RECYCLING
| At the current pace, we'll be generating 222 million tons of waste
by the year 2000. Currently about 130 million tons of municipal solid waste
(MSW) ends up in landfills each year. In a recent survey of World Wastes
subscribers, of those owning landfills, 53% expect their site to remain
open 10+ years; 12% said 5 to 9 years; 7% reported 3 to 4 years and a whopping
26% said less than 3 years. It involves the use of composite liners and
having an elaborate monitoring system. The costs of the regs. will result
in a regionalized approach for volume-based business and a dramatic decrease
of publicly owned facilities. Also specifies that landfill obtain an amount
sufficient to close and cap the site and perform care and maintenance for
30 years after closure.
Source: The Earth Work's Group Recycler's Handbook
|
