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Bin BugsThe Future of Waste Management or a Spy in our Bins |
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Impact and CostImpactThe impact of the bin bugs extends further than one might initially expect, in Ireland for example, when 'Pay as you Throw' charges were introduced fly tipping increased.Fly TippingWhen faced with the additional costs associated with disposal of rubbish some householders have taken to fly tipping. This has a many pronged impact; the areas were fly tipping occurs needs to be cleared, probably by the council with the costs there fore be passed on to the local tax payer. Those people that do fly tip are now criminalised, and the councils and the police have the additional burden of tracking these new criminals and bringing charges against them. Apart from the rubbish fluid waste would cause ground pollution in areas where fly tipping became frequent.Bin SharingAlthough environmentally a better option than fly tipping unofficial bin sharing, when people deposit rubbish in neighbours bins, would cause social disharmony amongst neighbours.Direct Marketing CompaniesWill the direct marketing companies that distribute tons of paper every year into the letter boxes around the country be forced to pay for the impact they have or will the cost of disposing of all of this junk mail be born by the householder.Costs to OperatorsLandfill site operators will incur costs to bring their sites up to the required standards to meet the new standards, waste will require pre-treatment. These costs will be born by the waste producers.It is likely that capacity for land filling of hazardous waste will decline and will therefore drive up prices for producers wishing to landfill such waste. The requirements of the Directive will mean the cost of waste disposal will range between £0 to £120 per tonne. These costs will largely be passed back to the waste producers, reflecting the polluter pays principle, and will provide a further incentive to recycle. Recycling Percentages in Europe
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quick links DEFRA - Strategy & Legislation: Legislation/Directives - EU Landfill Directive IPPR - Institute for Public Policy Research, an independent charity, the UK’s leading independent progressive think tank. sokymat - RFID Supplier Holdfast Rubber Highway - A new use for old tyres. definitions Tag: A tag or RFID tag is a small chip that will send a signal to a receiver. There are two types of tag; active tags which have there own power and send identification signals at regular intervals and passive tags which would need to be energised with a radio signal to be interrogated. The tag is more like a car number plate than a barcode because it uniquely identifies a specific item. RFID or Radio Frequency Identification: This is the technique used to identify a specific item using a signal sent from a label attached to the item. Pay as you Throw: This is the concept of paying for rubbish disposal by weight rather than by a fixed regular fee. Landfill Directive: The Landfill Directive was generated by the European Council on 26 April 1999 it is designated number 1999/31/EC. The directive requires Landfill sites to be classified as soon as possible but classification must be completed by July 2009. Additionally, the directive sets targets for the reduction of biodegradable municipal waste disposed of in landfill sites. |