Evolution of Solid Waste

Management
Chapter 1
Improving
Scientific 01 02 03
Methods For Large amounts of
data generated on
toxics
Lack of a uniform
Basis of Data
Interpretation
Goal is to understand
the effects of very
small quantities of

Interpretation toxic components on

the environment

of Data
• Issues
• Whether household hazardous waste contaminates
the municipal waste management unit
• Whether certain wastes should be relocated to
highly controlled waste management units
• Which products are more hazardous
• How consumer will store hazardous discards until
they are picked up
• Who will set up and operate the special waste
management units

Identification of Hazardous and Toxic

Consumer Products requiring special
Waste Management
 Improvements demanded are
costlier than traditional
methods
Paying for
Improved
Increased costs have to be paid
Waste by the generators
Management
Units How is the cost of waste disposal
presented to the consumer
Issues When is the consumer asked to pay
Who pays for long term maintenance
Designating Units difficult to place in urban environments

Land Viewed as

Disposal • Open dumps

• Odorous

Units at or • Dripping garbage collection trucks

Urban centers generate greatest waste

near Large
Urban Issues
• Identifying environmentally acceptable land areas
Centers • Preserving lands for intended use
Establishing Trained set of managers required
to develop and operate expanded
and and improved management units

Maintaining
More qualified Develop required
Managers to Goal human resources

develop and
operate waste Who will train managers
management Issues
Cost of Training
Standards applies during
units interim period (training
period)
 Multi billion dollar industry can
only be supported by public

Future Reduce environmental and

Challenges economic burden
and • Consumption habits in a society need to
be changed
Opportunities • Volume of solid wastes need to be
reduced at source
• Landfills have to be made safer
• New technologies have to be developed