Industrial Solid Waste Management in Dubai Case

INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT IN DUBAI

Introduction

Waste management is an important activity in the world . With the growing industrialization , the amount of solid waste has increased by great volumes beyond management in some places . The most challenging has been the disposal of no biodegradable solid waste material like plastic and polyethylene materials . Dubai is one of the growing business and industrial hub in the United Arabs Emirates . This will review the earlier study done by Saif Al-Qaydi 's and discuss how McDonough and Braungart would review Saif 's study

in light of their Next industrial revolution ' solid management

Saif Al-Qaydi 's study

The stud examined how the government of Dubai his handling industrial solid wastes that is generation from the growing industrial activities in Dubai . The study surveys the geographical disturbing of the solid waste treatment facilities all over the country . It also looks into different types of waste , the method of collection and transportation and the treatment of the waste . The study posits the role that the government can play in the management of the industrial waste and the provision of treatment facilities which is likely to encourage more international companies to conduct their businesses in Dubai . The study does not recognize the important role of recycling of the solid waste but it only concentration on the collection and disposal of the waste (Al-Qaydi , 2006

McDonough and Braungart view of solid management and industrialization

According to the view of the two authors , industrial revolution has helped human development in many ways but we are hitting the limits as the nature starts to respond . They give the example of the Titanic which emitted so much smoke to the sky and poured oil to the water to show how industrial revolution has worked against the natural rules Therefore in their they root for eco-efficiency as the way ahead for industrialization in the world

They define the term eco-efficiency as doing more with less . In this case they highlight Henry Ford a known industrialist who produced more with less by recycling and reusing the materials which greatly reduced the reliance on the natural resource . This is perhaps the earliest roots for eco-efficiency . In to promote eco-efficiency the industrial production system has to alter their design to make is more productive . It must also apply the nature 's cycles to minimize waste and utilize the reproduced waste (McDonough and Braungart , 1998

In light of the Saif 's , McDonough and Braungart would criticize on many fronts . First , Saif 's study highlights the improvement of the environment condition in to attract many businesses . However the two propose the involvement of the businesses in ensuring safety measures against the environment . This means that they are calling for policies which would make business more responsible in taking care of the environment rather than the government doing it to attract businesses . Second , they would criticize Saif study based on the fact that it has concentrated so much on the collection of...