Maurício Coelho

The way we treat our solid waste

Environment

Sumary

• Definition• Who does it affect?• What is being made about it?• What could be a solution?

Definition

• Waste, rubbish, trash, junk or garbage;

• Unwanted or undesired material;– Solid wastes are any discarded or

abandoned materials.

Who does it affect?

• A majority of our waste ends up spreading itself around the globe;– Wind, water or human.

• Accidental– Products falling off a shipping container in the

middle of the ocean.

What is being made about it?

• State government and city hall are working together;– Reduce garbage on the streets.– Preventing the proliferation of Aedes aegypti

and other diseases.

What could be a solution?

• Recycling and reuse programs– Increasing recycling incentives for companies

and consumers. • Selective waste collection;

References

• http://www.toxicsaction.org/problems-and-solutions/waste

• http://greenlivingideas.com/2015/04/24/how-our-trash-affects-the-whole-planet/

• https://www.reference.com/science/garbage-affect-environment-f923e4a92430750f#

• http://g1.globo.com/pa/para/noticia/2016/07/operacao-flagra-descarte-irregular-de-lixo-e-apreende-carrocas-em-belem.html