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Waste and recycling has become a political hot potato in recent years around the
world. Some world cities are becoming crippled by garbage, and the problem is only
worsening as governments struggle to cope. According to a new report by the World
Bank, urban rubbish generation is set to increase twofold over the next 15 years. As
global living standards and urban populations continue to rise, so do the mountains of
trash we produce. Household waste is set to soar from its current 1.3 billion tons to 2.2
billion by 2025, while the annual cost of managing this mountain of rubbish will rise from
$205 billion to $375 billion. (Dan Hoornweg World Bank 2012)
The two front-runners producing waste would be China and the United States,
simply because they have the biggest populations and biggest economies. Solid waste
is basically a by-product of our economies. Per capita, probably Canada and the US
take the lead. Then, Europe is below that, and Japan is below that. Then we have the
fast-rising Asian countries. China is out there for sure. Then, Vietnam, Indonesia,
Philippines. Then the countries that produce the least amount of waste - particularly per
capita - are obviously the lower-income countries. Sub-Saharan Africa, India still has a
fairly low per capita waste generation as well. (Dan Hoornweg World Bank 2012 World
Bank)
Most common waste around the world are glass, plastic, metals, papers,
computers and tires. Among this waste, plastic is the most threatening in the
environment especially plastic bottles. Plastic Bottle produces up to 1.5 million tons of
plastic waste per year. Plastic requires up to 47 million gallons of oil per year to
produce. And while the plastic used to bottle beverages is of high quality and in demand
by recyclers, over 80 percent of plastic bottles are simply thrown away. And these
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plastic bottles take an average of 1 million years to biodegrade. (Food and Water
Watch, 2008).
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports
that only 6.8 percent of all plastics were recycled in 2007 as compared to the 50 percent
of all paper which was recycled. The reasons for this low rate of recycling tend to center
around the inability to recycle all types of plastic in community recycling programs.
Like most countries that have achieved significant economic development, the
Philippines now is struggling with solid waste disposal that can affect our environment,
health and way of living. Like for example in Baguio City, because of lack of landfill the
city needs P36,164,413.15 for waste disposal until the end of 2009. City accountant
Antonio Tabin, who presented the proposed appropriation to the city council during its
special session, said the amount would cover hauling and tipping fees from October to
December 2009 to move the wastes to the Capas landfill facility in Tarlac. (Midland
courier 2009)