The GoGreen Initiative provides an opportunity for Gatesburg to manage waste disposal in an environmentally conscientious and cost efficient manner. While the proposal has been criticized, the requirements are minimal, the costs necessary, and there will be no loss of personal privacy.
With the GoGreen Initiative, Gatesburg will be able to reduce 90% of landfill waste over the next five years, extending the life of the current landfill, as well as all future landfills, in the county. By shifting waste disposal methods from a single dumpsite, to sorted sites focused on recycling, composting, and disposal, Gatesburg will not only protect the environment, but also take the first steps toward reducing waste disposal costs.
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Additionally, by following the example of Phoenix, Arizona, Gatesburg can make a profit on some of the waste that is currently going into landfills.
The implementation will not be easy though, and the detractors of the initiative have legitimate concerns. Creating new waste management sites and hiring staff for management and enforcement will require extensive upfront commitments of money and time. However, the costs and adjustments will pass, once the program is established and the community becomes familiar with the requirements.
One issue that will not change is privacy. However, in Gatesburg and throughout the country, there is no current expectation of privacy for trash bins once placed on the street to be picked up by waste management services. As such, inspection of trash bins by city personnel does not constitute a change to existing expectations of privacy.
The GatesburgGoGreen Initiative represents a shared commitment to protecting the environment, being financially conservative, and planning for the growth of the city. No change of this size and scope is easy or without cost, but the benefits serve the best interest of everyone in our
The hole point of "Going Green for Gatesburg" is to reduce the amount of waste we add to the county, by the 90% over the next five years.
Municipal solid wastes are leftovers made by the population such as food, plastic bottles, household wares and many more. These items referred by most as “the garage” or “trash”. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2015) In the early 1900’s, incinerators were used to burn waste however by the Mid-20th century, lawmakers enacted the first government regulations in an attempt to address increasing concerns about the environmental impact of unregulated waste management practices. With the first waste management legislation being passed in 1965, brought along the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, thus bringing us into a new world of waste management.(Vault, n.d.)
Both articles discuss a different point of view on recycling. The writer of Going Green for Gatesburg wants to reduce the amount of waste added to the country landfill by 90%. The writer of No Recycling Laws for Gatesburg thinks recyling is a good for the enviroment but also opposes the idea because of the extreme and unnecessary laws that will follow.
The benefits of a cleaner environment, more income for the city of Gatesburg, and healthier lifestyle for how we discard our garbage are all for a positive outcome. If the city of Gatesburg has any sense for it's future generations and environment they will come to agree with, "Going Green for Gatesburg." It is important that we conserve what we have so that we do not continue to destroy
Going Green for Gatesburg idea is the right decision to make if there is any hope of saving the environment from the natural disaster of the human race. With making your own compost and recycling the way that's explained in the text, you can redue the amount of waste added to landfills by 90% over the next five years, you'll save moeny in the long run, you won't have to open an entirely new landfill, and you will vastly improve upon the environment.
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is suffering due to the absence of consideration from local sewer treatment plants. The Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment plant is one of the dozen companies who are responsible for polluting the river delta. Luckily, the pollution by discourteous companies is coming to a halt. A significant public works project is in play, which will enable a much healthier ecosystem for organisms.
There are many waste disposal units set up in Sydney in public areas and in individual’s households.
In Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, privately owned land once stood as one of the most hazardous waste sites in the United States. This site known as the Helen Kramer Landfill included 66-acres of waste, 11 acres of unfavorably conditioned vegetation, and no onsite residents. Prior to the early 1960’s, Helen Keller landfill was a sand and gravel excavation operation, but soon began to incorporate the disposal of waste material for about a decade. After the landfill received numerous inspections and notices between 1971 and 1977, the owner Helen Kramer was informed to cease operation of the landfill. As New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection reports indicated and area residents stated, “sporadic chemical
When big name brand CSR got involved in waste management and planned to develop a dump site in Werribee they underestimated the backlash that would come, in the process of trying to control the fire they made several PR fiascos. One of the mistakes CSR made when they unveiled the landfill proposal was attempting to disguise the risk factors in hopes that it would create passivity within the community. In their proposal, they summarised that the landfill would be protected by a double clay liner and a leachate collection system, would be state of the art and most importantly would be monitored and regulated by the EPA. In response to this members of the Werribee community highlighted the dangers the landfill would create, these risks included fires, spillages and dust storms that could cross contaminate crops. As a large farming community the crops were an essential source of revenue for the local economy, it would also put the tourism industry under threat. The landfill presented economic, environmental and social risk factors and CSR failed to take the community 's concerns seriously (van Moorst 2001).
On the proposal to go green. The gatesburg Go Green: Invites all citizens to partisipate on recycling, and to add more landfill by almost 90% for over the years to come.The citizens should have three trashcans,and althoulgh Purchasing bins and hiring staff will cost money and can be chalenging. It will be for a good cause. The goal is to have less trash and more land for the next generation and to reduce trash.
When food waste rots, the waste attracts rodents which soon poses as a health hazard. It then releases methane which converts to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. With urban farms, landfills could be reduced by turning food waste into soil and energy. Allen did this by, going to local stores and made deals to instruct the employees to dump their produce and trimmings in buckets he provided and would pick up a few days a week to prevent it from going to landfills. To look at the big picture, if more urban businesses cooperate, all of their food waste could be turned into soil rather than rot and contribute to global warming.
Welcome to K.A.S.S, we have a Hawaii like landform. We chose this location because it is environmentally sound. Our climate is pretty mild and warm. We have about 1500 people population. We have a recycling center, to reduce the amount of waste being put in our landfill. The population of our cites is large because it is well liked. We don’t have any chemicals in our landfill like system. We have a sewage power plant that discards of our trash in a safe way and we reuse it in any way possible. We also have a another way to dispose of our waste that kind of works like a landfill.
The State of New York faces many environmental hazards, some of which include carbon emission, air pollutants, lead, or other toxic chemicals. According to NYC Mayor’s office of Sustainability, New York generates approximately 14 million tons of waste and recyclables each year. Sad to say, many toxic disposal and storage facilities (TDSF) are built in low-income neighborhood with lower-valued homes because these residing have less purchasing and political power to fight against it. In addition homeowners are responsible for a large percentage of toxic chemicals into the environment since they are required to use more energy. Facilities or locations for collecting household hazards waste, facilities for collecting non-manifested waste such as universal waste, sanitary landfills and trucks emit pollution and
In our city, we use vacuum operated tubes that are located underground to collect trash in homes and businesses. There are different waste pipes for mixed, organic, and paper waste. The trash is temporarily stored by the waste pipe until the next emptying cycle. Next, the trash is transported along the pipelines into containers at the waste station. When the containers are full, they are sent away for further processing. It is divided into three different groups, one for composting, another for reusable materials, and the other is sent to the landfill. The system is remotely monitored and controlled by operators at the waste station. The major types of waste our city generates are organic and paper waste. Organic waste is used for composting. Organic waste is sent to the compost site so they can turn the waste into rich soil. Also, our city generates lots of paper waste. Paper is always recycled. Paper that is contaminated referring to chemicals or other noxious compounds will not be recycled. The paper that will be reused is sent to the recycling center, where it is packed, graded, put into bales and sent to the paper mill. At the mill, all the paper is stored in a
Waste-to-nearby facilities have already proved to be a great investment on land.2 The facilities provide financial and environment benefits to the communities