Zero waste: an innovation for less polluting emission processes, resource management practices and policies

• Autorzy: Ekanem C. H. , Ekanem H. E. , Eyenaka F. D. , Isaiah E. A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The rising levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Earth‟s atmosphere have the potential to cause changes in our climate. Some of these emission increases can be traced directly to solid waste. Landfills are among the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and methane, the key GHGs. Thus, effective mitigation of these emissions through formalization of waste reduction into the waste management system to reduce land filling could provide environmental benefits of reducing the adverse impacts of climate change. This paper therefore proposes waste prevention and recycling-jointly referred to as waste reduction as better and most potent strategies for the management of solid waste and for reducing greenhouse gases and calls on both the government and private agencies to check or control the increasing pollution or abuse of the environment by enforcing compliance with the laid out Policies, Pronouncements, Regulations and enacted Legislation especially in the developing countries. The study concludes that by choosing to prevent waste and recycle, less waste will be generated, the need for landfill will be minimal, energy demand will decrease, fewer fossil fuels will be burned and less methane and carbon dioxide will be emitted to the atmosphere which helps to curb climate change.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

waste reduction; innovation; pollution; emission process; resource management; management practice; management policy; greenhouse gas; climate change; municipal solid waste; biodegradation

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: International Letters of Natural Sciences
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 05
• Opis fizyczny: p.1-15,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Ekanem C. H.

• Department of Physics, College of Education, Afaha Nsit, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

autor

Ekanem H. E.

• Crown Law Firm, Uyo, Nigeria

autor

Eyenaka F. D.

• Department of Physics, College of Education, Afaha Nsit, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

autor

Isaiah E. A.

• Department of Physics, College of Arts and Science, Nung Ukim, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

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