What are the hazards of irresponsible waste disposal?
Most of us generally say, “We have done a lot of research on waste management”. It should come as no surprise, then, that despite our best efforts, the harm has persisted, although at a slower pace. We have gone a long way in terms of effectively dealing with waste, yet numerous major issues continue to converge and harm the Earth as a whole.
In this blog, we will discuss about some hazards that are created by improper waste disposal.
Hazards of irresponsible waste disposal
1. Soil Pollution
We would prefer that our plastic, glass, metal, and paper waste end up in a recycling plant. It is then recycled back to us, as a sustainable product. However, the truth is rather different!
When hazardous components are spilled and buried in the soil, contamination occurs. As a result, while handling petroleum hydrocarbons, solvents, pesticides, heavy metals, and lead, we must exercise extreme caution.
2. Water Pollution
Water is a good solvent. As a result, as it travels, water takes up contaminants along the route. It frequently contains dissolved substances, such as different chemicals and gases.
Rainfall readily combines with poisonous liquid substances and penetrates into water streams, eventually ending up in neighbouring bodies of water. As a result, the neighbourhood fountain, pond, lake, or even drinking water faucets are vulnerable to pollution.
3. Climate change-induced extreme weather
To begin with, rotting waste produces harmful greenhouse gases. These cling to the environment and trap heat. This has an adverse effect on extreme weather occurrences, like storms and typhoons.
What other factors impact us?
Aside from temperature, the amount of precipitation in the air also has a significant influence. Right now, everything is a fair game, from acid rain to catastrophic hail storms to global warming. This expands into other domains, such as thermal and radioactive contamination.
4. Pollution of the Air
When paper and plastic are burned at a landfill, landfill gas and chemicals are generated, which collect and contribute to the ozone layer, while also harming the neighbouring human population. Methane gas also contributes to it.
All of this, particularly inappropriate waste management, contributes significantly to global warming.
5. Endangered animals and marine life
Despite severe attempts to prevent it, we continue to observe the dumping of waste, raw or untreated sewage. Any animal or aquatic life that comes into touch suffers greatly.
6. Human suffering
Consider the vast bulk of the human population, where no scientific waste management system exists.
Those who are particularly vulnerable are:
• Children and people who live in close proximity to such institutions,
• Workers in the waste disposal sites,
• Workers whose workplaces produce or come into touch with waste materials.
Conclusion
The negative impacts of incorrect waste management not only result in a nasty view, but also have an impact on a country's entire economy. The state must invest a significant amount of money, to mitigate the disadvantages of poor waste management.
Furthermore, animals that rely on the environment suffer a significant hazard as a result of oil spills and chemical leaching, which directly cause soil and water pollution. The combustion of any dumped waste and plastic items, pollutes the air and the ecosystem.
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