Landfill

The placement of landfills and dumping sites is among one of the most intensely debated land-use issues in local government, especially in the fast-growing cities like Los Angeles.  As more people are becoming aware, land suitable for dumping sanitary wastes is becoming scarce, especially around the city, and as a consequence bordering land is more frequently being proposed for usage. Throughout history there has always been the need to dispose of the waste generated by man.  Raw sanitary and other various wastes were emptied into rivers and lakes.  Solid wastes were destroyed by fire, buried or dumped in the ocean.  When the inhabitants of the earth was much smaller than it is now, these methods provided the most efficient means of disposal. They were also relatively safe as far as public health was concerned.  Nature was able to safely break down the disease carrying bacteria and other organic materials and make them harmless.  However, as the population grew, these lakes and rivers can no longer stand the wastes that each human produces today.

What is one possible solution to our landfill problem?
Instead of relying on landfills, a solution to this problem could be looked into technologies for converting waste matter to energy and bioconversion.  Public Officials has always depended on landfills as an answer of our waste problem.  But the truth of the matter is that landfill sites are becoming harder to locate.  We need a new resolution to this waste problem and exploring technologies to convert them into useful energy is the answer.