Things Worth Noting
Disney parks like Disneyland and Walt Disney World stay remarkably clean thanks to smart trash can placement and design. Walt Disney observed park visitors and noticed people would walk about 30 steps before littering if no bin was nearby, leading to the famous 30-Step Rule: trash cans every 30 feet or less. This makes disposal […]
Dumping garbage into volcanoes may sound clever, but it’s dangerous, impractical, and harmful. Lava temperatures vary, and many volcanoes aren’t hot enough to fully destroy metals, hazardous waste, or industrial materials. Adding trash can trigger steam explosions, lava fountains, and eruptions, as seen when small disturbances caused violent reactions at volcanoes like Kilauea and Nyiragongo. […]
Landfills are engineered sites for solid waste disposal, using advanced environmental engineering to protect public health and the environment. A multi-layered liner system with geomembrane and geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) blocks leachate—the toxic liquid from decomposing waste—from reaching groundwater. Daily operations include waste compaction to save space, applying daily cover to control odor and vectors, […]