Sh i f ti ng Basel i nes

I nf ormati on
- The basel i ne or our
vi ewpoi nt of what we consi der
an accept abl e amount of wast e
t hrown out has shi f t ed t o a
l arger amount . M ost of our
generat i on doesn't k now t he
ef fect s of wast e di sposal .
- I n 1960, t here were 88.1
mi l l i ons t ons of t he t ot al M SW
generat i on and i n 2013 t here
was 254.1 mi l l i on t ons (EPA,
2015).
- Wast e-f i l l ed oceans are bei ng
cal l ed a nat ural phenomenon.
- Peopl e who have seen t he
change or are more educat ed
k now t hat t here has been a
drast i c i ncrease and educat i ng
more peopl e can l ead t o
hopef ul l y rest ori ng our pl anet .
Ot herwi se, our envi ronment
and heal t h wi l l cont i nue bei ng
negat i vel y af fect ed.
- The basel i ne needs t o be
shi f t ed back t o where wast e
i sn't consi dered accept abl e.

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Cal l to A cti on
To hel p , you can st art by doi ng t he
basi cs whi ch are reduci ng , reusi ng
and recycl i ng your wast e, you can
al so spread awareness about why i t
i s so i mport ant t hat we manage
wast e properl y .

Ref erences
EPA . (2016). What's the Problem?
Retrieved from
https:/ / www3.epa.gov/ region9/
animalwaste/ problem.html# pagetop
McAllister, L. (2013). The Human and
Enviromental Effects of E-Waste.
Retrieved from
http:/ / www.prb.org/ Publications/
Articles/ 2013/ e-waste.aspx
Perlman, H. (2015). Water Use;
Wastewater Treatment. Retrieved from
http:/ / water.usgs.gov/ edu/ wuww.html
Toxic Action Center. (2014). The
Problems with Waste. Retrieved from
http:/ / www.toxicsaction.org/
problems-and-solutions/ waste
[Drawing of hands holding]. Retrieved
fromhttp:/ / www.dragoart.com/ tuts/ 7180/
1/ 1/ how-to-draw-holding-hands.htm
[Pie chart of types of waste]. Retrieved
from http:/ / www.compostheaven.com/
kitchen-waste-composting.html
[Zero waste facility]. Retrieved from
http:/ / netzerowasteabbotsford.com/
abbotsford-compost-facility/

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Wh at i s w aste and w h y i s i t a probl em?

Wast e : (noun) Anyt hi ng i ncl udi ng of food, cl ot hes, pl ast i c bot t l es and your
ol d t oys t hat you have di sposed of

Wast e : A probl em because we produce t oo much of i t whi ch harms our envi ronment s by
rel easi ng t oxi ns i nt o our ai r and wat er, t herefore ef fect i ng t he wi l dl i fe and our heal t h
Env i ronmental I mpacts of
Waste
-

Landf i l l s gi ve of f harmf ul
gases and odor s t hat pol l ut e
t he ai r (Toxi c Act i on
Cent er,2014)
Harm t o f i sh and wi l dl i fe
popul at i ons (USGS, 2015)
Cont ami nat i on of dri nk i ng
wat er (USGS, 2015)

Wh at are some Potenti al Sol uti ons?

Some sol ut i ons i ncl ude of
-

(Zero Wast e) reduci ng t he vol ume and

t oxi ci t y of our garbage (Toxi c Act i on
Cent er,2014)

? Reduci ng needl ess consumpt i on,

mi ni mi zi ng wast e, maxi mi zi ng
recycl i ng, and manuf act uri ng product s
t hat can be i nt ent i onal l y reused,
repai red, or recycl ed back i nt o t he

Heal th I mpacts of Waste

-

Di gest i ve, neurol ogi cal ,

respi rat ory, and bone
probl ems (Lucy M cAl l i st er,

market pl ace.? (Toxi c Act i on

Zero wast e f aci l i t y

Possi bl e Ef f ecti v eness of

th ese Sol uti ons

Cent er,2014)

- These sol ut i ons are qui t e new

and have not showed l ong t erm
ef fect s due t o t he f act t hat t here
i s st i l l a vast amount of peopl e
not recycl i ng, reusi ng and

2013)
Respi rat ory i l l nesses and at
ri sk of l ead poi soni ng (Lucy
M cAl l i st er, 2013)
Bi rt h defect s i ncrease i n
communi t i es surroundi ng
l andf i l l s. (Toxi c Act i on
Cent er,2014)

reduci ng t hei r wast e; however,

we are hopef ul t hat t hese
sol ut i ons wi l l become more
ef fect i ve i n rever si ng damage t o
our Eart h .
Types of Wast e