Today waste driven primarily by human or commercial sources continues to have a huge impact of the environment. Whether that is nondegradable micro plastic components ingested by marine animals found in today’s oceans or toxic byproducts such as nuclear waste continues to need urgent solutions. Solutions that address the continued need for ever expanding and in some cases toxic landfills across the global.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Industrial waste is defined as waste generated by manufacturing or industrial processes. Industrial waste falls into 3 categories: Chemical, Solid and Toxic waste.
The primary industries generating the vast majority of industrial waste range from the Paper / Printing industry, construction industry to metal al manufacturing and the Petroleum refining industry. Industrial waste products include organic constituents, oil solvents, heavy metals, sludge, paint waste, scrape metals, masonry, concrete etc.
PLASTIC WASTE
In recent years plastic waste has generated a great deal of newspaper headlines, investigative reports, scientific research and clean up initiatives. The reason is simple. While plastic can be found in most modern day appliances, TV’s cars, airplanes etc., the disposal of plastic has become a global issues threatening the planets oceans (research indicates that there will be more plastic than fish in the planets oceans by 2050), marine life, and also creates significant greenhouse gas emissions throughout the various stages of plastic production, logistics and disposal.
Other links:
https://cleanstreets.westminster.gov.uk/plastic-waste-complete-guide/#3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYPy5vNHsio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyF9MxlcItw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_fUpP-hq3A
