe and Ollso's book are divided into biological material segregation; reuse alternatives; recycling or recoverable disposal; geological waste sinks or large landfills. In Africa, some researchers have studied the microbes that not only aid fermentation but also speed up biodegradation." — The world has changed immensely over the past century. With the rapid urbanization in developing countries, waste collecting and disposal processes have also changed. As a result, it has become a challenge for many of these countries to make sure that their waste is collected and disposed of in a correct manner. It is not just about being environmentally conscious, but also about developing countries providing proper landfill sites for its residents to take the waste they produce and dispose of it in a sanitary way. However, with limited resources and budgets, it becomes difficult for these countries to manage this process successfully. The goal of this section is to provide insights into how recycling can be promoted as an alternative to landfilling in order to improve current waste collecting methods used by developing nations so that they can effectively manage their own wastes while also ensuring environmental sustainability. — The issue of waste management is a global issue. In developed countries, the problem is much more manageable because they have systems in place and are able to set up efficient disposal facilities. But, in developing countries, the process isn't so straightforward. The goal of this section is to make people aware of the problems that are occurring from current waste collecting and disposal processes in developing countries, and also provide potential solutions. The section will be organized into three subsections: what is causing the current waste problems in these regions, the effects that this has on those who live there, and possible solutions to solve these issues. — There is a problem in developing countries with their waste collecting and disposal processes. These countries often rely on the developed countries to take care of the waste. This dependence has consequences, such as an increase in pollution in the developed countries, and a lack of jobs for people in developing countries. With recent advances in technology, we may be able to solve some of these problems as there are new ways to clean up our waste by using AI. We can use machine learning techniques for sorting out what's recyclable from what's not and then use robots to sort through everything to pick out specific items such as plastics, paper products etcetera. — Waste handling and disposal is a process that is not well regulated in many developing countries. This unregulated environment causes many problems to the people of these countries. For example, in Nigeria, there has been a significant rise in the number of deaths connected to waste-related diseases and incidents since 2010. There are also developing countries that have no trash collection services at all. These regulations are not enforced on either the producer or the consumer of waste products because of lack of supervision and accountability, which results in uncollected waste piling up around homes and businesses. — The majority of developing countries lack the facilities and means to collect, store, transport and properly dispose of their waste. This leads to the contamination of water supplies, making people especially susceptible to diseases such as dysentery and typhoid fever. Developed countries that have developed waste management systems are also starting to experience problems with their waste. One issue is that there is too much garbage for the landfills to handle in a single year. Another issue is that by 2080, one-third of the world¡¯s population will be living in a country that has already reached its landfill capacity limit (1 million tons). The major solution for this problem is better recycling in developed countries. Governments need to work on increasing recycling rates from 15% currently up to 60%. — The world produces 25 million tons of solid waste per day and grows by 4% every year, resulting in an exponential increase in disposal problems. The most recurrent is the leakage of methane gas that emanates from the landfill sites. Feeding methane –a potent greenhouse gas as 50 times more potent than CO©÷- into a pipeline can eliminate it by generating electricity while reducing carbon emissions. Waste collection can be improved with solutions such as composting (stabilizing food wastes and converting into a fertilizer). Community based projects generate power from both garbage bags collected and burning; additionally, biogas which produces renewable electricity from food scraps and animal manure is collected. A practical solution to these disposal problems would be to automate landfill site infrastructure at the end-of-life to avoid leaching of harmful greenhouse gases for environment operator and odor for nearby residents. We should use advanced tools like artificial neural network ¡¯s (ANN) techniques to automate landfill site infrastructure at the — The piles of waste accumulate faster in the slums which in turn creates a dirtier environment. This creates a negative human consequence because developing countries experience an increase of illness related to these accumulating piles of waste; as well as children being injured while going through the process of collecting and burning these piles of trash, also known as open dumps. The problem occurring from current waste collection and disposal processes is that there is insufficient investment made by developed countries to push for cleaner cities in developing nations. There needs to be a whole new way environmentally friendly way for waste to be collected and managed that does not somehow cause the lack of accurate and strict accountability for those executed tasks. This can begin by starting to make more thoughtful choices when consuming goods cheep goods produced overseas at home using these unethical practices, or moving into more environmentally aware models such as recycling both paper products and plastic products at home. — There are a few reasons as to why developed countries find this problem difficult to solve: The first one is a financial one. Research has shown that developing countries like India face significant waste disposal problems mostly due to the simple fact that they don¡¯t know how or have the means for a sustainable waste management plan. In developed countries, on the other hand, people generally use landfills and recycling centers that are in-expensive and well connected because they have better infrastructure. The second reason can be found in perceptions. Most of the time when people think of someone who needs help these days it is usually an African child starving in Ethiopia or Asia with clothes being passed out by an aid agency but anyone can be impacted by uncontrolled waste disposal issues anytime anywhere regardless of their socio-economic status which is why trash should get just as much attention as poorer parts of society do. Finally the last reason, which is probably most often ignored, is simple neglect. neglect is arguably the biggest issue. |
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Hi, Seyedmohammadmahan Mir Nasiri!
This is your mentor, Yoon.
Thank you for introducing the waste collecting and disposal processes in developing countries. Your article is very informative with abundant explanation. Your writing is convincing as you included reliable sources to support the point made in your article.
Your writing could be even better if you added subtitles to each section you divided.
Great job on writing the free report.
I am looking forward to reading your following report!
Posted 08-01-2023 13:53
Hello, this is your mentor Minkyung.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on waste collecting and disposal processes in developing countries. One of the biggest obstacles that they are facing in protecting the environment, as you mentioned, is the financial struggle they are facing. Developed countries should be the ones to develop strategies to help developing countries develop in a more sustainable and eco-friendly way.
Also, I will make sure to include this report as your December free report!
I'll be looking forward to your next report :)
Posted 01-01-2023 21:42
please include it as [December free report]
Posted 01-01-2023 12:20