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Waste Management – Why YOU should care!

Waste management is a puzzle to most people, but whether you run a small office or own a large scale company it is a topic you should be actively researching. Waste management is everyone’s responsibility.

Mention waste management to most people and they either don’t have a clue what you are talking about, or they really aren’t interested! It just sounds a load of rubbish, what do you care what other people do with stuff they don’t want?

However, once you start delving into what waste management is all about, then you
realise there’s a whole cycle of events going on and that it’s quite an
interesting and relevant topic to find out more about.

The basics of waste management

There are various aspects to waste management these include; monitoring, collection, transportation, processing, and disposal or recycling. When carried out properly, waste
management is an efficient and extremely environmentally friendly option and in
today’s world is something every conscientious company should acknowledge
responsibility for.

The Stages of waste management

Monitoring

In the first instance the  environment service is concerned with monitoring; this is to identify the type  of waste produced and in what quantity. With this information, they can then evaluate the processes they need to put into place to reduce the amount of
waste produced. Records are kept to see if methods put into place are working
and, if not, strategies can be changed and re-examined to make their
implementations more efficient.

Collection

Once the waste has been monitored and assessed it is time for the collection process. Skip bins and containers have to be emptied before they become too full for prevention of overspill. The amount of waste produced will dictate the size and number of containers
required and the frequency of collections. There are different containers for
each type of waste, some free standing, some specially designed onto the back
of vehicles, drums for hazardous liquid waste, tanks for acid or caustic waste,
collection bins for e-waste as well as bulk bins and skip bins for construction
site waste.

Transportation

Next in the cycle is organising the transportation of all waste products collected. Specially designed waste vehicles make scheduled collections and are responsible for safely transporting  waste to the landfill or treatment sites, where it will be treated and then
processed for recycling. Vehicles must meet safety standards and require a
license for this purpose, as waste can be a health hazard and even dangerous if
not handled correctly. Drivers and personnel connected with the transportation
are required to have the necessary training and experience to deal with any
potential danger.

Processing

Once the waste has been collected, it needs to be processed. This involves separating the waste collected, treating it and then packaging the raw materials and sending the
recyclable material to the various factories that are all part of the
designated procedure. Materials that can’t be recycled will be transported to a
landfill, and liquid and hazardous wastes will be disposed of safely.

Waste management is a puzzle to most people, but whether you run a small office or a large scale company it is a topic you should be researching actively.

Waste management is everyone’s responsibility.

2 Responses to Waste Management – Why YOU should care!

1. Jill says:

   October 18, 2011 at 10:00 am

   I have spent lots of time searching and finally I have found it. This is a really useful blog post. Thank you.

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2. Steve Jones says:

   October 18, 2011 at 12:02 pm

   Hit the nail on the head – waste management is everyones responsibility, it is great to see a waste company coming out and talking about this in such detail. Nice post!

   Reply