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Maurício Coelho
The way we treat our solid waste
Environment
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Sumary
• Definition• Who does it affect?• What is being made about it?• What could be a solution?
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Definition
• Waste, rubbish, trash, junk or garbage;
• Unwanted or undesired material;– Solid wastes are any discarded or
abandoned materials.
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Who does it affect?
• A majority of our waste ends up spreading itself around the globe;– Wind, water or human.
• Accidental– Products falling off a shipping container in the
middle of the ocean.
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What is being made about it?
• State government and city hall are working together;– Reduce garbage on the streets.– Preventing the proliferation of Aedes aegypti
and other diseases.
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What could be a solution?
• Recycling and reuse programs– Increasing recycling incentives for companies
and consumers. • Selective waste collection;
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References
• http://www.toxicsaction.org/problems-and-solutions/waste
• http://greenlivingideas.com/2015/04/24/how-our-trash-affects-the-whole-planet/
• https://www.reference.com/science/garbage-affect-environment-f923e4a92430750f#
• http://g1.globo.com/pa/para/noticia/2016/07/operacao-flagra-descarte-irregular-de-lixo-e-apreende-carrocas-em-belem.html