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Chapter 22 Solid Waste/ Recycling Section 01 Section 02 Section 03 Section 04

Video: The Big Bang PLAY VIDEO

Core Case Study: Love Canal — There Is No “Away” Between 1842-1953, Hooker Chemical sealed multiple chemical wastes into steel drums and dumped them into an old canal excavation (Love Canal). In 1953, the canal was filled and sold to Niagara Falls school board for $1. The company inserted a disclaimer denying liability for the wastes.

Love Canal PLAY VIDEO

Core Case Study: Love Canal — There Is No “Away” In 1957, Hooker Chemical warned the school not to disturb the site because of the toxic waste. In 1959 an elementary school, playing fields and homes were built disrupting the clay cap covering the wastes. In 1976, residents complained of chemical smells and chemical burns from the site.

Core Case Study: Love Canal — There Is No “Away” President Jimmy Carter declared Love Canal a federal disaster area. The area was abandoned in 1980 (left). Figure 22-1

Core Case Study: Love Canal — There Is No “Away” It still is a controversy as to how much the chemicals at Love Canal injured or caused disease to the residents. Love Canal sparked creation of the Superfund law, (CERCLA)which forced polluters to pay for cleaning up abandoned toxic waste dumps.

WASTING RESOURCES Solid waste: any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or gas. Municipal solid waste (MSW): produce directly from homes. Industrial solid waste: produced indirectly by industries that supply people with goods and services. Hazardous (toxic) waste: threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic, chemically active, corrosive or flammable.

WASTING RESOURCES Solid wastes polluting a river in Jakarta, Indonesia. The man in the boat is looking for items to salvage or sell. Figure 22-3

WASTING RESOURCES The United States produces about a third of the world’s solid waste and buries more than half of it in landfills. About 98.5% is industrial solid waste. The remaining 1.5% is MSW. About 55% of U.S. MSW is dumped into landfills, 30% is recycled or composted, and 15% is burned in incinerators.

Electronic Waste: A Growing Problem E-waste consists of toxic and hazardous waste such as PVC, lead, mercury, and cadmium. The U.S. produces almost half of the world's e-waste but only recycles about 10% of it. Figure 22-4

INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT We can manage the solid wastes we produce and reduce or prevent their production. Figure 22-5

First Priority Second Priority Last Priority Primary Pollution and Waste Prevention Secondary Pollution and Waste Prevention Waste Management • Treat waste to reduce toxicity • Change industrial process to eliminate use of harmful chemicals • Reuse products • Repair products • Incinerate waste • Recycle • Bury waste in landfills • Purchase different products • Compost • Release waste into environment for dispersal or dilution • Buy reusable recyclable products • Use less of a harmful product • Reduce packaging and materials in products Figure 22.5 Integrated waste management: priorities suggested by prominent scientists for dealing with solid waste. To date, these waste-reduction priorities have not been followed in the United States and in most other countries. Instead, most efforts are devoted to waste management (bury it or burn it). QUESTION: Why do most countries not follow these priorities based on sound science? (Data from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. National Academy of Sciences) • Make products that last longer and are recyclable, reusable, or easy to repair Fig. 22-5, p. 523

Solutions: Reducing Solid Waste Refuse: to buy items that we really don’t need. Reduce: consume less and live a simpler and less stressful life by practicing simplicity. Reuse: rely more on items that can be used over and over. Repurpose: use something for another purpose instead of throwing it away. Recycle: paper, glass, cans, plastics…and buy items made from recycled materials.

What Can You Do? Solid Waste • Follow the five Rs of resource use: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle. • Ask yourself whether you really need a particular item. • Rent, borrow, or barter goods and services when you can. • Buy things that are reusable, recyclable, or compostable, and be sure to reuse, recycle, and compost them. • Do not use throwaway paper and plastic plates, cups and eating utensils, and other disposable items when reusable or refillable versions are available. Figure 22.6 Individuals matter: ways to save resources and reduce your output of solid waste and pollution. QUESTIONS: Which three of these actions do you think are the most important? Which ones do you do? • Refill and reuse a bottled water container with tap water. • Use e-mail in place of conventional paper mail. • Read newspapers and magazines online. • Buy products in concentrated form whenever possible. Fig. 22-6, p. 524

REUSE Reusing products is an important way to reduce resource use, waste, and pollution in developed countries. Reusing can be hazardous in developing countries for poor who scavenge in open dumps. They can be exposed to toxins or infectious diseases.

How People Reuse Materials Children looking for materials to sell in an open dump near Manila in the Philippines. Figure 22-2

Case Study: Using Refillable Containers Refilling and reusing containers uses fewer resources and less energy, produces less waste, saves money, and creates jobs. In Denmark and Canada’s Price Edward’s Island there is a ban on all beverage containers that cannot be reused. In Finland 95% of soft drink and alcoholic beverages are refillable (Germany 75%).

REUSE Reducing resource waste: energy consumption for different types of 350-ml (12-oz) beverage containers. Figure 22-7

Glass drink bottle, used once Aluminum can, used once Steel can, used once Recycled steel can Glass drink bottle, used once Recycled aluminum can Recycled glass drink bottle Figure 22.7 Reducing resource waste: energy consumption for different types of 350-milliliter (12-fluid ounce) beverage containers. (Data from Argonne National Laboratory) Refillable drink bottle, used 10 times Energy (thousands of kilocalories) Fig. 22-7, p. 525

Solutions: Other Ways to Reuse Things We can use reusable shopping bags, food containers, and shipping pallets, and borrow tools from tool libraries. Many countries in Europe and Asia charge shoppers for plastic bags.

• Buy beverages in refillable glass containers What Can You Do? Reuse • Buy beverages in refillable glass containers instead of cans or throwaway bottles. • Use reusable plastic or metal lunchboxes. • Carry sandwiches and store food in the refrigerator in reusable containers instead of wrapping them in aluminum foil or plastic wrap • Use rechargeable batteries and recycle them when their useful life is over. • Carry groceries and other items in a reusable basket, a canvas or string bag, or a small cart. Figure 22.8 Individuals matter: ways to reuse some of the items you buy. QUESTIONS: Which three of these actions do you think are the most important? Which ones do you do? • Use reusable sponges and washable cloth napkins, dishtowels, and handkerchiefs instead of throwaway paper ones. • Buy used furniture, computers, cars, and other items. • Give or sell items you no longer use to others. Fig. 22-8, p. 526

RECYCLING Primary (closed loop) recycling: materials are turned into new products of the same type. Secondary recycling: materials are converted into different products. Used tires shredded and converted into rubberized road surface. Newspapers transformed into cellulose insulation.

RECYCLING There is a disagreement over whether to mix urban wastes and send them to centralized resource recovery plants or to sort recyclables for collection and sale to manufacturers as raw materials. To promote separation of wastes, 4,000 communities in the U.S. have implemented pay-as-you-throw or fee-per-bag waste collection systems.

RECYCLING Composting biodegradable organic waste mimics nature by recycling plant nutrients to the soil. Recycling paper has a number of environmental (reduction in pollution and deforestation, less energy expenditure) and economic benefits and is easy to do.

RECYCLING Recycling many plastics is chemically and economically difficult. Many plastics are hard to isolate from other wastes. Recovering individual plastic resins does not yield much material. The cost of virgin plastic resins in low than recycled resins due to low fossil fuel costs. There are new technologies that are making plastics biodegradable.

RECYCLING Reuse and recycling are hindered by prices of goods that do not reflect their harmful environmental impacts, too few government subsidies and tax breaks, and price fluctuations.

Trade-Offs Recycling Advantages Disadvantages Reduces air and water pollution Does not save landfill space in areas with ample land Saves energy Reduces mineral demand May lose money for items such as glass and most plastic Reduces greenhouse gas emissions Reduces solid waste production and disposal Reduces profits from landfills and incinerators Figure 22.9 Trade-offs: advantages and disadvantages of recycling solid waste. QUESTION: Which single advantage and which single disadvantage do you think are the most important? Helps protect biodiversity Can save money for items such as paper, metals, and some plastics Source separation is inconvenient for some people Important part of economy Fig. 22-9, p. 529