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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Where does our rubbish go??

Has anyone thought of where does our rubbish go? It might be pointless to think of something like this but have you ever wonder, where do they go? So we dig up the answers, where else but google and we found this on one of the website listed.

As long as our wheelie bins get emptied each week, most of us don't think about where the rubbish goes - and even fewer people care.

Everyone should know and should care though, as rubbish is an ever-increasing problem in today's society and it is everyone's
responsibility to do something about it.

Once collected from people's homes and businesses, the rubbish or waste is then taken to a transfer station, .where it is compacted and put into huge containers. These containers then get loaded onto lorries or a train.

In this area, the rubbish is then taken to a landfill site. A landfill site is a huge hole in the ground which is being filled up with rubbish. Here, the waste is compacted further and covered with a layer of soil each day to prevent it from blowing away.

Landfill sites are often disused quarries, which are given a thick 'liner' of clay before they are used. 83% of Britain's waste is currently being dumped in landfill sites. 9% is incinerated (6% with energy recovery, 3% without energy recovery) and 8% is recycled.

Landfill sites can be the cause of environmental problems. For this reason, they are managed in order to minimise the harm they cause. No method of waste disposal is without its advantages and disadvantages, although recycling is by far the most sustainable.

A landfill site is a huge hole in the ground where rubbish is dumped. Almost all of our rubbish - or waste - ends up in a landfill site. Much of the waste that is being dumped there is not rubbish at all. If it were separated, much of it could be recycled and made into new things. This would save space in landfill, save the world's raw materials and save energy.

Advantages
We have to put our rubbish somewhere
Landfill is relatively cheap and easy option

Disadvantages
Some of the waste will stay in the landfill site for hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years.

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