The Effects of Waste Recycling on The Employees and The Environment .. | ||
| ERJ. Engineering Research Journal | ||
| Article 13, Volume 24, Issue 2, April 2001, Pages 227-239 PDF (347.45 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/erjm.2001.71040 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mohammed o. Alnais | ||
| College of Technology at Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
The subject of "waste" has become a very important topic and is really a big problem, which could seriously threaten the health of all humans, especially from such waste that contains nuclear radiation and chemicals. Therefore this matter has become an important topic worldwide. Hail compost plant(200 tonslday capacity) has been chosen for the area of research as an example to assist a questionnaire, which contains several queries related to the health and safety facing it's employees. After collection and analysis of the questionnaire, it indicated that there are serious health problems related to the skin, eyes, chest, ears etc. Further, the answers of most of the employees show a very high interest in being involved in the other kinds of council jobs. Therefore a change either weekly or monthly is needed for the employee. Introduction: Recently the investigations and research in health and environment has given great importance to the waste recycling programs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, EGC countries and worldwide. The most recent studies such as Mohamed Al-Kateb [I], Amen Al- Nowawe [2], Abu Ghazara [3] and other indicate that the waste recyclable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and EGC countries is only around 5% from the total waste collected and the remaining waste is either burnt or buried. This it seems is not equivalent to the development standards that these countries have reached. The method, which is used to dispose of the remaining waste, is hazardous to both humans and the environment due to the gases released. Investigations worldwide have given the environment great attention especially towards the methods of waste recycling. For example in the United States of America many methods have been created over the last few decades to assist in | ||
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