Wednesday, March 19, 2008

the suitable method for my country--China

With the development of the economy in China, the pollution of the environment is becoming a critical problem. Facing these wastes, whether the government of China should choose landfills, incinerators or “zero waste” is really hard to decide. But considering the environment and economic factors, the government of China might consider “zero waste" as a better method to solve this problem. But what is "zero waste"? "Zero waste is a grassroots movement from local authorities and people,” so some materials can be recycled (collins, 2002).
Comparing with other methods, "zero waste" makes the materials recycled and saves the limited source for our human beings, so it is really an economic development besides of the environmental conscience. More than what we can expect, It is a quiet revolution where non-profit community groups are turning waste into jobs, so some person would make life in this way. It is true that "zero waste” may not be achievable, but if we get anywhere near, then the benefit for health and jobs will be enormous. In contrast, land filling not only wastes sources, but also pollutes the environment, so it will indirectly make bad effects on our health and daily life. What is worse, land filling is also an uneconomical behavior due to the loss of the recyclable materials. Hence, we should choose "zero waste policy" rather than land fillings or incinerators due to environmental protection, source savings, source recycling and even economy development in China.

3 comments:

Syeda said...

I guess you get to use citations:)

Brad Blackstone said...

Thanks, Brian, for this post. I hope you have a chance to read a few classmates' posts.

verison said...

Zero waste policy is indeed a good idea for every nation.

With less production of waste daily, our environment can be much better in the future.