ROADSIDE GARBAGE

“ A sight for sore eyes”

  

Above is the site of land pollution on the roadside in Port of Spain. Within a residential area in the capital city of Trinidad, is this unsightly pile of garbage. Not only is this a sore to the eyes but it also has the potential to have many hazardous effects on both the health and the environment among other factors which may not be visible to the naked eye. Waste if not attended to and properly disposed of can lead to contamination of the environment. One such way of further contaminating the environment is through the process of spreading pollution. This occurs when one type of pollution leads to another type of pollution. The image above depicts land pollution however this can lead to water pollution for example if the waste gets into contact with waterways such as rivers and drains. If this does occur then the waterways would become contaminated and through the process of evaporation and condensation, this contaminated water will fall back into the environment as acid rain continuing the cycle of pollution.

Using the Burgess concentric model 1924, this area would be considered to be the area of low-class residential housing where the poorest classes reside. Such areas are capable of housing large numbers of persons as these houses are extremely close to each other with several persons per household. Apart from this is the facts that as cities continue to grow so too do the population in and around it. Cities tend to draw people to it because of the many services which are available. What should be noted also is that as cities grow and population increases so too do the rate of overall consumption of the persons within the area resulting in an increase in waste. As such land pollution through excessive waste can be linked to the process of urbanization.