Barbian D (2016)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2016
Edited Volumes: Sustainability and Welfare Policy in European Market Economies
Series: Sofia Conferences on Social and Economic Development in Europe
City/Town: Frankfurt am Main
Book Volume: 5
Pages Range: 119-136
Waste and waste water occur in almost all production processes (even in environmentally friendly processes) throughout the world. Waste can be harmful to the environment and lead to soil, water and air pollution.
Planet Earth serves as a sink for various kind of waste. It has the unique ability to assimilate and regenerate. Other functions are services such as providing resources, amenities and life support. All these features are embedded in an interconnected, complex and dynamic natural system (ecosystem).
Waste accumulation has led to various environmental problems in the past. For a sustainable society it is necessary to reduce waste insertion into the environment through the installation of suitable waste and waste water treatment facilities. The worldwide waste problem cannot be solved in isolation where the waste is generated but requires support by national and international authorities.
In this article different waste management solutions such as “precycling”, “repair cafés”, “cradle to cradle”, “upcycling”, “design for recycling”, “composting”, “fishing for litter”, “grey water usage” and “rainwater harvesting” have been described as feasible ways to manage the global waste generation in a sustainable manner. Ultimately, man has the responsibility to avoid and reduce waste on the way to a sustainable society.
APA:
Barbian, D. (2016). Our Common Waste - Solutions for a Sustainable Society. In Plöhn, J. und Chobanov, G. (Eds.), Sustainability and Welfare Policy in European Market Economies. (pp. 119-136). Frankfurt am Main.
MLA:
Barbian, Dina. "Our Common Waste - Solutions for a Sustainable Society." Sustainability and Welfare Policy in European Market Economies. Ed. Plöhn, J. und Chobanov, G., Frankfurt am Main, 2016. 119-136.
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