Safe Disposal of Waste: Global Trends to Combat Dumping

Global trend of anti-dumping measures So far, it is very important to handle waste safely. Early in the Rio de Janeiro International Forum in 1992, this problem was called one of the major problems of mankind. The growing interest in this problem is due to an increase in the amount of waste generated every year around the world, as well as the actual results of landfill disposal or burning. Distribution of organic matter anaerobic (air-free) decomposition (about 25% of garbage accounts for landfill disposal) and distribution of harmful substances - Exhaust gas composed of methane (50% is considered to be the main cause) Greenhouse effect

Illegal dumping has increased as regulations on the safe and proper disposal of hazardous waste become more stringent, processing costs have increased and the ability to safely dispose of facilities has been reduced 18. Illegal dumpers do not need to hold buyers and sellers. Although it is a secret market, just losing things somewhere, dumping of garbage does not require experts and the cost of entry into the illegal market is very low. In 1992, a New York police officer struck a bit and a masked investigator worthy of an illegal dump began processing toxic waste from small and medium enterprises with a small price of 40 dollars, but they are competitive and do not lower prices There was no doubt (The New York Times, May 13, 1992). The cost of legal waste disposal is approximately $ 570 per barrel

Illegal dumping includes violations of federal, state or local regulations concerning the dumping of harmful substances in the environment. These green color criminals want to avoid disposal costs, so they dispose of hazardous waste in illegal dumping sites. Materials discarded may include construction site waste, used motor, oil, used machinery and electronic waste. According to Cohen (2002), some discarded compounds absorb higher processing costs, so criminals are seeking alternative treatment methods. Many organizations have found ways to dispose of these stocks by dumping to developing countries for recycling. These stocks became unusable for a relatively short period of time and were mistakenly disposed of in the environment. Compounds such as lead and mercury contained in these wastes are extremely dangerous to humans. In many cases, these wastes degrade the environment and affect agriculture.