Solid and Hazardous Waste, Water Resources and Water Pollution

Solid and Hazardous Waste, Water Resources and Water Pollution
Question 1
I would oppose having a hazardous waste landfill as a way of disposing solid waste. The reason for opposing the landfill method is that it exposes the waste to the atmosphere. It also dirties the environment, and many manufacturers and other waste handlers are likely to ignore the regulations that guide the proper use of landfills. Apart making the environment ugly, there are gases that the landfills produce. The dangerous gases from the landfills cause environmental pollution. They also cause global warming. There are also toxins that come from the landfills and end in the streams, causing water pollution (Blackman 12).
I will also oppose the presence of waste water treatment plant in the environment. The problem with such plants, according to Blackman (33), is that they expose the people who work in them to dangerous chemicals (Blackman 54). The treatment of water is a procedure that uses chemicals. The chemical agents that are produced or used during the treatment of waste water can cause harmful health risks, for example, skin burns and lung diseases if inhaled.
Deep injection is dangerous because it is likely to pollute the underground water with the chemicals that are injected deep under the surface of land. In addition, the method of disposing hazardous waste causes earthquakes. The method needs deep wells that are dug below the surface of the earth. Such digging interferes with the geological structure of the earth causes earthquakes (Blackman 63).
The method that I would recommend for managing hazardous waste is waste-recycling. The befit if recycling is that it turns waste into resources, putting the wastes into more beneficial uses than disposing them. Recycling contains the gross environmental effect that the wastes could have caused. I would, therefore, recommend that the community uses recycling the strategy of managing its hazardous wastes.
Question 2
The three most basic strategies that I use in dealing with solid wastes are source reduction and reuse, recycling, and energy recovery.
The solid wastes that I manage using source reduction are the yard trimmings. I encourage the yard workers to ensure that they use most of the yard materials so that there is minimal waste. I use source reduction as a strategy of minimizing the production of wastes from source-point (Blackman 126). I also encourage people to reuse their items, for example, polythene and paper bags for packing. Such reuse minimizes the disposing of the solid wastes in the environment (Blackman 127).
In recycling, the method manages the solid waste by collecting, sorting the solid wastes, and reusing them in the production of usable items. Paper bags and polythene bags are the solid waste materials that I manage through recycling. Recycling eliminates the wastes from the environment without causing further pollution. I observe that recycling is a way of keeping the environment healthy because the solid wastes are kept out of the environment. In addition, recycling is an economic source of income because the usable objects are sold to the customers (Blackman 135).
Finally, I manage food scraps also using the energy recovery method as a valuable solid waste management strategy. I appreciate the fact that not all the wastes are recyclable (Blackman 135). However, this does not mean that I should let the non-recyclable wastes to pollute the environment. I convert such waste materials into heat, fuel, and electricity. The processes that I use for the conversation include gasifying the wastes, recovery of the Landfill gases, and pyrolization. Energy recovery method is also beneficial because it turns wastes into energy.
There are three types of hazardous wastes that I manage using different strategies. The first type of hazardous wastes is the corrosive wastes. Corrosive wastes react with metals causing them to rust. I manage the corrosive wastes by diluting them before disposing them. When corrosive wastes are diluted, they do not corrode the metallic surfaces.
The second category of hazardous wastes that I manage is the toxic wastes. Such wastes include the heavy metals, for example, barium and chromium. There are also chemicals that are hazardous, for example, waste paints. I manage the hazardous wastes by containing them safely and labeling their containers. I also provide the people who handle such wastes with the right safety gadgets and give them the information with the precautions when handling the wastes.
The third hazardous waste is the reactive category. They are chemical substances that react when exposed to water, light, or air. I manage such wastes by keeping them under the right conditions (not exposing them to the substances they react with. I also label the precautions that guide the people who transport or dispose such wastes so that they do not explode during such process.
Question 3
I oppose raising the price of water because it is unethical and increases the chances of people consuming polluted water of lower cost. Water is a basic commodity that the government must ensure that all citizens of whichever social classes can get. The issue of class should affect the quality of water that the citizens can access. All the citizens are entitled to clean water. However, raising the cost of water limits the entitlement of the citizens to this fundamental right. I also believe that it is unethical for the authorities concerned with the distribution of water to supply the middle and lower class citizens with low-lifeline water. It means that the water that the classes receive is not treated effectively, and it has some wastes in it. Such a practice endangers the lives of the people in the middle and lower classes. The government should use options that can increase the availability of clean water to all. Increasing the recycling of waste water is an effective way of dealing with the problem.
I also oppose the withdrawal of subsidies that provide farmers with low-cost water. One of the environmental challenges the world faces today is desertification. It has increased the demand for food yet if the government withdraws its subsidies, it will mean that farmers cannot get sufficient water for agriculture. Food production shall reduce. The farmers may also use waste water for farming, something that introduces dangerous chemicals in the farm produces.
I support increasing the subsidies from the government for the farmers so that they can increase the efficiency of their irrigation. Currently, the percentage of water on the surface of the earth is reducing because of activities like deforestation. It means that farmers can no longer rely on the natural sources of water, for example, rainfall. They must increase the efficiency of their irrigation methods, and if the government gives subsidies, it encourages the farmers to makes their irrigation methods more efficient. It is also a way of increasing the yields from the farms and making the nation more food-secure.