Sunday, March 23, 2008
zero waste vs landfilling
Nowadays, waste became one of the most serious problems all around the world. If waste can be handled correctly, resources can be used more efficiently; otherwise, waste will cause environmental problems and reduce efficiency of resources’ usage. There are two main waste disposal schemes: zero waste and landfilling. They have their own different benefits and shortages. First of all, zero waste means that everything is made from materials that can be recycled, reduced or repaired; while landfilling is simply to find land to store rubbish. From their definitions, we can easily see that zero waste is the better way to solve the waste disposal problem because it turns waste into assert. In other words, we can say that we not only solve the waste disposal problem, but also increase out limited resources. In contrast, landfilling is just throw rubbish away. Besides, landfilling needs a specific land. This is another kind of waste. However, landfilling is still used now because it is the easiest way to solve the waste disposal problem. As a result, it causes a lot of environmental problems, such as the air pollution and the global warming. Therefore, we should reduce landfilling and do our best to find ways to turn waste into a profitable resource.
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Yes, I agreed that land filling is the easiest way to dump the rubbish. The world is moving in the right way. Environmental concern is being shouted everywhere and reducing the usage of un-recyclable materials is being promoted. Hope my country will be able to promote zero waste soon.
Land filling will cause a lot of environmental problems. But it is still the easiest and fastest way to dispose the rubbish, thus many countries still use this way. Hope that zero waste can be extended as soon as possible...
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