As we discuss in previous articles, the accumulated trash will affect climate change due to Earth’s rising temperatures, better known by the term global warming. As we all know that global warming is caused by an increase in greenhouse gases like water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and dinitrooxid (N2O). From this pile of garbage would be produced had tons and tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). Methane (CH4) can be converted into an energy source that could eventually benefit humans. As for the gas carbon dioxide (CO2), up to now there is no significant utilization.
But the process of change of methane (CH4) into energy still faces obstacles including the lack of prospects in terms of economy, which eventually makes its development is still in place and sometime road going forward. As a result of methane (CH4) produced from waste piles can only be left alone without being able to float to the air.
in addition to producing carbon dioxide gas (CO2) in large quantities, incineration will produce a compound called dioxin. Dioxin is a term commonly used for a family of toxic chemicals that have similar chemical structure as well as poisoning the same mechanism. This family of toxic chemicals including (a) Seven Polychlorinated dibenzo dioxins (PCDD), (b) Twelve Polychlorinated dibenzo furans (PCDF) and (c) Twelve Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Poison dioxin air would be dangerous to the immune dysfunction, cancer, hormonal changes, and abnormal growth.
There are several ways a better reduction of waste from the combustion as described in the web wahli. There are four principles that can be used in handling the issue with this garbage. The four principles are better known as 4R which include:
1. Reduce; best to do the minimization of the goods or materials that we use. The more we use the material, the more waste produced.
2. Reuse; as much as possible choose items that can be used again. Avoid the use of disposable goods (disposable, throw). This can extend the usage time before it becomes trash items.
3. Recycle; as much as possible, the goods who is no longer useful, can be recycled. Not all items can be recycled, but it’s been a lot of non-formal industries and industries that utilize household waste into other goods.
4. Replace; carefully the goods we use everyday. Replace the goods that can only be used once with a more durable goods. Also examine so that we only wear stuff that is more environmentally friendly, for example, replace your plastic bag with basket when shopping, and do not use Styrofoam because these two materials can not be degraded naturally.