As of now, which country generates the largest volume of waste?

Waste Generation in East

Asia and Pacific Region

China

The Rest

What constitutes municipal solid waste (MSW)?

What is the volume (in tonnes) of municipal waste generated globally per

year?

X 216 million X 7 million X 216

1.3 BILLION TONNES

WASTE GENERATION IN

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

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WASTE GENERATION AND DISPOSAL

Waste generation and

disposal

Nature

Groundwater pollution

Loss of biodiversity

Society

Widening social distances

Social inequality

Wellbeing

Interaction of waste and

other hazards

Economy

High cost of waste

management

What happens after we toss the green tea into the rubbish bin?

The Frogs Have Stopped Croaking Bangalore, India

NATURE: *BUZZ TIME* • What is 1 environmental impact resulting from the increase in

waste and its disposal?

1. Problem What is the problem?

2. Cause Factor that create the problem?

4. Impact on compass point What is the magnitude of severity ?

5. How does it interact with other compass points?

Groundwater Pollution

Leakage on slopes of landfills

Pollution of surrounding water bodies Increase in pH and toxicity of water. Unsuitable living conditions

Society: River Cauvery Shortage of potable water

UB CITY, BANGALORE – SILICON VALLEY OF INDIA

Widening ‘Social

Distances’ phenomena

Interactive social distance:

• Frequency and intensity

of interaction between 2

groups

Normative social distance:

• Views on who is

included/excluded

SOCIAL

Social Inequality

• Who bears the burden?

• What types of social inequality?

• Employment [0.00 – 1.26]

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/tv/tvshows/getreal/dirty-

business-of/961002.html)

SINGAPORE’S TOTAL WASTE GENERATION/DAY

Key Questions How does Singapore dispose our waste? What are the economic costs? Is it sustainable?

1. How does Singapore dispose our waste?

COLLECTION INCINERATION LANDFILLS

2. What are the economic costs?

3. Is our current waste management system sustainable?