Traditional Form of Disposal for Solid Waste

Jul 25

The trash collected from our homes is composed of a wide variety of familiar materials. Each year we dispose of paper, newspaper, cardboard, clothing, food waste, glass, metal, disposable tableware, plastics and an endless variety of other types of solid waste.
Here are some traditional form of disposal;

Open Dumping. Solid waste is compacted and dump in a dump site. Open dump site are discouraged but until now people seem to mind its dangers and effects on one's health and environment.
Sanitary Landfill. Solid waste is compacted and buried in huge open pit. each day a layer of soil is pushed over the most recently dumped material to encourage decomposition, reduce unpleasant odors, and to contain the material to keep it from being scattered.
Incineration. Solid waste can be incinerated. A variety of types of incinerators exists, including cement kilns, boilers, furnaces, and commercial incinerators.
Ocean Dumping. When near enough to the ocean, solid waste can be collected, loaded into barges, and taken into offshore dump sites.

Our ability to solve our solid waste disposal problems may depend on recycling, or the ability to convert many of disposable items into reusable materials.