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16 June, 08:55

Until we can achieve truly sustainable closed-loop systems, our activities will continue to generate large amounts of municipal solid waste, industrial solid waste, and hazardous waste. Excessive waste generation results from several causes and exerts various impacts on human health and ecological systems. Fortunately, there are many steps we can take to reduce our generation of waste.

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  1. 16 June, 12:13
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    Causes:

    1. Increasing intake or consumption of material goods.

    2. material goods that are not durable.

    3. a drift to single-use products.

    Consequences:

    1. groundwater spoilage or contamination from landfills

    2. air pollution from waste incineration

    3. depletion of raw materials

    Solutions:

    1. reuse of items whenever possible instead of throwing them away

    2. purchase of fewer nonessential goods

    3. requirement for manufacturers to recycle their products or services more and more.
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