Waste management

Writing Task 1: Briefly compare and contrast any two waste disposal scheme and decide which one might be more suitable for your country.

Zero waste might be a suitable solution to the pollution problem in China. Zero waste seems more cost-effective. For zero waste, all the products are made of reusable, recyclable and repairable materials. So savings can be made, because people don’t need to deposit the wastes and factories don’t bother to manufacture or create new materials. In contrast, land filling is very costive, for people have to investigate sites, bury wastes and take care of these deposits. Secondly, zero waste has more advantages over land filling, because no land is needed in zero waste, for all of them can be recycled at the end of its life cycle. So it saves the land area. In the particular case of China, China is a densely-populated country, so every mile of land is valuable. However, in land filling, all the wastes have to be buried under the ground. So, the more waste, the more land is required. Thirdly, zero waste is more environmentally friendly. With all the materials renewable, zero waste does not do any harm to environment. On the other hand, wastes dumped the ground are under risk of leaking. It might contaminate its surroundings.