Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Fig.2.
Map
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indicating locations of collection
centers.
Santiago Acosta
Stan, V., Virsta, A., Dusa, E. M., & Glavan, A. M. (2009). Waste
Recycling and Compost
Alejandra Chang
to inactivate pathogens
thermally (Stan, 2009). Lack o
maintenance to the compost
pile can cause the same to
develop unpleasant smells and
release potentially toxic runoff.
Biodegradable products have
faster degradation rates but
they come with high initial
costs to business and
consumers.
Educating the community, both
young and old, means more
people taking initiative within
any of the proposed solutions.
It provides a sense of
responsibility and
accountability within the
community. Education bills
implementing these ecology
and sustainability programs
could face potential political
difficulties.
Community recycling
programs
Composting Programs
Biodegradable products
Education