Use of disposables raises a concern
about solid waste management, while cloth diapers contribute to air and water pollution and possible taxing of municipal water and sewage systems.
Not exact matches
About the Author — Wm. Paul Robinson is Research Director of Southwest Research and Information Center where be has been an environmental analyst specializing in
solid waste and mine
waste management for 20 years.
The government stated that the short and long - term costs of clean up are too great — in the municipal system, «Styrofoam and plastic comprise
about 19 % of the volume, and therefore 19 % of the cost of national
solid waste management» — and biodegradable options already exist in the Belizean market.
In the municipal
waste stream, plastic and Styrofoam comprise
about 19 % of the volume, and therefore 19 % of the cost of national
solid waste management.