Recycling Theses Samples For Students

Introduction

Waste management refers to the process of collecting, transporting and disposing trash, sewage and other waste materials. There are different sources of waste including residential, industrial, commercial, institutional, construction and demolition, municipal, agriculture and manufacturing and all these waste products whether solid, gaseous, liquid or radioactive come under the realm of waste management. The EU Waste Framework Directive lays down a legislative framework for the waste management and also provides a definition for waste. Article 1 of the EU Directive provides the definition of waste as "any substance or object which the holder discards, or intends to or is required to ...

An estimated 2.5 billion to 4 billion metric tons of wastes are collected worldwide. These wastes are treated in four different methods: disposal in uncontrolled and illegal deposits, disposal in controlled landfills, incineration, and recycling (“From Waste to Resource,” 2006)

According to the Global Development Research Center (2003), the volume of wastes is on an upward trend; more and more waste will be produced in the coming years. This poses risks to the environment and the human health. Therefore, proper management of these wastes is important. Looking at the four methods of waste treatment, recycling is the best method ...

1.0 Introduction

When the concept of green building emerges, environmentalists and researchers automatically assume the solutions lie on materials and their constituencies in buildings they are part of and the lifetime of the building. Exterior material directly in contact with the environment and natural elements may enhance the sustainability of the building, but may greatly impact the functions of nearby ecosystems. Hence building sustainability and environmental maintenance are not exactly interchangeable, and yet these terms are often utilized mistakenly. The pioneers of environmental constructs are not confirmed, although architectural historians suggest they date back prior to Ancient Roman times. Architects took ...