Your Questions About Recycling
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Daniel asks…
Is it possible to reuse/recycle nuclear waste?
If such a thing is possible, is it cost efficient?
The Expert answers:
Read this article:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080821213606.htm
With the cost of storage and control of the waste it may be cost effective to recycle.
Sandra asks…
recycling schemes what waste?
The Expert answers:
Yes a lot are a waste. I have seen people go great lengths to sort out plastic and glass only to see the bin get thrown in with the rest of the trash. I am a big fan of recycling metals. At the very least the trash needs to be run by a magnet to take the steel out.
William asks…
recycling??
when did they make it a law to recycle?
The Expert answers:
The City of Brooklyn Park and the “Hennepin Recycling Group” cities of Crystal, New Hope and Brooklyn Center have entered into a joint powers agreement for administration of the recycling and waste materials management programs for all four cities.
It is the responsibility of each municipality to ensure that the public health and welfare of the community is maintained. By local ordinance and State law, every household, agency, business and facility must have, at a minimum, weekly collection of garbage and refuse from their premises, or provide the city with verifiable proof of an alternative legal disposal practice or waste management program, which must be approved by the city. It is illegal for any individual, company or organization to place garbage or refuse in or on any public or private property without the expressed consent of the public agency or property owner. Proof of such action, known as “illegal dumping”, can result in prosecution and fines.
Sandy asks…
How much waste is recycled in india?
The Expert answers:
India generates approximately 0.1 million tonnes of municipal solid waste everyday, or about 36.5 million tonnes annually! Of this waste, 40% is just paper. In other words, we produce 14.6 million tonnes of waste paper every year!
Waste paper is not just thrown away or used only for wrapping your purchases at the local kirana shop. Globally, recycling of paper is a huge business. There are global exchanges that deal in waste paper and many countries mandate the recycling of paper.
Machines needed for
making recycled paper
Pulping Machine
Multi-stage Washer
Headbox
Felt
Paper Machine
Dryer
Currently, the recovery of waste paper in India is low at 26% compared to say Germany at 80%, Thailand at 45% and China at 38%, according to the Indian Agro & Recycled Paper Mills Association (IARPMA) estimates. Here, it is pertinent to note that recovery means collecting back for reuse, while recycling means producing paper out of recovered waste paper. This means that out of our consumption of 8.3 million tonnes of paper, only about 2 million tonnes is recovered for reuse. Obviously, there are significant opportunities hidden in paper.
Joseph asks…
How to recycle plastics waste, like polythene bags?
The Expert answers:
Use resuseble bags will be better than to recycling plastic waste.
Lizzie asks…
waste and recycle..?
has your local council issued you with food waste bins’..
and if so.. do you think the rise in council tax , will cover the cost of sending someone round to wash them after they have been emptied.. as we cannot line them with bin bags..
i don’t fancy doing it.. would you ?…
hi helen..it is gross..
we have two brown lidded buckets’..
i will be serving up smaller portions from now on..
we do put all peelings onto a compost heap.. but these bins are for cooked waste food..and the council are doing random wheelie bin checks to ensure that waste foods are not put in them..
The Expert answers:
I’ve got 3 different bins, but none of those bins take glass or plastic. I’ve got a mountain of glass bottles and jars and another mountain of plastic bottles that I have to take to the recycling centre.
I’m paying more for my council tax, yet I’m having to do the work that the binmen used to do?! I don’t understand it.
Thomas asks…
Questions on waste and recycling?
1 Explain why you think the treatment of prescribed or hazardous wastes needs to be closely monitored?
2. As you know Australia has large amounts or uranium which we are selling to Russia and India. One of the aspects of the sale is being negotiated, which is that we in australia are being asked to store any uranium waste. Many Australians are unhappy about what might happen to the radioactive waste in these countries. It may be dumped into the environment or used to build nuclear weapons. It has been suggested that the nuclear waste should be returned to Australia for storage to ensure it is disposed of correctly
(a) Is Australia in any way responsible for what happens to the waste and why?
(b) How do we ensure that the waste is managed properly?
(c) If it is returned to Australia Would you be happy to support a uranium waste repository (storage facility) in your neighbourhood? why or why not? if not where should it go?
thanks please help!
The Expert answers:
1. The hazardous waste could go back into the environment.
(a)Yes,because since they created the waste they have the responsibility of ensuring that the waste is disposed of properly.
(b)The way that you can ensure that the waste is managed properly is by storing the waste in a facility under the ground made of a special metal that cannot be disintegrated or dissolved by the waste. It will be there for thousands of years but it is controlled in the facility.
(c) No, because the waste can come out of the storage facility and harm people. I would put it in a barren place where nothing particularly lives.
Charles asks…
How widespead is food waste recycling in the U.K.?
i.e. What percentage of councils offer this service?
The Expert answers:
Check out DEFRA’s website:
Info on food wastes
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/topics/kitchen.htm
Statistics on UK Waste:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/waste/index.htm
Household waste recycling, by material: 1997/98-2006/07 England
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/waste/kf/wrkf15.htm
Susan asks…
Why Is It Necessary To Recycle Electronic Waste ?
Why Is It Necessary To Recycle Electronic Waste ?
The Expert answers:
In todays society we need to recycle all of the elements of the universe , all gold /silver/ copper / nickel /platinum/ as were at a shortage and landfills are overcrowded. Space is of the essence.
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