55 Gallon Plastic Drum
55 Gallon Plastic Drum
55 gallon plastic drums are conveniently used in industry and agriculture. Therefore, the used or worn out drums can be recycled, and the quantity of the plastic feedstock is significant.
Recycling has several aspects of the environmental impact. Firstly, when the used drum is recycled, it is not stored at the landfill sites, and thus no water or land pollution takes place. Secondly, it becomes a secondary resource, and therefore less primary resources are used. Thirdly, the environmental impact of the recycling process should be taken into the account: if recycling also causes pollution, then it is questionable (Worrell & Reuter, 2014).
The economic aspect is cost-efficiency of the recycling. The cost of the secondary resource is less. However, the technological and transportation cost might be expensive, and thus the product will be unprofitable (Gandy, 2014).
The social aspects of recycling are about involvement of the society into recycling process. When the population is involved in recycling, everyone feels responsible for environmental protection and efficient use of natural resources. When everyone understands the importance of the issue, changes come more quickly (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2011).
The political aspect is about resources. In case the resources for plastic production are unavailable, recycling can be advertised as patriotic act, because it can help to decrease the dependence on the imported products. In addition, the new employment opportunities appear, when recycling is implemented (Gandy, 2014).
Recycling is also concerns caring about the future generations. When less waste is generated the environment is less polluted, and next generations have cleaner water, air, and land (Weinberg, Pellow & Schnaiberg, 2000).
References
Gandy, M. (2014). Recycling and the politics of urban waste.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2011). Greening household behaviour: The role of public policy. Paris: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Weinberg, A. S., Pellow, D. N., & Schnaiberg, A. (2000). Urban recycling and the search for sustainable community development. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press.
Worrell, E., & Reuter, M. A. (2014). Handbook of recycling: State-of-the-art for practitioners, analysts, and scientists. Waltham, Mass: Elsevier.
