The Problem Of Waste Management

The negative environmental issues can’t be stopped, however they can be reduced. There are several solutions to waste problems but the first step is to reduce the amount being

Although many people lack concern over the removal of their garbage, as modern sanitation systems leave almost no trace of it whatsoever to the common individual; however, as the collected data supports, garbage poses a significant threat to the global environment, as pollution causes damaging consequences around the globe.

When reducing waste materials, businesses could sometimes have issues with that because the businesses big ideas may require a lot of materials and they may not use it all but if the material is not provided then the idea would not be fulfilled. The impact of the businesses reducing waste in the future it would be a cycle we will be use to and the nations would be echo friendly towards the earth.

Companies that have gone green have gained profits. Recycling has become a multimillion dollar industry in a lot of countries. When looking at America’s statistics in recycling it shows

Environmentalists are keen to highlight links between waste management in businesses, global climate change and weather. Business' who manufacture, distribute and/or use products have been attributing to global warming, all processes expel greenhouse gasses which have major repercussions on the planet.

America disposes millions of dollars in unsold and out of date food yearly. In fact, four billion tons of food is produced annually, and on average $165 billion of that is wasted (Frasz). Between grocery stores, restaurants, and personal households this total can add up rapidly. Society frequently complains about the unemployed, sick, and poor not having ends meet. However, Americans often contradict themselves by allowing this process of waste to continue daily. These wasted products could be beneficial in numerous ways. For example, donating to charity, food banks, or farmers for animal feed and compost are just a few ideas we could consider other than just throwing our leftovers out. Other countries, such as France are finally starting to counteract against this worldwide situation and the United States should follow in line. America should be implementing techniques to solve this excessive waste problem before the issue becomes out hand.

Ace Scavenger Service began its journey as a small, family owned trash hauling business in 1894. The family business was passed to Dean Buntrock in 1956. Buntrock had the foresight to begin consolidating small trash companies into one large company. He started with the merger of his firm with two other smaller firms in 1968 and created Waste Management, Inc. In 1971, Waste Management, Inc. had its initial public offering and used those proceeds, and some questionable business practices, to take over their competitors. It was a great time to be in the garbage business as throwaway items and containers began to become more and more common and the trash business was also

This company has implemented so many different methods for going green, therefore I will be only discussing two as follows; the first strategy is a slogan that is being used by the organization on a regular basis called by the name; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. All the stores that the company has have taken the initiative to reduce the impact we as human beings create on the earth by reducing paper by going paper less, composting, using vegetable based inks etc. Reuse- this is done by reusing materials whenever it becomes possible. The company provides the use of reusable grocery bags to its customers, new stores are constructed with reclaimed wood and bricks and also the installation of rain water collection systems to reuse rain water for non-consumable purposes is being practiced. Recycle- this is done through the utilization of the delivery trucks which backhauls waste to regional facilities where it is turned into compost and donated to community gardens or stores. Other methods of recycling is done by replacing disposable batteries with rechargeable ones, using recycled paper with a high percentage of post-consumer waste

The world population is around 7 billion people and every person produces about 4.4 pounds of waste per day. More people will lead to the increase of wastes products and then will increase the risk of environmental issues. Today, the world able to recycle only 30% of waste products. According to Environmental Protection Agency “Approximately 55% of 220 million tons of waste generated each year in the United States ends up in one of the over 3,500 landfills. Municipal solid waste landfills are the second-largest source of human-related methane emissions in the United States, accounting for approximately 22 percent of these emissions in 2008”

The faculty, staff and students at Ames University are committed to being at a zero waste and emissions by the end of 2025. To that end, Ames University, has requested that M-Global’s Department of Environmental Health, conduct a waste management and energy audit at their campus in Garner, North Carolina. This audit was prompted by a speech that the school’s president heard while attending a conference at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. The speaker, a DuPont representative, stated that new DuPont factories in Asia have almost reached the corporate goal of zero waste and emissions.

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

Waste Management, Inc., incorporated in 1968, had become a leader in the industry of waste management services ranging from industrial operations to curbside collection. This company had become synonymous with many different kinds of disposal services that allowed for the company to grow and grow with a solid base over the course of twenty-eight years. Finally in 1996, the company reported total assets of almost $20 billion with net income close to $200 million. However, even with this growth and solid base, the company was feeling competitive pressures and net income was on the decline.

My main concern about waste disposal is toward poverty. In every society, for it to work effectively the waste disposal has to be handled properly. The lack of proper waste disposal can contribute for the underdevelopment of the community. For instance, in poorer community that does not have resources to dispose of the trash properly create a series of problems. For example, when there are a lot of trashes in a community, it will prevent investors to invest in a community, the housing market, schools and stores will decline, in consequence the houses will loose its value. This will create a ripple effect because people will start immigrating toward a better place where it is much cleaner. Families will try to move to a better place where their kids can have a better future. I ask myself who wants to live in a dirty environment? I hope nobody. That’s why I believe that the government should help the poorest communities about the ways to handle waste disposal, and better educate them about recycling.

Waste has been cataloged as a discrepancy within the system. This means that generators of wastes have created and designed a series of mistaken processes. According to Connet (n.d.), “Waste is the evidence that we are doing something wrong” (p. 1). Therefore, there is more beyond the concept of waste and its generation. It is not only the approach of how to dispose the waste or how to develop modern advance technologies that at some extent diminish wastes, but to reduce the levels of consumerism and to develop a closed loop as in electrical engineering, where the current (wastes) is not allow to move outside the loop. For Connet (n.d.) “instead of trying to become more sophisticated about getting rid of waste, we have to stop buying things we do not need, and industries have to stop making things, which cannot be reuse in some way” (p. 1). Certainly, there is the need for the industry to focus on product re-designed, in which the product life cycle does not end in disposing or any method that consumes energy for treatment or transformation, but to have a product that can be regenerated as usable and also be viable for substituting as virgin materials.

Disposing of waste cost company a lot of money. The bigger company the bigger bill. Also wasted electricity cost a lot of money. We produce too much waste and we need to reduce this and recycle whatever we can. And let's not forget about environment. Much of our waste ends up in landfill sites. As the waste breaks down, it gives off carbon emissions, which is bad for the environment. By reducing waste, a business can reduce its carbon footprint, which will help to decrease the negative impact that the business has on the environment.