Do Now: Create a list of all the things you have thrown away today? What did you do with your trash? Are you being environmentally friendly?

Aim: How Should We Deal with Solid Waste? Concept 21-2 A sustainable approach to solid waste is first to reduce it, then to reuse or recycle it, and finally to safely dispose of what is left.

We Can Burn or Bury Solid Waste or Produce Less of It Waste Management – Reduce harm, but not amounts Waste Reduction – Use less and focus on reuse, recycle, compost Integrated waste management – Uses a variety of strategies

Integrated Waste Management What happens to the solid waste you produce?

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Integrated Waste Management: Priorities for Dealing with Solid Waste Why do you think most countries do not follow these priorities, even though they are based on reliable science?

Science Focus: Garbology William Rathje: analyzes garbage in landfills Landfills and trash decomposition – Much slower than previously thought Should landfills be exposed to more air and water to hasten decomposition of their wastes? Explain.

We Can Cut Solid Wastes by Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling Waste reduction is based on – Reduce – Reuse – Recycle

We Can Cut Solid Wastes by Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling Six strategies: 1.Redesign manufacturing processes and products to use less material and energy 2.Develop products that are easy to repair, reuse, remanufacture, compost, or recycle 3.Eliminate or reduce unnecessary packaging 4.Use fee-per-bag waste collection systems 5.Establish cradle-to grave responsibility 6.Restructure urban transportation systems

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Summary: Should consumers have to pay for plastic or paper bags at grocery and other stores? Do you support banning all beverage containers that cannot be re-used as Denmark has done?

Which of these actions do you think are the most important and why? Which of these things do you do?