Author Question: Suppose your town planned to build a combustion facility or landfill near your home. Outline your ... (Read 232 times)

jman1234 · **on:** Jul 15, 2018

Suppose your town planned to build a combustion facility or landfill near your home. Outline your concerns, and explain your decision to be for or against the site.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How and where does your school dispose of solid waste? E-waste? Is a recycling program in place? How well does it work?

What will be an ideal response?

Bsand8 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 15, 2018

Answer to Question 1

One issue that students should address is how wastes should be handled, not just where they should (not) be placed. While a combustion facility or a landfill might be inappropriate for a particular location, it is necessary to process our wastes. There are additional impacts (e.g., air quality, noise, resource use from transportation) to be considered if wastes are to be transported away from an area because it is too sensitive for use as a disposal or recycling site.

Answer to Question 2

The office to call to have these questions answered is maintenance or physical plant. Typically there is an administrator who is in charge of the buildings and grounds. This office will have made the decisions about recycling, composting, and other solid waste handling.