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25: Environmental and ethical issues

In order to reduce the amount of pollution, governments of most countries put
controls on pollution. For example, they may do this by charging a levy on the
release of pollutants or introducing laws to ban the release of dangerous chemicals.
In some countries, however, laws are not as strict. Controlling pollution has to be a

combined effort of governments, scientists, businesses and individuals.
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Don’t worry about learning Waste
specific laws – you only need to
understand why protection is
important. Also, think about how
laws affect businesses. Do they

have to change what they do? Is it
expensive? What could happen if
they do nothing?

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A landfill site

The types of waste produced by businesses are shown in Figure 25.1. Factories, offi ces
and farming and mining activities, in particular, produce large amounts of waste.

Commercial
waste

Paper waste IT waste

Types of
waste

Chemical
and hazardous Packaging
waste
waste
Figure 25.1 Types of waste
produced by business activities