San Francisco Waste Management

I don't think I should recive a fine just because I throw old food in the garbage. No Recycling Laws for Gatesburg states that, "Americans already recycle at a high rate, which is around 95% of lead-acid batteries and 70% of steel cans and newspapers." Which I personally think is wonderful. So why force people to do even more? Many people will be so used to doing things one way, that if you make it a law to do it another you are setting them up to break the law and be fined. And I don't think that is fair at all. Not only would it be unfair to fine people for not composting or recycling, but it would also increase taxes to pay for all of the services and personnel as stated in paragraph two of No Recycling Laws for Gatesburg. Therefor I do not agree with the Going Green for Gatesburg flyer. I beleive they have the best intentions but I don't think any community is ready for laws requiering citizens to compost or recycle. Maybe at some point in the future it will be as good idea, but as of right now I do not think it

In a 48-hour period, I produced close to 4 5-gallon trash bags full of both recyclable and non-recyclable items. My recyclables such as paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum items are likely to end up being recycled. And my non-recyclables are more likely to end up in a landfill. However, the food scraps I threw into a compost bin are likely to end up as fertilizer for soil at the Dartmouth Organic Farm. In addition, although I did not record any trash to be de facto, I am sure that I most likely abandoned bits of paper, which are probably left at the site of abandonment.

Americans have yet to face the unnerving reality of the fact that “in 2008 only 7.1% of the 30.05 million tons of plastic waste in America was recycled” (Linn). This low percentage is shocking, outrageous, and should terrify the American public, but this number can change. Recycling is not just a feel good experience; it is a way to help save energy, space, and money. However, with the enormous amount of trash being thrown out each year, landfills are increasing in size creating numerous issues. The staggering amount of waste increases greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming and building up dangerous toxins that sink underground into our soil and water, overflows into wildlife habitats and oceans, and costs a large amount of money to remove. By fining residents who incorrectly dispose of recyclable goods, implementing recycling as a requirement in educational institutions and other business and residential settings, categorizing the

Recycling has many benefits not only for the environment, but for the city as well. Financially, it will bring in millions for the city, as it did for Phoenix, Arizona. As the saying goes, "you have to spend money to make money." Everyone in the city does not have money to spend on recycling bins. In order to recycle properly, you must have the right bins for whatever it is you are recycling. Paper must go with paper in the blue bin, etc. If everything is not in order then you would be

In 2012, Americans generated about 251 million tons of trash and recycled and composted almost 87 million tons of this material (“Municipal Solid Waste”). There are many ways to end our environmental crisis, such as reducing our amount of trash, recycling items, and reusing other items.

The Environmental Protection Agency released the ‘Advancing Sustaining Materials Management: 2014 Fact Sheet’ in November of 2016 and Americans produce 4.4 pounds of trash every single day.

As the Gale Encyclopedia says, "Composting is the process of arranging and manipulating organic wastes so that they are gradually broken down, or decomposed by soil microorganisms and animals."(Blashfield, Jean F.). Instead of throwing away kitchen and yard waste individuals and communities should start compost piles and facilities. The compost can be used as fertilizer for plants, and aid in replacement of eroding top soil. Every year approximately 1.3 billion tons of food waste is produced ("Food Waste Facts."). The amount of food waste could easily be reduced. Beside composting, we can encourage people to shop responsibly and keep in mind how much food they really need. While an individual's impact on the total amount of organic waste seems useless and small compared to the total amount thrown away each year, the effects are cumulative. If more and more individuals start composting these materials, the amount of useable waste sent to landfills will slowly

The people of America throw away more trash than any other society in the world! America consumes 80 percent of our planet's resources, even though we make up only 20 percent of the world's population (Cooper 267). The average person throws away 4.3 pounds of trash each day. That's about 30 pounds per week and 120 pounds per month! (“Reduce and Reuse” 1). Americans throw away too much - that's the bottom line (Cooper 265). There is a garbage crisis in America and “the only part of the anti-waste message that has taken hold to any noticeable degree is the call to recycle” (Cooper 267). Our country's issues on trash and recycling go hand in hand. America produces too much trash, and the environment is suffering. There is some effort

Policy options such as boycotting plastic water bottles, recycling all cans, paper, metal, plastic. More options such as, using reusable shopping bags, having rechargeable batteries, purchasing items made from recycled products, and buy items packaged in recycled cartons or with less packaging are all great ideas as well. A study from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shows, “California generated 74.9 million tons of waste in 2014. This corresponds to an estimated 37.1 million tons of material that was source-reduced, recycled, or composted in California in 2014.”. This is evidence that California and the laws that correspond with recycling are functioning at a high level.

For now, the San Francisco waste deviation rate is 80 percent. Some policies that are attempting to implement this idea include RecycleWhere and Zero Waste Signmaker. RecycleWhere will give the citizens of San Francisco the accessibility to recycle numerous products” (Department of the City and County of San Francisco, 2017). ZeroWaste Signmaker allows “San Francisco residents can make their own compost, recycling, and landfill signs for their home or business” (Department of the City and County of San Francisco, 2017). According to the department of the City and County of San Francisco (2017), San Francisco wishes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from the amount in 1990 by 2017.

In 2012, Americans generated about 251 million tons of trash and recycled and composted almost 87 million tons of this material (“Municipal Solid Waste”). There are many ways to end our environmental crisis, such as reducing our amount of trash, recycling items, and reusing other items.

What happens to garbage once it leaves your house? It is either burned, buried, or recycled. However, the method that is leaving the greatest impact on nature is the burying of trash in landfills. Turns out, 55 percent of all trash ends up getting piled into landfills and left there. In 2006, Americans generated 251 million tons of garbage; 35 percent of that garbage came from schools and other commercial locations.Luckily, there is an easy way for schools to reduce their carbon footprint: composting. Schools should require uneaten food to be composted because it reduces the amount of trash in landfills, greenhouse gases, and the use of chemical fertilizers. In the paragraphs to follow I will explain to you the benefits of schools requiring uneaten food to be composted.

In 2010, Americans produced about 250 million tons of garbage and only 34 percent was recycled. Littering may be small, but when it accumulates it can become a serious issue, which nowadays unfortunately already exists. There’s numerous amounts of negative impacts caused by this matter that not everyone is aware of. These ramifications not only impact the people itself, but animals and environments as well. In addition, this incident has enough power to contribute to other pollution types that exist as well. For example: an article by the Chicago Tribune from 2011, called “Chicago River cleanup required”, states that because of all the waste in the waterways, approximately $72 million will be needed to disinfect these waterways. As any bad

Overall curbside recycling if a fairly simple and affordable form of recycling. One of the drawbacks of it however stems in the lack of knowledge and agreement that people have for curbside recycling. This is mostly because curbside recycling is mainly utilized in large cities, private communities, and within states in which it is mandated to be used. This is an issue because many states do not mandate curbside recycling and people are left uninformed of this effective form of recycling. "A Massachusetts statewide phone survey revealed that people who did not consistently recycle any of four target materials examined in the study were significantly less likely to agree that recycling is good for society than were more avid recyclers (McKenzie-Mohr)".

Some states are doing more than others to help control the amount of food being thrown out. The state of Massachusetts placed a ban in October. It stated if an institution has one ton of waste a month they are not allowed to put in in a landfill (Axelrad). Although, this ban might not have been a good idea because these institutions do not know where to put their waste. They could put their trash on the streets for the public to see. This ban could make institutions pay more because they do not know where to put their waste and they have to find somewhere to put the trash so the waste is not on the streets (Axelrad). This means there will be boxes and bags of trash all over the streets. Some people hope that this new ban will make new ideas for waste