Friday, July 15, 2011

Liquid oxygen to hasten decomposition introduced in a landfill

Despite the promotion of ecotourism as a viable niche tourism for Belize, excessive trash, ironically, remains one of the most pressing problems here. There is only so much trash in landfills, especially in Belize City which makes it difficult for local City Council to provide a solution.
Company Environmental Eco-Friendly solutions in response, said they have the answer to this serious problem. The solution, they say, is in the liquid oxygen. A dose of liquid oxygen will accelerate the decomposition process. What would normally take years to decompose now only have a few months.
In a recent release to the City Council, the product is hydrogen dioxide, basically, the oxygen is inserted into the organic material to work faster in litter decomposition. The company representative Luis Garcia said the bacteria become anaerobic, meaning they do not release methane gas and / or hydrogen sulfide as a byproduct in the air. What is all it does is to provide the bacteria with extra oxygen that can work to make the job faster and better.
Currently, the company and the city government has conducted a pilot test to determine whether the product works. With the amount of garbage on the stack, this should go in about a month now, which means it has to be broken around December. Once achieved, we can see the Eco-Friendly Solutions solution used in the broader market.
At the same briefing, the company also launched its range of biodegradable utensils, plates, etc., which have been made entirely from scratch.
We are on time and the information age, and time and age when consensus has been that we should all try to save the environment. Modern technology helps us achieve this goal, we must all do something to use it. We must all try in some way to convince our governments to support these efforts.

1 comment:

  1. I'm trying to get info on Luis' website but can't find it can you help me to contact him.

    Thank you
    Rich Ross

    AAFG LLC

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