Waste Management in Alaska

This proposal discusses the issue of waste management in Alaska and explores options such as burning, burying, and recycling waste. It highlights the importance of proper waste handling and the potential environmental and health risks associated with improper disposal methods. The proposal also emphasizes the need for compliance and authorization of solid waste facilities in Alaska.

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Waste management in Alaska
The waste management are the actions taken to manage waste. It includes assortment,
transport and disposal of waste. The waste management comprises management of all processes
and resources for the appropriate handling of the waste materials.
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proposal comprises the issue of waste management faced in Alaska. The solid waste program in
Alaska is committed to improve compliance and authorizing all solid waste facilities.
Alaska faces issue in the effective waste management. But there are options available in
Alaska which can be used for the waste management (Yeomans & Huang, 2015).
Burning waste: Burning is the efficient way to lessen the volume of waste which goes into the
landfill and to reduce the attraction of animals to the waste (Yi, Jang & An, 2018). But burning is
required to be done with some precautions. As all the wastes cannot be burned so the burnable
wastes and non-burnable wastes should be separated (Kinnaman, 2017).
Burying waste: The wastes such as plastic, plastic bags, white goods, animal carcasses,
abandoned cars and four wheelers should not be burned and is required to be covered as soon as
possible. The plastic causes toxic smoke and should never be burned (Rhyner, et al. 2017). It is
dangerous to the people along with the environment. White goods such as washing machines,
refrigerators and freezers should be buried in the landfill (Gupta, Kaushal & Shukla, 2017). The
animal wastes should be enclosed with hydrated lime and dumped in the soil within 24 hours.
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Recycling: Recycling is the most preferred option in Alaska for the waste management.
Recycling usually comprises backhauling the waste to greater community (Miedema, 2017).
Recycling waste comprises batteries, electronic waste, aluminum cans and used oil.

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References
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