Sustainable Development: Waste Generation and Recycling

Running head: WASTE GENERATION AND RECYCLING
Sustainable Development: Waste Generation and Recycling
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Questions to address..............................................................................................................2
2. Specific issues in affecting the sustainable development............................................................3
3. Create sustainable future..............................................................................................................5
4. Strategies required achieving sustainable development..............................................................8
4.1 Methods used.........................................................................................................................9
5. Barriers achieving sustainable development objectives............................................................11
6. Innovative ways to promote sustainable development..............................................................13
7. Conclusion.................................................................................................................................15
References......................................................................................................................................17

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1. Introduction
The paper is based on waste generation and recycling. Solid waste generation along with
its possible impact is emerging issues for the healthcare aspects in various countries. In this
growing world, growth of population demands attribute to the environmental pollution while
there is growth of urban development. Jambeck et al. (2015) stated that the growth off urban
pollution as well as solid waste generation is environmental challenges in urbanized and
developing countries. The result is negative impact on the surroundings moreover socioeconomic
conditions. The study is focused on waste management to focus on sustainable materials
management (SMM) which is referred to use as well as reuse of the materials across the life
cycle. SMM conserves of resources, reduces the solid waste and reduces environmental impacts
of the materials to be used.
The sustainable management of the natural capital is increased at forefront to achieve an
economic growth without providing effect on the human health as well as environment. Kumar,
Holuszko and Espinosa (2017) discussed that the concept of solid waste management is used as a
plan for the future. It includes lessening of waste stream and recovery of produced waste for
recycling moreover composting. It is included of environmental management during burning
with the energy recovery in addition to landfill practices which can convene with existing
standards as well as emerging waste adaptation technologies.
1.1 Questions to address
Following are the questions which are required to address based on selected topic:
1. What are the problems of solid waste management?

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2. What are common methods of waste generation and recycling?
3. Which method of waste generation and recycling is effective to reduce volume of
solid waste?
The above three questions will focus on issues related to waste disposal which provide an
effect towards sustainable development in future. Common methods are also analyzed based on
waste generation and recycling so that it can lessen quantity of solid waste generation.
2. Specific issues in affecting the sustainable development
Miedema (2017) stated that waste is definite as the materials furthermore products which
are unwanted and discarded. The waste is included of materials and products which are recycled
and disposed. The materials as well as products are reused and those are not waste as it can
remain used. Wu et al. (2016) discussed that the solid waste is garbage and sludge composed
from the wastewater and water supply treatment plant and discarded materials and other sources.
In most of the countries, waste disposal is considered as second largest expenditure after the
education. Most of the solid wastes are toxic as the industries are produced of products that end
up with thrown away of wastage (Chen and Lu 2017). Most of the products are contained health
threatening chemicals. Packaging is biggest category of the solid waste which can account for
40% of the wastes. Kawai and Tasaki (2016) illustrated that landfills has lack of on-site waste
management, therefore it is contributed to threats to environment. Landfills can leak as well as
pollute water and therefore environmental habitats make waste management a difficult to
overcome with the environmental issues. The toxicity of landfills and hazards will increase to
point where the problems of landfill last for 30 years.

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Urban population growth
The problem related to solid waste management is urban population growth. The
developing and developed countries are facing faster urban growth as most people are travelling
from suburbs to cities for enhanced living. It leads to increase in awareness of population in the
cities. Geyer, Jambeck and Law (2017) explained that the result of increase in population growth
leads to increase in generation of waste in the urban centres and there is surplus of waste over
inadequate infrastructures. Rapid urban growth leads to form of familiar pattern of agreements in
cities of developing countries. It is resulted to create slums with housing as well as living
situations which is awful. Hubert et al. (2018) argued that most of the slums are growing in
unplanned way and local municipalities are preparing to offer facilities such as garbage
collection to growing population. This causes garbage to put in the open spaces, leads to
catastrophic effect on societal, financial as well as ecological health. This is resulted in financial
constraints to manage results of solid wastes.
Lack of finances
Wu et al. (2016) analyzed that solid waste management is accounted for 20-50% of the
municipal budgets. The service is being offered to about 50% of urban population, and actual
waste collection is accounted for 60-70% of refuse. Impact of increase in population is created
vicious cycle of waste pollution. Cha et al. (2017) mentioned that rise in the population is not
meeting by equivalent raise in the infrastructural facilities leads to boost in garbage plus filth. As
filth is getting accumulated, less number of inhabitants is desired to pay for recovery services
which lead to failure of revenue. Impact of weakening services is felt due to raise in waste being