Hazardous Waste

Paper Summary:

The paper lists the environmental impacts of solid waste from domestic and commercial activities of humans. The paper discusses peoples' failure to adapt to environmental limitations and therefore suggests that a changed environment approach should start with the education of the population. The paper further proposes that the actions of environment protection be legally enforced and made compulsory while also appealing to the social duty of each and every one of us.

Outline:
The Problem
Factors
Humans' Implications
The Current Solution
The Proposed Solution
The Required Support

From the Paper:

"At a global level, one out of five people do not have access to fresh water; the numbers are expected to increase. Out of the entire resources of fresh water, 40 percent are no longer drinkable. The United States only has 4 percent of their initial forests. The United States consumes 30 percent of the global resources allocated per year; at this rate, we would need five planets just to get by (Leonard, 2008). However, we only have one planet, but since we are simply trashing it, we need to come up with a better plan to preserve the environment."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Leonard, A., 2008, The Story of Stuff, http://storyofstuff.ethicalbrand.org/, last accessed on July 10, 2008
• January 10, 2000, Impact of Solid Waste, Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council, http://www.ceroi.net/reports/johannesburg/csoe/html/nonjava/Waste/solid/Impact.htm last accessed on July 10, 2008
• 1997-2008, Garbage - How Can My Community Reduce Waste?, The Annenberg Media http://www.learner.org/interactives/garbage/solidwaste.html last accessed on July 10, 2008
• 2007, Solid Waste, EduGreen, http://www.edugreen.teri.res.in/EXPLORE/solwaste/soliwaste.htm last accessed on July 10, 2008
• 2007, Spokane Regional Solid Waste System, http://www.solidwaste.org last accessed on July 10, 2008

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