Assignment:
PHYSICAL AND EMERGING HAZARDS
Overview
You are employed by a local municipality as environmental health officer and are placed in charge of solid waste disposal and management.
Case Assignment
Currently the county disposes of their municipal solid wastes in a landfill. The landfill's capacity will end in a few years and a new option is being considered to manage solid waste management in the county for the next 50 years. Write a paper in which you:
1. Compare and contrast two alternatives for the county's solid waste disposal (for example landfill versus incineration). Examples of factors to consider in your analysis may include environmental impacts, human health impacts, resource conservation or recovery, occupational hazards for operators and sustainability.
2. Select the best method for solid waste disposal in this scenario setting and explain your rationale.