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DUMPING DUMP WHAT IS ILLEGAL DUMPING?Illegal dumping is disposal of waste in an unpermitted area. It is also referred to as open dumping, fly dumping and midnight dumping because materials are often dumped in open areas from vehicles along roadsides and late at night. Illegally dumped wastes are primarily non hazardous materials that are dumped to avoid either disposal. These materials typically includeConstruction and demolition waste such as drywall, roofing shingles, lumber, bricks, concrete and siding.Abandoned automobiles, auto parts and scrap tires.

ILLEGAL RUBBISH DUMPS

WHO ILLEGALLY DUMPS WASTE?It is difficult to profile a typical illegal dumper. However offenders can include:-Construction, demolition, remodeling, roofing or landscaping contractors.Waste management companies or general hauling contractors.Operators or transfer stations or junkyards.Automobile repair or tire shops.Scrap collectors.Local residents and do-it-yourselfers.

WHY IS ILLEGAL DUMPING A PROBLEM?The health risk associated with illegal dumping are significant. Areas used for illegal dumping may be easily accessible to people, especially children who are vulnerable to the physical and chemical hazards posed by wastes. Rodents, insects, and other vermin attracted to dump sites may also pose health risk. Dump sites with scrap tires provide an ideal breeding ground for mosquitos which can multiply 100 times faster than normal in the warm, stagnant water standing in the scrap tire casings. Severe illnesses including encephalitis and dengue fever have been attributed to disease- carrying mosquitoes originating from scrap tire piles. In addition countless neighborhoods have been evacuated and property damage has been significant because of dump sites that caught fire, either by spontaneous combustion or more commonly by arson. Illegal dumping can impact proper drainage of runoff, making areas more susceptible to flooding when wastes block ravines, creeks, culverts and drainage basins. In rural areas open burning at dump sites can cause forest fires and severe erosion as fire burn away trees and undergrowth. Dumping activities in such areas can also have a negative impact on plants and wildlife. Additionally runoff from dump sites containing chemicals may contaminate wells and surface water used as source of drinking water.DEVELOPING A PREVENTION PROGRAMAny illegal dumping prevention program must address the contributing factors in the area where it is implemented. However successful programs are founded onLeadership and support by local officialsCooperation among authorities, communities and industryAn integrated approachPublicizing success

LANDFILLA landfill site is a site for the disposal of waste material by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. It is also known as tip, dump, rubbish dump or dumping ground. Landfills have been the most common methods of organized waste disposal and remain so in many places around the world. Some landfills are also used for waste management purposes, such as the temporary storage, consolidation and transfer or processing of waste material (sorting, treatment, recycling.)

SOME LANDFILLS AREAS

GARBAGE PROBLEM IN GOAThe tiny west Indian state of Goa is drowning in garbage-almost literally. If you live in Goas villages, chances are you burn your garbage in your backyard. Or worse, load it into your car and take it to one of cities or to a national highway to furtively dump it. And if you live in a city, the town municipality piles it into overflowing trucks to dump it in one of the nearby villages. The government, in short, has no concrete garbage disposal policy.

Matters came to head when the wall of a dump in Curca, a village about 10 km from the capital Panaji, crashed after a deluge on July 24 2005. This caused the garbage to flow into the village, and has led to outrage in villages across the state. The message: Not in my backyard.

The municipality trucks try, nonetheless, to sneak into villages to dump the garbage. But they are now met by militant villagers who puncture the tyres and even beat up the drivers and send them packing. On one occasion in Revora, a north Goa village, the villagers rounded on municipal and police authorities even injuring them-after garbage from Panaji was brought in and off-loaded in their village.Recently, Goan celebrities, including got together in Panaji to voice their grievances against the governments attitude. They were particularly concerned about the cultural programs planned on Panajis Miramar beach on the sidelines of the 36th International Film Festival of India. These events generate loads of garbage. Not surprisingly while the government changed the venue to avoid traffic problems, the garbage problem-especially the plastic bottles and biodegradable garbage from food stalls-has been completely ignored. Goans have increased the pressure on the government and are taking steps to tackle the problem in on their own. Villages all over Goa have formed Citizens Action Committees-the latest being in Bastora, a village in South Goa-to prevent dumping of garbage in their areas. Some individuals and colonies have set up their own vermicomposting plants. Patricia Pinto led the way by setting up a plant which takes cares of 25 kg of garbage from nearby houses everyday in her residence. Citizens have also stated segregating garbage.

The pity of the matter is that Goa is so tiny (at 3,705 sq km) that it needs only one or two garbage dumps and a solid waste management system to process and deal with the garbage. Black Gown stitched with plastic garbage bagsWell known fashion designer Wendell Rondricks, who has been at the forefront of the campaign for a proper waste management policy says, The frequent change of government in Goa has put governance on the backburner. Peoples problems become secondary as politicians plot to defect and pull a government down. In the ongoing Blenders Pride fashion tour, Wendell shocked audience by bringing garbage onto the ramp, so to speak. In my white collection, I designed a black gown with plastic garbage bags stitched on to it. He was hoping to shame the government into doing something.

PLASTIC BOTTELES CAN BE RESE AS

WAYS TO SAVE MOTHER EARTHToday many governments and organizations are trying to clean up the environment. Agenda 21 was adopted by many countries in 1992. It is a clean up plan that encourages people to reduce, reuse and recycle. More and more people are using reusable bags and containers and long life bulbs and tires. Recycled aluminum cans and glass are made into new products. Companies are looking into ways to use recycled materials and reduce the weight and volume of packaging. Offices are recycling paper, saving trees and money. Manufacturers instating waste reduction changes, reducing not only trash but saving in waste disposal costs.Today garbage pollution is a major problem for peoples health and the world economy and increasing volumes of garbage is shrinking precious living space. Work should be done to reduce and remove garbage, and enforce garbage removal laws. Governments, industries, organizations and individuals need to come together urgently to stop this mounting crisis and save Mother Earth.Thank You