22 Management Chapter Objectives This chapter will help students: Summarize and compare the types of waste we generate List the major approaches to managing waste Delineate the scale of the waste dilemma Describe the conventional waste disposal methods: landfills and incineration Evaluate approaches for reducing waste: source reduction, reuse, composting, and recycling Discuss industrial solid waste management and principles of industrial ecology Assess issues in management of hazardous waste Lecture Outline I. Central Case: Transforming Fresh Kills Landfill ’s A. In 2001 the Fresh Kills Landfill, the primary repository of garbage ’s for half a century, closed. B. The plan was to convert the landfill to a public park. It is tis bigger than Central Park, offers panoramic views of the skyline, and is the region’s largest remaining complex of saltwater tidal marshes, freshwater creeks, and wetlands. C. With its only landfill closed, began exporting its waste by barge and railroad. D. Opposition, economic misjudgment, and accusations of favoritism and influence caused problems, and ended up paying truckers exorbitant prices to haul the garbage to five states. E. The sanitation departnt’s budget nearly doubled, and the city had to scale back its recycling program.
22 Management Chapter Objectives This chapter will help students: Summarize and compare the types of waste we generate List the major approaches to managing waste Delineate the scale of the waste dilemma Describe the conventional waste disposal methods: landfills and incineration Evaluate approaches for reducing waste: source reduction, reuse, composting, and recycling Discuss industrial solid waste management and principles of industrial ecology Assess issues in management of hazardous waste Lecture Outline I. Central Case: Transforming ’s Fresh Kills Landfill A. In 2001 the Fresh Kills Landfill, the primary repository of ’s garbage for half a century, closed. B. The plan was to convert the landfill to a public park. It is tis bigger than Central Park, offers panoramic views of the skyline, and is the region’s largest remaining complex of saltwater tidal marshes, freshwater creeks, and wetlands. C. With its only landfill closed, began exporting its waste by barge and railroad. D. Opposition, economic misjudgment, and accusations of favoritism and influence caused problems, and ended up paying truckers exorbitant prices to haul the garbage to five states. E. The sanitation departnt’s budget nearly doubled, and the city had to scale back its recycling program.