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| Recycling of natural disaster debris in California 2007. |
As we know, Japan is currently suffering from the tragic loss of life and property following a catastrophic earthquake, aftershocks, tsunamis, floods, and fires. Additional worries involve 2 nuclear power plants. The death toll is unknown. The American Red Cross writes: "The earthquake triggered fires and caused severe damage to buildings, leaving five million households without electricity and 1 million without water. Early assessments indicate that more than 2,500 houses have collapsed completely, with 2,500 more damaged."
Donations to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake/Pacific Tsunami fund may be made here: http://www.redcross.org/
How will Japan deal with the debris from these events? In the United States, FEMA encourages recycling after disasters. The FEMA photo above shows the inside of a recycling plant (CA) where construction wildfire debris was sorted by hand and recycled by type. Recycling debris is hard and dangerous work. Laborers worldwide contribute to public health after natural disasters by recycling and safely disposing of a wide variety of materials.
Notes
- Photo: Susie Shapira/FEMA (2007)
- "American Red Cross Responding to Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami." American Red Cross. Web. 12 Mar. 2011. <http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.1a019a978f421296e81ec89e43181aa0/?vgnextoid=f9efd2a1ac6ae210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD>.
- Beatty, Victor, and Steve Herman. "Quake Is Japan's Worst Natural Disaster in Nearly 100 Years | East Asia and Pacific | English." Voice of America. Web. 12 Mar. 2011. <http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Quake-Japans-Worst-Natural-Disaster-in-Nearly-100-Years-117795943.html>.
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