Composting Vs Waste Disposal – Which Is Better?
Nowadays, a lot is being made about how we’re getting rid of our rubbish. Rubbish disposal used to be a simple task. Just bung everything into a black bin bag as general waste and wait for it all to be carted away by your local council rubbish collection service in Hampstead. But now, governments, various committees, and just everyday people, are becoming more and more aware of the impact of waste clearance practices on the environment. So, people are beginning to use different approaches to waste disposal. There are plenty of options open to you. It’s about knowing which is best for the environment. Different materials and compounds require disposing of in different ways.
Composting is one way of reducing the environmental impact of rubbish removal. The process involves the use of biowaste. Biowaste is a form of biomass. This means it’s biodegradable waste and includes things such as food waste animal waste and agricultural residues. The waste that you have in your property that’s likely to be able to be used for composting, is food waste and garden waste.
There are numerous benefits to composting. Firstly, you’re making use of your waste to actually help the environment. By using such rubbish as biowaste, you’re enriching the soil. You’re helping to nourish plants. Such a method of using waste can even help stave plants off from succumbing to disease and pests.
But how does composting work exactly? Microbes such as fungi and other beneficial bacteria form and begin to break down the waste. They break down the organic matter. This results in a rich, nutrient-filled substance.
By composting you can help your local environment. It’ll help the state of your back garden in Hampstead. But there are numerous other benefits. Composting can help the environment as a whole. Composting lowers your carbon footprint. It improves the quality of the soil, thus helping to improve plant life. It can help plough nutrients into contaminated soil, soil that might need a bit of help. Importantly, it’s cheap and is a safe and effective way of rubbish clearance in Hampstead – certain types of waste and rubbish that is. But by far and away the greatest benefit of composting is the fact that it reduces the amount of waste being chucked into landfill. Less waste means a reduction in the potentially harmful methane gas that gets produced and emitted due to landfill waste. It reduces greenhouse gasses and will lower your carbon footprint in the waste clearance process.
Although there are numerous benefits to composting, and you should get rid of all your waste in this manner if possible, not everything can be biowaste and composted. Different materials need to be disposed of in different ways. People in Hampstead are gradually becoming more aware of this. Councils in Hampstead and the government as a whole are doing their bit to make people aware about the impact of waste removal. That’s why they’ve introduced measures like providing us with different colour bins. Put different types of waste into different bins. Some will be reused and recycled. Materials such as plastics for example, can be mightily harmful for the environment. They take a long time to break down. Their impact on the environment can be immense. It’s therefore vitally important that we recycle plastics. In the case of many households in Hampstead, it’s just a case of putting plastics in the right type of bin, then letting your Hampstead council do the rest and collect it on your local waste collection day.
It’s all about reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfill sites in Hampstead. This is where the problem lies. Rubbish disposal to landfill creates big problems for the environment. The most obvious and biggest problem, one that the world is constantly debating, is pollution. Dumping waste in this manner creates a great deal of pollution. This directly effects the environment. The harmful odours that are produced can lead to worldwide problems such as climate change.
Composting vs waste disposal – which method’s better? Firstly, it really depends on the type of waste you’re chucking away. But when possible, waste removal through composting will always be your best option. It doesn’t harm the environment in any way. It’s actually beneficial to it. But when you can’t compost, try and reuse and recycle as much as possible. It’s all about diverting rubbish, as much as possible, away from landfill. Do this and you’ll be doing your bit to help the environment.
Sources:
Waste Management and Composting – UMass Extension
Frank Rubbish Removal – Hampstead Waste Clearance NW6 Branch
