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Nowadays, not only not recycling enough is a problem but also overfilling landfills due to the overload of rubbish is also becoming a big serious issue. Figure 1 above shows a back of the truck that is fully filled with rubbish emptying the rubbish at the landfill. Landfill can be clearly seen that it is pilled up with full of different rubbish and even the ground cannot be seen. From the image i can infer that the amount of rubbish we dispose is way too much until its is overfilling the landfill and has nowhere to be disposed. We need to try to reduce the rubbish and try to recycle them as much as possible so that we will overload the landfills. We also need to burn the rubbish or bury them. However, by burning them, harmful gases will be given out and pollution will occur. By burying them in the ground, for example burying a plastic bag in the ground, it will take a few years for it to be completed dissolved.
Figure 2 shows a chart from 1988 to 2007, the amount of rubbish that has been disposed it can be clearly read from the chart that the amount of rubbish that has been disposed has rapidly decreased. Which i can infer from the chart that many has stop disposing the rubbish in the non correct way and also items are being recycle thus the amount of rubbish has been cut down.
Figure 3: Recycling Machine in Japan
Japan is the first which has come out with recycling machine that is convenient to the people and is also user friendly. It has an enclosed opening and thus do not give out unpleasant smell unlike other normal recycling bins we have. It also has reward system when you recycle which also helps to encourage people to recycle more, when you recycle into the machine, you just have to tap your bus card to get your reward rebates and it will be automatic stored into your card. It also very useful to the people who collect these recycled materials as they do not need to sort out the different materials from the bins like they normally need to, as the machine is categorized. For example for plastic bottles or plastic materials, there will be a machine specifically for collection of plastic only. If other materials that are not plastic are placed into the recycling machine, it will not accept it and it will shut its lid to prevent the item to go into the machine. Different materials have different machines for them to recycle and the different types can be found near one another. It helps to save not only man power also help them to sort and differentiate the items into the right recycle bins.
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