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Waste 2
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Most of the rubbish we produce - about two-thirds of it - goes into landfills. Now, it is that the average UK household produces about one and a half tons of rubbish a year. These figures may not sound alarming, but the UK is geographically small and it all adds up, and there aren't many places where we can dig huge holes and fill them with our rubbish, which is why ever-increasing amounts of waste from western countries are being exported to the developing world. Furthermore, European recycling laws and higher landfill taxes mean that the days of dumping waste into landfill sites are almost at an end.
Landfill is cheap but wasteful and, as we have seen, unsustainable in the long run, whereas burning or incineration is expensive and wasteful. Besides, local communities don't want huge incineration plants in their back yards.
Recycling is considered by many to be the best solution, but it isn't nearly as good as most people think. The recycling process degrades most materials, so that they can only be used in limited ways. Also, many of the products we buy that are as recyclable can only be recycled with great difficulty and at great . Perhaps the best idea is to have reusable packaging, such as returnable bottles and refillable packets.
Landfill is cheap but wasteful and, as we have seen, unsustainable in the long run, whereas burning or incineration is expensive and wasteful. Besides, local communities don't want huge incineration plants in their back yards.
Recycling is considered by many to be the best solution, but it isn't nearly as good as most people think. The recycling process degrades most materials, so that they can only be used in limited ways. Also, many of the products we buy that are as recyclable can only be recycled with great difficulty and at great . Perhaps the best idea is to have reusable packaging, such as returnable bottles and refillable packets.
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