Problem
Inadequate waste treatment
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Substandard waste treatmentInadequate waste disposal
Incidence:
In 1996, 76,000 tonnes of wastes were imported to the UK from 24 countries. Almost half of the imports over this period came from Ireland, with a further 20 per cent deriving from Germany. Imports from France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg together accounted for a further 24 per cent.
Broader Problems:
Waste of resourcesInadequate sanitation infrastructure Narrower Problems:
Unsafe hazardous waste disposalInadequate management of refuseDumping of consumer waste productsUndercapitalized waste use schemesInadequate waste incineration Related Problems:
Disharmonies of the Large Intestine in the body Aggravates:
PollutionWater pollutionRadioactive wastesAmenity destructionMethane gas emissions from landfill sites References:
Association of Bay Area Governments: The Disposal of Hazardous Waste by Small Quality Generators - Magnitude of the ProblemGreer-Wootten, Bryn, et al: Waste Management: a contextual bibliography based on periodical Subject(s):
Industry → Manufacturing processes??Research, Standards → Quality unification??
Societal Problems → Inadequacy??
Societal Problems → Waste??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
21.05.2019 – 17:44 CEST