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I did have to think long and hard about this, but after letting my imagination run wild I thought; what if there was a chemical substance
that could obliterate rubbish and waste immediately?
I’m not a scientist or chemist, so forgive me if I fall short on the technicalities, but basically my invention would be some form of chemical composition that could destroy all our disposable waste more or less straight away.
My invention would mean that items we dispose of everyday and which cause so much litter misery; shopping bags, fast food packaging, crisp packets etc, would decompose a few hours after opening.
This incredible new chemical element would come in different strengths and formulas giving varying capabilities, but in essence its aim would be to destroy waste immediately, and, like the taped messages in Mission Impossible, litter and waste would literally self-destruct – leaving no sign it was ever there.
As we have licence to be as imaginative as possible, I’m going to make my wonder compound capable of incinerating the solid mass of any waste, without the need for heat or compression, and with no harmful gasses or other toxic side effects.
The benefi t to mankind for such an invention would undoubtedly be enormous. The environmental impact of landfi ll and incinerators is well documented. Litter on our streets, our rivers and oceans is a real menace, and families wouldn’t have to spend hours sorting out household waste each week.
money was no object, with one invention to ing industry, what would
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But coming back to reality for a moment, I can see plenty of potential problems and pitfalls for this new scientifi c miracle, and I wonder, in the real world, if something like this would even see the light of day?
The UK's waste and recycling sector is currently worth around £11billion a year and growing. Councils, Governments and private companies make millions from our waste, and I’m guessing they wouldn’t be too excited about my new invention. Instead, I fear it would get caught up in red tape in the real world. There would be years of trials, and maybe when it was time for it to be introduced some other brilliant product would overtake it.
But thinking, albeit simplistically, about this issue does make you wonder what technological innovations are in the pipeline that could make waste disposal easier and more environmentally sound?
Lee Baker, Media and Policy Manager, British Cleaning Council
www.britishcleaningcouncil.org
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