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Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change through Waste Recycling
Anselm E.O. Eneh and Stephen N. Oluigbo
Corresponding Author: Anselm E.O. Eneh
Submitted: March 31, 2012
Accepted: April 30, 2012
Published: August 20, 2012 |
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This study reviews the impact of disposal of liquid and solid waste on earth’s environment and their
emittance of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. They trap re-radiated solar heat energy in the
atmosphere and subsequently overheat the earth. It advocates that instead of production of materials from earth’s
virgin resources and disposal of wastes by burning or degradation, minimal production from virgin materials and
total recycling of wastes drastically reduce the emission of such gases and vapours that would otherwise have had
damaging effects on the environment. This was based on the European Commission Study on Environment’s
Report, (Smith et al., 2001), which showed that reduced dependence on fresh production of goods and overall source
segregation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), followed by recycling, gives the lowest net flux of greenhouse gases,
compared with other options for industrial production processes and treatment of bulk MSW. The text recommends
global action on treatment of wastes and concludes that GHG emission is not a regional phenomena and should
therefore receive local, state and national attention.
Key words: Change, climate , mitigating, recycling, waste, ,
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Anselm E.O. Eneh and Stephen N. Oluigbo, . Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change through Waste Recycling. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (08): 776-781.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-0492
ISSN (Print): 2041-0484 |
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