What do we do with our garbage? We recycle some, but the rest?....
Incineration
Incineration
(burning)
(burning)
Positives
Negatives
Doesn’t take up
Pollution. When you
space—nothing is left burn you can create
pollution (incomplete
combustion).
You can use the heat
to create steam, run
a turbine and
produce energy.
Filters and
“scrubbers” can
create cleaner
smoke.
Carbon dioxide is
produced which
causes climate
change/global
warming and
increased
greenhouse gases.
Landfill (burying)
Positives
Landfill (burying)
Negatives
Decomposing
garbage can produce
methane which can
have a huge impact
on global warming
(much more than
Carbon dioxide).
Garbage gets put in
one place—not in
every neighborhood.
This reduces pests—
rats, flies, etc. and
prevents diseases.
Takes up too much
space.
Regulations—at the
landfill they can sort
out things and
recycle things before
throwing them out.
Pollution of ground
water
Releases methane
gas which can have a
huge impact on
global warming
(much more than
Carbon dioxide).
For the test: Be Able to explain why one is better than the other (take a side/debate).
Use Google for more information and/or try http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/recyclingvs-landfills-incinerators-3266.html