Power corrupts! Power changes people!

[David P]

Power corrupts! Power changes people! Power makes people do things they wouldn't ordinarily do! It's a lot easier to tear things down than to build up!

[Brian Gaff]

Which is why he is now in my kill file. Brian

[David P]

--------------------- Smart animals need a plan! Dumb animals don't!

[David P]

----------------- No such thing as a smart ape! People need a plan because they're so powerful. Too smart and powerful for their own good. Living in La-La Never Never Land. In LLNN Land, the only things on the table are what you put there, and you ignore everything else, as if it weren't there. But in the Real World, everything is on the table, at ALL times! For example, waste is not a hot topic for most people, unless they get constipation or kidney stones. But in the Real World, waste is just as important as anything else.

[David P]

----------------- Contaminated food and water ain't worth the poop that comes outta yer mouth, Stupid!

[williamwright]

I take your point, but doesn't poop come out of your bum?

Bill

[David P]

--------------------- General Mills market cap 45.642 billion Archer Daniels Midland mkt cap 42.997 billion Kellogg Co. market cap 24.253 billion Campbell Soup Co. market cap 14.575 billion Conagra Brands market cap 16.584 billion Hormel Foods Corp. mkt cap 26.058 billion

----------------------------- Waste Management mkt cap 64.627 billion Republic Services mkt cap 42.026 billion Waste Connections Inc. mkt cap 32.228 billion GFL Environmental market cap 8.875 billion Clean Harbors Inc. mkt cap 4.916 billion Casella Waste Systems mkt cap 3.789 billion

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[David P]

------------------- Waste management (or waste disposal) includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, economic mechanisms.

Waste can be solid, liquid, or gases and each type has different methods of disposal and management. Waste management deals with all types of waste, including industrial, biological, household, municipal, organic, biomedical, radioactive wastes. In some cases, waste can pose a threat to human health. Health issues are associated throughout the entire process of waste management. Health issues can also arise indirectly or directly. Directly, through the handling of solid waste, and indirectly through the consumption of water, soil and food. Waste is produced by human activity, for example, the extraction and processing of raw materials. Waste management is intended to reduce adverse effects of waste on human health, the environment, planetary resources and aesthetics.

The aim of waste management is to reduce the dangerous effects of such waste on the environment and human health. A big part of waste management deals with municipal solid waste, which is created by industrial, commercial, and household activity.

Waste management practices are not uniform among countries (developed and developing nations); regions (urban and rural areas), and residential and industrial sectors can all take different approaches.

Proper management of waste is important for building sustainable and liveable cities, but it remains a challenge for many developing countries and cities. A report found that effective waste management is relatively expensive, usually comprising 20%–50% of municipal budgets. Operating this essential municipal service requires integrated systems that are efficient, sustainable, and socially supported. A large portion of waste management practices deal with municipal solid waste (MSW) which is the bulk of the waste that is created by household, industrial, and commercial activity. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), municipal solid waste is expected to reach approx. 3.4 Gt by 2050; however, policies and lawmaking can reduce the amount of waste produced in different areas and cities of the world. Measures of waste management include measures for integrated techno-economic mechanisms of a circular economy, effective disposal facilities, export and import control and optimal sustainable design of products that are produced.

In the first systematic review of the scientific evidence around global waste, its management and its impact on human health and life, authors concluded that about a fourth of all the municipal solid terrestrial waste is not collected and an additional fourth is mismanaged after collection, often being burned in open and uncontrolled fires – or close to one billion tons per year when combined. They also found that broad priority areas each lack a "high-quality research base", partly due to the absence of "substantial research funding", which motivated scientists often require. Electronic waste (ewaste) includes discarded computer monitors, motherboards, mobile phones and chargers, compact discs (CDs), headphones, TV sets, air conditioners and refrigerators. According to the Global E-waste Monitor 2017, India generates ~ 2 million tons (Mte) of e-waste annually and ranks fifth among the e-waste producing countries, after the US, P.R. China, Japan and Germany.