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Our Own Garbage is Smothering Us
December 29 2017

Our Own Garbage is Smothering Us

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In spite of breakthrough technologies that enable us to dispose of waste safely and efficiently, transform discarded materials into a variety of practical energy sources, along with robust community and business initiatives to recycle household and electronic waste — we are drowning in garbage. The Washington Post’s Kevin Sieff describes the global garbage dilemma in detail in his November 20, 2017, article: “The World is Drowning in Ever-Growing Mounds of Garbage.”

Click on the link below to read the entire article:

washingtonpost.com

Following are some takeaway points from the article:

  • Lagos Nigeria, Africa’s largest city (population, 21-million) transports its garbage to a huge dump in the center of the city. Residents and commuters must cope with the smell of burning trash.

     

  • Across the globe, we produce more than a billion tons of garbage annually.

     

  • Barges transport approximately 3600 tons of trash in New York’s Hudson River every day.

     

  • The World Bank estimates that by 2025 (just a few years away), cities worldwide will produce enough refuse to fill a 3100-mile line of garbage trucks every single day.

     

  • In Africa, unsanitary disposal of garbage contributes to epidemics of a host of deadly diseases including malaria, yellow fever and Lassa fever. Some of these diseases are carried by mosquitoes; others are spread by the urine and feces of rodents due to poor sanitation.

More Quick Facts about Garbage

  • Approximately ⅓ of all food for human consumption gets tossed out; that comes to about 1.3-billion tons worldwide.

     

  • Fruits, vegetables, roots and tubers are the foods most often thrown out.

     

  • Every year wealthy countries throw out about as much food (222-million metric tons) as is produced in sub-Saharan Africa (230-million tons).

     

  • Per capita waste in Europe and North America – at 95-115 kg per year – is more than 12 times the rate of 6-11 kg per year for individuals who live in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.  

Additional Reading:

“Can Technology Help Tackle the World’s Waste Crisis?”
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35279854

“The Stench of Garbage Crisis Returns to Lebanon.”
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/12/lebanon-garbage-crisis-burning-health-risks.html

For information on the safe disposal of solid waste material, please contact us.

 

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Since 1989, HSA Golden has provided environmental engineering and consulting services to clients all over the world. Our practice areas include solid and hazardous waste management, waste-to-energy, site development engineering, environmental due diligence, and litigation support, among others. From governmental agencies and multinational, publicly traded corporations to smaller, single-office real estate and legal firms, we are proud of not only the relationships we have built, but also of the trust that our clients place in us.

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