Recycling and waste disposal in puerto rico

One of the largest problems Puerto Rico currently faces is the situation regarding large amount of waste disposal building up and our island’s absolute lack of a recycling system, or even a general conscious of this actually being a problem. This situation will continue to get much worse in the next couple of years, as waste disposal apparently is not a top priority for our island’s government. To further analyze waste disposal, let’s observe some key demographic information about Puerto Rico:

F. Island is 100 miles long and 30 miles wide

Our 3.8 million habitants generate a whopping 8,100 tons of solid waste per day, this being the estimated amount that the government has been publishing since the 90’s and is expected to be much greater. This is equal to approximately 4.9 pounds of solid waste daily per person. The Solid Waste Authority announced that the official amount being generated will be released within the next month. Of this incredible amount of waste being produced daily, .05% percent of it is curre

The ICPRO is a non-profit organization which was created by a group of businessmen in 1993 who decided to join forces and deal with the Waste problem in PR by educating the islands people through educational programs on recycling, reuse, and reduction being given at schools and at different communities. They have collaborated with the Interamerican University, the department of Education, and Private schools to create clubs among students dedicated to protecting our environment.

Please observe Table 3 which demonstrates how long it takes the Environment to absorb and biodegrade different forms of waste. Table 4 present some estimated costs of recycling according to the Caribbean recycling foundation.

The toxic ashes produced by incineration contain lead, among other toxic metals, similar to the waste produced by nuclear energy. Scientists have stated that it takes nuclear waste approximately 250,000 years to be degraded by the environment. In the case of waste produced by incineration, modern science has yet to determine if it is degraded by the environment. Other toxins produced by incineration include dioxides which have been proved to cause cancer in humans along with birth deformities and damage to our immunologic and nervous systems, and are considered to be the most toxic chemicals created by man.

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