“Peak waste”指的是全球固體垃圾生產(chǎn)量達(dá)到最大的日期，它可以很好地表示人類對(duì)全球環(huán)境的影響達(dá)到最大的時(shí)間,。
這一時(shí)間具體什么時(shí)候到來難以預(yù)測(cè),，但Daniel Hoornweg、 Perinaz Bhada-Tata 和Chris Kennedy在本期Nature上的一篇Comment文章中通過計(jì)算指出,，按照當(dāng)前的社會(huì)經(jīng)濟(jì)趨勢(shì),，“Peak waste”在本世紀(jì)不會(huì)出現(xiàn)。這意味著,，除非我們減少人口增長和物質(zhì)消耗速度,，否則地球?qū)⒉坏貌怀惺懿粩嘣龃蟮睦?fù)擔(dān)。
Hoornweg等人認(rèn)為,，穩(wěn)定人口數(shù)量,、對(duì)城市進(jìn)行更好的管理以消耗更少的資源、使社會(huì)更加公平,、以及使用高技術(shù)是讓“Peak waste”盡快到來的手段,。（生物谷Bioon.com）
生物谷推薦的英文摘要
Nature doi:10.1038/502615a
Environment： Waste production must peak this century
Daniel Hoornweg， Perinaz Bhada-Tata& Chris Kennedy
Solid waste — the stuff we send down our chutes,， discard at work and put on the curb every week — is a striking by-product of civilization. The average person in the United States throws away their body weight in rubbish every month. When waste management works well,， we give it little thought： out of sight and， usually,， quickly out of mind. Discarded materials are collected,， some are recycled or composted， and most are landfilled or incinerated. But the global view is troubling.
