landfills

Landfills- A Growing Menace When asked to think of the largest man made structure, people will invariably come up with an answer like The Great Wall of China, the Great Pyramids, or the Taj Majal. In contrast to these striking achievements of mankind is the Durham Road Landfill outside San Francisco, which occupies over seventy million cubic feet. It is a sad monument to the excesses of modern society [Gore 151]. One must think this huge …

…the safe incineration of refuse to generate electric power have presented some highly contentious issues. The ash from such incinerators is normally highly toxic, since it concentrates existing toxins. Citizens object to these plants, as long as they will be located in their neighborhood. A clear-cut answer is probably non-existent. Several effective programs enacted in unison is the only option that can stop the growing mounds of trash that are piling up around the country.