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Sustainability Directory: Waste and Rubbish Issues, Impacts and Pollution on the Environment
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Waste and Rubbish Issues, Impacts and Pollution on the Environment
The major impacts and detrimental effects of the various types of waste and pollution on the environment.Links categorised by region...
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This section of the Queensland Health website provides information on the problems and issues surrounding mishandled waste management – health wise, socially, environmentally and economically.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ehworm/waste_management/
why_management.asp
This website provides information on trends in the types and dispersal of rubbish throughout Australia and highlights the importance of avoiding, reducing, re-using and recycling rubbish.
http://www.cleanup.org.au/rubbishreport/index.html
This section of the Environmental Protection Agency website provides information on the issues surrounding stormwater pollution and ways to reduce the impact on the environment.
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/stormwater/crk/materials
/faq.htm#1
This section of The Sustainable Energy and Anti-Uranium Service website provides information on the issues associated with radioactive waste and its major impact to the environment.
http://www.sea-us.org.au/wastenot.html
This section of the website provides information on recycling of toxic and hazardous waste in L.A. County, United States.
http://www.laep.org/target/units/recycle/toxic.html
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