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Part 1 Organized: THE CHALLENGE: The Global Waste Context -80 percent of the world's people and 40 % of the world's livestock live in developing countries -50% + live of people live in cities -1/3 of world urban population lives below poverty: $2/day Types of wastes -Waste: Anything discarded (non air and non liquid) -By-products: material that can be re-utilized from the source - never enters waste cycle -Governements tend to define waste as anything that is discarded (ie put out for collection). -Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): institutional commercial, residential, small - scale industrial wates - only about 20% of the total waste Other wastes that require management - medical, livestock, large-scal industrial, construction/demolition debris, ashes... MSW Contribution -Developed countries (HIGH INCOME): 1.0Bb, 1.4 mm tonnes/day, 1.4kg/capita/day -Developing countries (MIDDLE INCOME): 3.0BB, 2.4mm tonnes/day, 0.8kg capita/day -Developing countries (LOW INCOME): 2.4 BB, 1.4mm tonnes/day, 0.6kg capita/day MSW Service -Developed countries (HIGH INCOME): collection 100%, sanitary landfill 50%, recycling 50% -Developing countries (MIDDLE INCOME): collection 60%, sanitary landfill 30%, recycling 20% -Developing countries (LOW INCOME): collection 40%, sanitary landfill 5%, recycling 30% *low income countries recycle because they have to Trends -40 years ago there was virtually no safe disposal. Streams and oceans were clogged. Now all disposal is considered safe. Meeting the Challenge (The Opportunity): Hoping to inspire us to have a balanced life: quiet our thoughts, not be analytical, be in the moment. Policies define our dreams; regulations set minimum standards [one might add, they frame what counts as a problem, and what counts as something we feel we simply have to put up with] Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2010 2010 -> America and the west indies, papers relating to the english colonies in 2010 -> Lonsdale Christian Learning Center January 2015 2010 -> Newsletter title: The Riot! Subtitle Issue 14, October 2007 Subtitle 2010 -> First light or last things? Share with your friends:
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