Recycling and Trash in Rural Areas
Recycling and trash is not a problem that has newly been raised in society. Trash, recycling and its removal has been in history for centuries. As long as humans in society consume, there will be the remainder of something that humans see as trash. Society holds a different perspective on trash and recycling that varies from society, culture, tradition and way of life. A matter of perspective of some incidents review that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure and if one wastes not, they want not. Rural trash pickup is limited in the state of Iowa for numerous reasons that will be discussed within this project, as well as how rural individuals deal with no trash pickup. The heated argument of some of
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Burning waste in a burn barrel is legal in some circumstances, but open dumping and burning accumulated piles is not. It is never permissible to place a burn pile or trash barrel within the county right of way. Recycling is also more difficult because pick up is not available in all rural areas,” Prior to purchase of the property of 8 acres, the event of trash was placed in a perspective that it was possible for a trash route. However, the county line of Clinton County is indeed where the trash pick-up ends. That line is less than ¼ mile away from our residence. The city of address is Lowden, Iowa. Their landfill is full and has taken the option to send their waste to another landfill. There is no rural service for Cedar County in our section of the county. The actions of waste management are solely the responsibility of the property owner and there is a limited amount of space to store trash.
In the event of problem solving the trash, it has been a solution to store that which could not be burned into trash bins each sorted to the type. Those items consist of tin cans, glass, batteries, light bulbs, milk jugs, and margarine bowls. It is understandable that milk jugs and margarine bowls would indeed burn, but the hardened plastic once it is melted still is a solid waste that must be dealt with in the end in the ashes. Not only, but the toxics that are released into the air when those items burn is and has been questioned.
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However this costs for many workers to work,and this results in tons of unnecessary landfill each year.Purchasing bins and hiring staff will cost money to state.
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.)
MILLERSBURG — Among the bags and boxes of recyclables overflowing from and surrounding the bins at Holmes County's former children's home were discarded toys, furniture and trash.
Heather Roger claims our current garbage disposal methods are short term and etiquette. Rogers’s position is clear that we need to minimize the use of landfills and create better means to discard trash. In supporting Rogers’s environment views I think that we need to create a more economic and environmental friendly garbage disposal system. Heather Rogers and Lars Eighner both acknowledge the issue with society’s throwaway mentality. Eighner proves that we throw away perfectly working stuff, having survived off others discarded materials. Eighner argues against excessive waste we create but does not have any prospected solutions. Whereas Rogers acknowledges the obvious need to minimize our consumption of waste but argues the need
In the late 19th century, the wave of imperialism touched the shores of Taiwan. The island became a colony of Japan and remained under Japanese rule for 50 years, during which time it evolved from a traditional society into a modern society. At the end of World War II in 1945, Taiwan was liberated from colonial rule. Since then, the island has experienced an economic miracle and introduced political democracy achievements that have attracted the world's attention.
The area of Yellowstone National Park has a long history of inhabitants, even before it became the nation’s first national park. In the area now known as Yellowstone National Park, wolves were once very prominent. However due to westward expansion in the 1800s, agriculture began to increase. This led to the wolves that once thrived in this area to being practically completely removed. The increase in agriculture in this region led to a lot of the wolves’ prey becoming reduced or eliminated. Since the wolves had a decrease in prey, the wolves began to prey on domestic animals, which then resulted in humans eliminating the wolves almost completely. By the 1930s the wolf was eliminated from the area. This was before people had an understanding of how ecosystems work and the interrelation of species. Now that the wolves were gone, elk then became overpopulated. A lot of the vegetation began to disappear as well due to the overgrazing of the elk. However after about a 70-year absence, in 1995 the wolves were carefully brought back to Yellowstone. When they brought the wolves back to the park, there was not just an effect on one species or one area but rather they affected the entire ecosystem of the area. I will discuss their effects on areas such elk, beaver colonies, scavengers, aspen trees, willow trees and cottonwood trees.
In Minnesota, it is illegal to dispose of yard and tree waste in the garbage, including your rental dumpster. Please, click here (http://www.hennepin.us/green-disposal-guide/items/yard-tree-waste) for your available options for yard and tree waste.
To finalize, I want to repeat some of the reason to follow The Harris County Garbage Ordinance 301. Complying with this ordinance will help our neighborhood to be cleaner, and will help us to have a better life quality. It is important to recognize that different types of garbage, organic, non-organic, recyclable and non-recyclable, need to be set in the proper containers and taker to the right places. This is achieved with the colored garbage bins. This bein will make our garbage classification task really easy. Additionally, this practice, the garbage classification, will set us at the same level
Individuals dealing with medical waste stream management in my immediate area concur that incineration of medical and biomedical waste is the safest, most expedient and economically feasible method. While visionary discretion should be mandated at the most primary level, the vision must take into account immediate applicable processes then progressing to academic scrutiny of national and global applications based on organized research. A review of literature was conducted on existing scholarly articles, in order to ascertain the relevance of approaches to provide a sound perspective of the necessary considerations in developing a management system that can be adjusted and
“Trash shall be stored in accordance with county health regulations within the Unit or the trash sheds designated for such storage. Trash shall not be set out for collection prior to the night before such date of collection and empty containers shall be returned to the proper place of storage immediately after collection.”
Many people say that recycling is a waste of time or that they just don't have the time.”Yes it’s popular in affluent neighborhoods like Park Slope in Brooklyn and in cities like San Francisco, but residents of Bryon and Houston don't have the same fervor for sorting garbage in their spare time’(“The Reign of Recycling”). The world needs more people to recycle no matter where they live. It seems that even if more people have started recycling things have not changed much.”While it’s true that the recycling message has reached more people than ever, when it come down to the bottom line,both economically and environmentally, not much has changed at all”(“The Reign of Recycling”). People need to work harder to make a change that will account to something. The goals are being set higher and higher but with little success. ”While politicians set higher and higher goals, the national rate of recycling has stagnated in recent years”(“The Reign of Recycling”). This rate has ceased to flow. If something changes how people feel about recycling then the nation may be able to meet its
Illegal dumping is the disposal of waste or trash in areas other than permitted disposal sites. Forms of illegal dumping and litter include disposing of empty cans in a forest, pouring factory waste down a storm sewer, placing furniture along a back property line, dropping a bag of grass trimmings in an open field, and discarding cigarette butts on the side of the road. The many forms of illegal dumping translate to high costs for the environment and to society to clean up the waste. Dumping also violates the rights of land owners and society because of tax money spent cleaning up or restoring the site of dumping. Trash and waste decrease the property value and natural appeal of public and
The U.S. Geological Survey registered the Tohoku Earthquake as a megathrust earthquake.4 Being the largest and most powerful type of earthquake, a megathrust earthquake is one that occurs in a subduction zone, an area where one of the earth’s tectonic plates sinks under another (Fig. 2). Although it takes hundreds of years for a megathrust earthquake to start, they are particularly devastating because they deform the ocean floor, resulting in a tsunami.4,5
In Tallassee, Alabama, there is a landfill. This is not just a small-town dump, this is one of the largest landfills in the state of Alabama. In fact, according to the Huffington Post, "around 4:00 a.m. most mornings, a processional of trash-transporting semis thunder over old local bridges" to drop off their first loads.
The thought of mandatory recycling in Indiana is a very important subject because there are numerous benefits that come from this. The Environmental Protection Agency states the benefits of recycling are less garbage in landfills, more available natural resources for generations in the future, decreased greenhouse gasses and pollution, and the emergence of new jobs in the industry. The large amounts of waste in landfills contribute to the growing amount of pollution in the air. All of these factors have a positive impact on the environment, which makes the thought of mandatory recycling even more significant.