Dumping of consumer waste products

Practically all developed and developing countries are facing the problem of disposing of town refuse and municipal waste.

The total annual waste volume arising from redundant "white goods" in the UK is estimated at 400,000 tonnes (washing machines 150,000t; dishwashers 20,000t; electric cookers 55,000t; fridges and freezers 85,000t; microwaves 50,000t; tumble driers 20,000t; vacuum cleaners 20,000t), of which washing machines represent a disproportionate 37% considering that they number only 20% of discarded appliances. This is accounted for the concrete balance weights used in most washing machines. Around 75% of this total waste volume is processed in fragmentizers, and the metal portion recycled.

1. Waste of resources
2. Unethical consumption practices
3. Short-term planning of product life cycles
4. Inadequate waste treatment

1. Inadequate disposal of female sanitary protection

1. Untidiness
2. Plastic pollution of coastal zones

1. Proliferation of consumer products
2. Obsession with novelty
3. Non-destructible containers and packaging
4. Fast fashion
5. Counterproductive eco-labelling

1. Disposal of packaging waste

1. Using recycled materials
2. Reducing amount of consumer waste
3. Recycling oils
4. Recycling metals
5. Recycling materials
6. Recycling glass
7. Recycling consumer appliances
8. Producing consumer waste
9. Monitoring dumping of consumer waste products
10. Marketing compost
11. Extending producer responsibility
12. Dumping wastes
13. Developing new recycling technologies
14. Designing products for recyclability
15. Creating domestic waste recycling schemes

1. Wastage
2. Unrecycled
3. Proliferation
4. Dumping