Landfill At The Upcoming City Council Meeting

In order for environmental change to happen society needs to see the significance of trash. To make sense of that recall a time were you forgot to take the trash out and days later were reminded by the rotten stench? Now multiply the stench of that 1 bag 2 million times. To help you further understand let’s put this in mathematical terms. Let’s say on average 1 garbage bag weighs 20Lbs. that equates to 1bag=20lbs x 2,000,000 = 40 million putrid bags. This equation has opened my eyes. Rogers’s argument that Landfills should be in public places is a good one. Society is sheltered from Landfills: so they are out of sight therefore out of mind. If we can’t see the pollution we can’t change our carbon foot print.

However, the pipes below the lined bottom that are designed to catch leachate, which is the run off of water that passes through the waste and into the soil or underground water, doesn’t always catch all of the toxic substance. The toxins pollute lakes, streams and aquifers. The decomposition of waste also gives off methane and carbon dioxide gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. If not properly vented, it could result in an explosion. Another disadvantage is that the landfill will stay the same size because of the improper mixture of elements for

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

This is problematic and should undeniably be changed, as landfills are huge pollution hazards and should unquestionably have routinely environmental assessments. Landfill proponents followed the letter of the law/regulations however they did not follow the spirit of public participation where they actively consult residents and give them the opportunity to say ‘no’. Residents did express nuance account of the siting process where the proponents used jargon to further sustain the racial and socio-economic divide of the proponents and the resident’s, proponents of the landfill were mostly white and the residents were mostly black, contributing to this divide. As mentioned by the residents the problems concerning public participation are; the

The constitutionality of this tax will pass constitutional muster under Congress’s broad power under the commerce clause. The Supreme Court just recently noted “[o]ur case law firmly establishes Congress’ power to regulate purely local activities that are part of an economic “class of activities” that have a substantial effect on interstate commerce.” The power to regulate landfills by the use of excise taxes where they present environmental and other concerns may well be found within the power of the federal government under the Commerce Clause. Indeed, where the state’s taxes on landfills have found to be discriminatory the power to tax such landfills may rest on the federal government specially where “[f]or the first century of our history, the primary use of the [Commerce] Clause was to preclude the kind of discriminatory state legislation that had once been permissible.” Congress clearly has the power under the Commerce Clause “to regulate activities that substantially affect interstate commerce” and can “regulate purely intrastate activity that is not itself ‘commercial,’ in that it is not produced for sale.” The imposition of an excise tax such as the one proposed here is tantamount to regulation of landfills, which the federal government clearly has the power to do under the Commerce

The Stone’s Throw landfill in Tallassee is causing environmental problems in the community. The landfill has a very unpleasant smell over the whole community. A landfill is a carefully designed structure that isolates trash from the surrounding environment. The Stone’s Throw does not follow the protocol which involves the bottom liner, cells, storm water drainage, a cover and groundwater monitoring stations to establish a well-established landfill. Instead the landfill company looks like they have created a dump where trash is buried and animals often swarm. Dumps provided no environmental protection and are not well established. The community is furious about this issue and have issued complaints to the Environmental Protection Agency. I made trips every weekend to see the landfill and I had to wear a mask every time. I also took samples of water and I observed the community. Unfortunately, this problem has not been solved and still exists.

Considering that most waste is produced by prosperous communities, it is evident that upper-class groups would rather put their trash in someone else’s living space, otherwise known as the NIMBY (not in my backyard) approach (Wright 495, 533). Critics may argue that this is not the case, because their is no substantial proof that governments have authorized the construction of hazardous waste sites specifically based on racial or economic demographics. However, in 1987, the Commission for Racial Justice of the United Church of Christ published an extensive study on environmental racism, discovering that three out of five of the largest commercial toxic waste landfills in the U.S. are located in primarily African American and Hispanic communities, with 40 percent of all hazardous waste disposal running through these factories. Also, around 60 percent of African Americans and Hispanics and almost half of all Asians, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders live in areas with uncontrolled toxic waste sites (Cunningham, Cunningham, and Saigo 462). This evidence concludes that race is one of the most significant factors in determining where specific hazardous waste sites and facilities will be constructed. The government must work to prevent this unfair displacement of trash to preserve fairness for all

Living in Philadelphia, one of the largest and most known cities in America, you see many things going on around you that are just not right. One of the worst things about Philadelphia though is all of the garbage in and around the city. For my research topic I am doing littering as a major problem in my community. I chose this topic because a city that is labeled as so “important” should be taken care of and respected. As the home of the Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross, William Penn, and the stomping grounds for the Founding Fathers we have failed our city as a community.

Lisa Foderaro in her article discusses how the landfills like the valley of ashes are creating

Have you ever wondered where all the trash goes that you throw out? Most of it ends up in landfills, gets burned or ends up on the street. Landfills are the most cost-efficient ways to get rid of trash for places like the United States but at what price. When waste disintegrates in landfills and water passes through the waste, the resulting liquid is called leachate. When leachate run off encounter local rivers and lakes it can contaminate the water and destroy whole eco systems that live in these areas. Landfill gas consists of naturally occurring methane and carbon dioxide, which form inside the landfill as the waste decomposes. As the gases form, pressure builds up inside a landfill, forcing the gases to move. Some of the gases escape through

This is a crucial topic concerning the town of Arkansas City. For example, all waste mainly go to the Ark City landfill which is where all of the city trash is disposed along with at the current rate of waste the landfill has a useful life of fifty years (Broce). Through Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, the trash people, throw away can be reduced. Roughly about half of the garbage that people throw away in their trash cans can be recycling. Then to minimize waste even more in the future a town composed heap can be created in the near future from the food thrown away. Besides, the future of the city's recycling can grow much more. According to Broce, he hopes that someday in the future there will be voluntary curbside recycling. Which is very much similar to modern day trash pickup (Broce). It is always good to have a plan for the future. The idea of curbside recycling in the future is not only a great idea but also a more helpful idea for the people recycling. The more people that start recycling, the sooner this plan will be put into effect. As stated before the three R's are very important in Arkansas City and to the public works director Mr. Broce not to mention that with more time, there will be significant improvements in people's everyday environments like

The city of Gilbane has actualized an arrangement where the sewage of the city is prepared and sold as compost to nearby ranchers, an item generally known as Gilbane Gold. The compost venture makes a sizable income for the city, who has additionally looked to make itself appealing to business through various assessment impetuses. In the relatively recent past, the city has put set up stringent regulations on the measure of overwhelming metals assembling plants placed in Gilbane release into the city's sewage. Z Corp, an organization in Gilbane, has been discharging a more elevated amount of substantial metals into the city's sewage than permitted. As another worker, ought to the specialist David Jackson enlighten the city regarding this? (http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/22240.aspx)

New York City, like most cities across the United Sates utilizes landfills to dispose of their waste. Fresh Kills Landfill opened in 1948 and was only intended to be a temporary landfill used for 20 years, however by 1955 it became the largest landfill in the world as it was turned into New York’s primary dumping ground for the second half of the 20th century. At the peak of operation Fresh Kills was receiving twenty barges carry 650 tons of waste each and every day. In March of 2001 Fresh Kills reached capacity and with the urging of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and local residents it was shut down. That left a big question for the Department of Sanitation as to what to do with New York City and its surrounding boroughs trash? (Fresh Kills Park Alliance)

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 average resident produces seven and a half pounds of garbage every day that is buried down in landfills and litters lands costing a great amount of money. Nowadays, people face no more critical trouble than the need to save the weakening environment, mainly in urban areas, where solid wastes are uselessly dumped. It has been observed that cities have no controlled structure for garbage disposal. Each year, millions of dollars are spent picking up litter and more is thrown away in valuable materials that could be recycled. As humanity develops new technology and equipment, the level of waste increases every day. Due to the fact that there is a huge problem with garbage disposal, government representatives must contribute to resolving