* Lack of Solid Waste management led to the epidemic of plague that killed 50 percent of 14th century Europians.
* By 19th century, public health measures were started tı be taken collection and disposal of food wastes to control vectors of disease.
- In 500 BC, the Athens organized the first municipal landfill in the western world and required waste disposal tı be at least one mile from city walls.
- The first incinerator in the US is built on Governor's Island, New York (1885)
- In 1888, English Parliament puts a ban on waste disposal in public waterways and ditches. Waste disposal methods involve simply throwing garbage out of windows and doors.
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thanks for the historical overview of solid waste disposal. very informative.
the entry is however not complete.
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thanks for the informative backgroung of solid waste disposal. tthe information however is incomplete.
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