One way that you can work to reduce the environmental impact of your waste is by disposing of your waste in an ethical and responsible manner. A simple way to do this is by using a professional waste disposal service from a waste management company that respects the environment. As a professional waste management company, we understand that our actions and our services have the potential to negatively impact the planet and the environment around us.
We understand that as a professional waste management company, we have a responsibility to minimise any harmful effects that may occur as a result of our activities. As such we take steps to prevent or minimise any negative effects that our actions may have on the environment and the planet. If you would like to read more information about our commitment to the environment, you can do so by reading our environmental policy.
This link will take you to our policies, insurance and professional certification page. Over our years of experience, we have three accreditations. Two from the International Organisation for Standardisation and one accreditation from the British Standards Institution. Also, we have over 50 years of industry experience. Using our many years of experience and our innovative expertise; we can provide you with a high quality waste disposal solution to dispose of your waste, such as our WEEE waste service or our waste management service for hazardous waste.
Our friendly and dedicated team of waste management experts will be happy to assist you with your enquiry and provide you with additional information regarding our numerous waste disposal services. So if you have any questions regarding the management or disposal of waste, please get in touch with our team today. Food Waste In Landfill When food waste is sent to landfill, it decomposes.
As it decomposes it releases methane gas. As an example, health impacts of improperly managed e-waste are described on Figure 7. Waste that is not properly managed — especially excreta and other liquid and solid waste from households and the community — is a serious health hazard and leads to the spread of infectious diseases.
For example, skin and blood infections result from direct contact with waste and from infected wounds; eye and respiratory infections result from exposure to infected dust, especially during landfill operations; different diseases result from the bites of animals feeding on waste; intestinal infections are transmitted by flies feeding on waste; and certain chemicals, if released untreated e.
Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits that humans freely gain from the natural environment and from properly functioning ecosystems including e. Collectively, these benefits are becoming known as 'ecosystem services' and are integral to the provisioning of clean drinking water, clean air and the natural pollination of crops and other plants, among many other services. We can even think of the decomposition of waste, especially organic waste, as an ecosystem service.
Human and ecosystem health can be adversely affected by all forms of waste, from its generation to its disposal. Over the years, waste and waste management responses have impacted on ecosystem health and human well-being. For example, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems have been affected by nutrient pollution and chemical toxins and irrigation with wastewater has damaged the soil and health of local populations [ Ref 7 ].
Hazardous substances may enter the soil as water trickles from contaminated sites leaching chemicals, fertilisers or pesticides. Contaminated soil can damage flora and fauna directly and also indirectly by releasing toxic components into the food chain. Ingesting, inhaling or touching contaminated soil may have a serious adverse impact on humans and animals. Precipitation or surface water seeping through waste will absorb hazardous components from landfills, agricultural areas, feedlots, etc.
Industrial and household discharges including also for example private medical waste are also a major factor affecting the quality of water. This all may lead to changes in the chemistry of water, with major effects on the ecosystem and the food chain.
The contamination of surface and groundwater may cause damage to wetlands and their ability to support healthy ecosystems and control flooding. Contaminants may also enter the food chain through fish and shellfish and accumulate when eaten by other animals. Contaminated groundwater also poses a great health risk, as it is often used for drinking, bathing and recreation, as well as in agricultural and industrial activities.
Philippines - Reducing water pollution through better solid waste management. SAI of Philippines has conducted various waste-related audits with environmental and health issues that inadequate waste management practices may cause particularly in mind. Untreated wastewater and the dumping of garbage had brought along problems such as the clogging of waterways and prolonged flooding, waterborne diseases, floating garbage and unpleasant odour.
While progress was observed in some areas of the project, problems appeared prevailing or worsening in others and water quality had only marginally improved.
Making improvements to the solid waste management system and achieving greater involvement of concerned citizens were among recommendations made by the SAI of Philippines to the Environmental Management Bureau. Marine pollution constitutes a significant threat to marine life, fisheries, mangroves, coral reefs and costal zones.
As plastic materials degrade slowly, they can remain drifting in oceans for years, even decades, and form entire islands of debris. Plastic may also transport other hazardous waste, such as POPs, with long-term effects on the environment. Marine pollution also includes oil spills, discharges of oily waste from ships and untreated sewage. The marine plastic issue is an important challenge for mankind to address Figure 8. Some ecosystems, like the marine and coastal ones, can be severely affected by poor management of waste, or by littering.
Marine litter is a growing concern, and not only for aesthetic reasons: entanglement and ingestion constitute severe threats to many marine species. Waste impacts the environment indirectly as well. Whatever is not recycled or recovered from waste represents a loss of raw material and other inputs used in the chain, i.
Environmental impacts in the life-cycle chain are significantly larger than those in the waste management phases alone. Directly or indirectly, waste affects our health and well-being in many ways: methane gases contribute to climate change, air pollutants are released into the atmosphere, freshwater sources are contaminated, crops are grown in contaminated soil and fish ingest toxic chemicals, subsequently ending up on our dinner plates….
Illegal activities such as illegal dumping, burning or exports also play a part, but it is difficult to estimate the full extent of such activities, or of their impacts. Waste also represents an economic loss and burden to our society.
Labour and the other inputs land, energy, etc. Moreover, waste management costs money. Creating an infrastructure for collecting, sorting and recycling is costly, but once in place, recycling can generate revenues and create jobs.
There is also a global dimension to waste, linked to our exports and imports. What we consume and produce in Europe could generate waste elsewhere. And in some instances, it actually becomes a good traded across borders, both legally and illegally.
What if we could use waste as a resource and thereby scale down the demand for extraction of new resources? Extracting fewer materials and using existing resources would help avert some of the impacts created along the chain. In this context, unused waste also represents a potential loss. The roadmap also highlights the need to ensure high-quality recycling, eliminate landfilling, limit energy recovery to non-recyclable materials, and stop illegal shipments of waste.
And it is possible to achieve these things. In many countries, kitchen and gardening waste constitutes the biggest fraction of municipal solid waste. This type of waste, when collected separately, can be turned into an energy source or fertiliser.
Anaerobic digestion is a waste treatment method that involves submitting bio-waste to a biological decomposition process similar to the one in landfills, but under controlled conditions. Anaerobic digestion produces biogas and residual material, which in turn can be used as fertiliser, like compost.
An EEA study from looked at the potential gains from better management of municipal waste. Its findings are striking. Improved management of municipal waste between and resulted in significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions, mainly attributable to lower methane emissions from landfill and emissions avoided through recycling. Moving up the waste hierarchy offers environmental gains, even for countries with high recycling and recovery rates. Unfortunately, our current production and consumption systems do not offer many incentives for preventing and reducing waste.
Moving up the waste hierarchy requires a joint effort by all the parties concerned: consumers, producers, policymakers, local authorities, waste treatment facilities, etc. Consumers willing to sort their household waste can only recycle if the infrastructure for collecting their sorted waste is in place. The opposite also holds true; municipalities can recycle an increasing share only if households sort their waste.
Ultimately, whether waste will constitute a problem or a resource all depends on how we manage it. Software updated on 09 November from version Code for developers.
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