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Recycling Problems and Solutions
The following are a list of recycling problems and solutions. Click on a heading to read the full description of the problem, add a solution or comment, and rate the problem. Submit a new recycling problem by clicking on the Post Problem button. The most popular recycling problems are listed first. Voting on a problem may move it up or down on the list.18 37
  Disposal of Nuclear WasteSolutions (6) Comments (3)All nuclear power plants ultimately will produce radioactive waste. We must find a way to dispose or "harness" this waste. The current "solution" of placing/burying it in the ground, is not a real s... 13 27
Not RecyclingSolutions (7) Comments (1)Many products are not yet designed for easy recycling. many people do not take the extra time and effort to recycle. many laws and taxes do not yet encourage recycling. 13 21
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Recycling styrofoam packaging materialsSolutions (3)Large quantities of Styrofoam packaging are landfilled every year. We need method of easily grinding the material into chips and bagged. They can then be mixed with virgin Styrofoam beads and formed ... 10 17
E-waste is clogging up landfills and millions of dollars in valuable materials is going down the drainSolutions (5)People routinely toss out printers, fax machines, phones, computers, laptops…without using any service that could recycle them for dismantling and recycling of components, or for continued use in th... 14 16
Giant Floating Landfills in the Earth's OceansSolutions (3) Comments (1)In tÂhe northern Pacific Ocean, there exists the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a slowly moving, clockwise spiral of currents created by a high-pressure system of air currents. The area is an oceani... 11 10
Toxic waste smugglingThe industrialized countries are producing enormous quantities of toxic wastes and they do not have enough room to bury them. Disposal has been made even more difficult by pressures from environmental...11 6
E-waste is a huge social and environmental problem. Artists and business could join forces to invent solutions and strategies to solve specific pieces of e-trashComments (1)Occupying Spaces is a group of artists in the Netherlands making spaces for art and artists. OS works to material and mental space for art. E-waste is a huge social and environmental problem. We ask ... Notify me of New Entries on this PageYou can receive an email whenever a new problem is added to this category. You can unsubscribe at any time. |
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