Waste Collection and Management

Infectious waste is stored in yellow clinical bags, sharps are stored in a sharps container and household waste is stored in black bags. Each of these containers can only be filled up until they are 75% full at which point they must be closed and stored in a separate room prior to collection.

Solid wastes are any abandoned or discarded materials, thus solid wastes can be liquid, solid, semi-solid or containerized gaseous material. The solid waste contains municipal garbage, waste tires, industrial waste, agricultural refuse, toys and furniture, oil and so on. Normally, The Municipal Solid Waste contains four components, which are recycling, composting, disposal and waste to energy. The biggest issue facing Toronto in the near feature would be the solid waste issue because solid waste would cause pollution, land lacks and health problems. The way to address the waste problem would be collaborating with the government through specific method and program such as invented new technology, increase involvement of public engagement and use of geography information system and mathematic model. There are some evidences show that solid waste would be the serious problem. Toronto’s 2015 Vital Signs Report points that “After increases over three years in the amount of residential waste generated (from 799,812 tonnes in 2011 to 815,450 in 2012 and 823,743 in 2013), 2014 saw a small 2.3% decrease from 2013 (to 804,369 tonnes).”(Toronto Foundation, p158). At the meantime, it seems that Toronto issues are getting worse because it is hard to find landfill site, the rising disposal costs relate to landfill and the way that transport the waste to Michigan would cause high transportation cost.

16) Dale Anderson and C Langstan knowingly made, used and caused to be made, a false record and statements to get a false or fraudulent claim for approval of the Landfill permit. [Government," 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(2)]. The Landfill is not 1000 feet from perennial ponds and lakes as required by rule. Other Defendants supported this fraud. It also appears the Defendant is disposing overburden in wetlands in violation of CWA.

Waste Management is a company in North America that provides wastes and environmental services. It was founded back in 1894 by Larry Beck. (Prezi Web) The company headquarter is in Houston, Texas. It is the biggest provider of waste management services in North America. It provides services which include collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal. Waste Management is a developer, operator, and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States.(Reuters Web) It has expanded its operations both technically and geographically, acquiring a host of sophisticated suppliers of trash-to-energy plants, pollution control equipment, and recycling services, while signing contracts with municipalities from Buenos Aires to Hong Kong.(funding Universe Web)

parties considered fairly in the policy? Why or why not? How could the policy be improved?

While driving by Interstate Waste Services facility at 375 US Highway 1 and 9 in Jersey city, New Jersey, I immediately noticed the poverty surrounding the facility. From my observation I would say the yearly median income in that neighborhood is anywhere between eighteen and twenty-five thousand dollars. With such a low income, it is quickly identified that this was a lower class neighborhood. I also noticed many Hispanics or African Americans outside their homes. In my opinion, I believe the facility is located in a lower class neighborhood because with not much money coming from the people who live near the facility, they know that they wouldn’t be able to do much even if they did not want it there. It also allows them to rent/sell the houses for much lower prices so families who are limited with their spending to buy or rent a house will be able to do so on a budget.

Junk van is a waste collection industry based out of Canada and is a small company where in all the employees work virtually. “A waste collection industry is a part of an environmental and facilities service industry.” And have various value chain included such as “transportation, processing, recycling and monitoring of waste material.”

variety of other expense; most notably, the company did not record depletion expense on their

A.O. Coaker ,C.G.Achi, M.K.C. Sridhor, C.J.Donnett(2015) studied the current institutional solid waste management in a Nigerian private institution of higher learning. Using key informant as interview and personal field observations, the waste generation rate, pattern and characterization was made. It was concluded that if all the organic waste streams from the kitchens ,canteens and animal house are utilized for the bioenergy and organic fertilizer and non-biodegradables can be sold in the secondary market and considerable amount of wealth can be recovered

Sustainable development has been a growing concern for the modern day civilization as more people become aware of the fact that our style of living is simply not sustainable for the environment and the entire planet on a global level. This is very much evident in such things as the ozone layer depletion, the growing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and the endangerment of many wildlife species due to loss of habitats. A major concern is the limited amount of fossil fuels. Most of the plastics that we use are derived from fossil fuels and thus more attention is being drawn into recycling of plastics.

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.

Waste management is crucial in American Society. It is crucial because it would save money, decrease pollution, improve the environment and the overall health of the population and future generations. In the 17th and 18th century, waste management was much less than it is today. By the 20th century the availability of newer, cheaper products increased. As the population has increased, so has the amount of waste. The U.S. Industry produces more than 46.7 million tons of hazardous waste each year and the average person creates more than four pounds of waste each day. In essence, America has earned the nickname “The Throw Away Society”. People are not likely to repair things and they just throw them away. People even throw away things that are perfectly good just because it is old or out of style. Landfills are well-engineered facilities that accept solid waste. Landfills are getting filled up by an alarming rate and therefore cities need more land to purchase to dispose of the accumulating waste. They are regulated by the state and local governments which all taxpayers support with their taxes. They are monitored for compliance by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).

Three fundamental conditions are generally present when fraudulent financial reporting occurs which are incentive, opportunity and attitude. There are various factors present at WM that are indicative of each of the three fraud conditions.

There are many different types of solid waste classified according to a variety of criteria, from source to potential hazard. The most basic classifications typically used in solid waste management are municipal solid waste (which includes most of the waste produced by regular and ongoing human activities, including many industrial and institutional waste by products) and non-municipal waste, which includes specific types of industrial waste and certain other non-classified and non-municipal waste products (IDEM, 2001; Sasikumar & Krishna, 2009). A reuse classification is also sometimes used to refer to any waste, regardless of the source, that can be used in the construction of landfills and does not otherwise need to be treated and disposed of in a manner similar to other types of solid waste (IDEM, 2001). Virtually all activities that take place on a significant scale produce some type of solid waste, as an examination of further classification of waste types clearly shows.

Solid waste is the unwanted or useless solid materials generated from combined residential, industrial and commercial activities in a given area. It may be categorised according to its origin (domestic, industrial, commercial, construction or institutional); according to its contents (organic material, glass, metal, plastic paper etc); or according to hazard potential (toxic, non-toxin, flammable, radioactive, infectious etc). Management of solid waste reduces or eliminates adverse impacts on the environment and human health and supports economic development and improved quality of life. A number of processes are involved in effectively managing waste for a municipality. These