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Physical and Emerging Hazards: Appropriate
Disposal of Physical Waste
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Physical and Emerging
Hazards: Appropriate Disposal of Physical Waste
Introduction
Most
human activities result in solid wastes which at the end of the day have to be
disposed of. There are a number of solid waste disposal methods which can be
employed to get rid of wastes. Recycling and incineration approaches are some
of the most applied methods in solid waste disposal since they discourage landfill.
Between recycling and incineration, the former is the best approach since it
discourages landfill as well as protecting both human beings and the
environment. Recycling results in benefits such as resource conservation,
reduced pollution, and reduced energy consumption in the mining industry.
Therefore, to effectively manage solid waste, both incineration and recycling
can be relied upon by the local municipal.
Comparing
Incineration and Recycling Waste Management Approaches
Incineration
plays a pivotal role in getting rid of hazards substances which could adversely
affect human health wise. Medical products and used syringes are very harmful
to human health and since it is not practicable to recycle such products due to
blood bone disease, incineration remains the best method through which medical
substances can be disposed of (Dong,
Chi, Zou, Fu, Huang & Ni, 2014). On the same note, recycling of
solid waste has the capacity to improve human and environmental health. Through
recycling of substances like waste steel drums which could act as the breeding
sites for mosquitoes, the environment is made clean and human health is taken
care of.
Incineration
reduces environmental problems to a great extent not only by reducing the
volume of the solid waste on the earth surface but also making them less
harmful to the environment. Through incineration, harmful solid is burned at a
very high temperature which makes them occupy lesser space and their chemical
content is made harmless. Similarly, recycling of used plastics and scrap
metals would help in the reduction of the number of solid wastes on the earth's
surface. In addition recycling of substances like sued papers instead of
throwing them would help conserve resources since there will be no need of
cutting down more trees to provide raw materials for paper manufacturing
industries (Dong et al., 2014).
Contrasting
Incineration and Recycling Waste Management Approaches
Disposal
of solid waste by incineration method if harmful to both human beings and
plants. During incineration process substances like arsenic, dioxin, and
mercury which are harmful to human being are released into the atmosphere (
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