Waste+Center+Fills+Area+Need

Waste Center Fills Area Need Hannibal Courier-Post, May 23, 2018 Link to Article: []

Disposing of hazardous waste and e-waste is difficult, but a new project in Hannibal, Missouri, makes it much easier. The Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste collection center was created in 2016 to make it easier for households (not commercially owned companies or businesses) to throw out their old electronics in a safe and environmentally friendly way. The center is opened every Wednesday and the first Saturday of every month and accepts old electronic items while also protecting any personal information stored on these items. Employees go through the waste to find reusable parts and the recycle as much of it as possible before the items are finally disposed of. The center has been working well and will continue to do so in the future.
 * Summary:**

In class and in the solid waste reading, we discussed ways that society could reduce waste and pollution. In the Miller textbook, many solutions are listed with one being "redesigning manufacturing processes and products to use less material" and another involving "Green design and life cycle assessments" that "can help develop products that last longer and that are easy to repair, reuse, remanufacture, compost, or recycle." (Miller, 583). Although this isn't an article about solutions, it is an article about reusing material and about hazardous waste, which can lead to more solutions.
 * Relation to Class:**

In my opinion, I think that the center is good. It allows for e-waste to be disposed of in a safe and environmentally friendly way and helps to protect wildlife and natural resources that could possibly be contaminated by improperly disposed of hazardous waste. With this in mind, the center also makes it more likely for e-waste or hazardous waste to actually be disposed of instead of it just sitting on a desk in a household for years and years. This allows for more electronic parts to be reused and less to be wasted doing no benefit to society.
 * Opinion:**

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 established the federal program regulating solid and hazardous waste management. It also authorizes the EPA to set standards for facilities that generate or manage hazardous waste and establishes a permit program for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. The Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste collection center most likely runs under this act and follows the standards listed in it because it is a facility that manages and disposes of hazardous waste or e-waste.
 * Environmental Law:**

[[image:http://www.marktwaincog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mtrcog_header_small.jpg width="751" height="219" align="center" caption="“Household Hazardous Waste & E-Waste Collection Center.” Mark Twain Council of Governments, 5 May 2017, www.marktwaincog.com/programs/mark-twain-solid-waste-management-district/household-hazardous-waste-e-waste-collection-center/."]] Citation: Smith, Hazel Bledsoe, and Courier-Post. "Waste Center Fills Area Need." //Hannibal// Courier, Hannibal Courier - Post - Hannibal, MO, 22 May 2018, []