d BCEE- have actually contaminated
             the land, and had sunk 24 feet into the ground contaminating about 50 million
             gallons of underground water.(Dahir 94). Besides these lands could be used in
             more useful ways such as building schools, hospitals, or simply turning them
             into large green areas to purify the air. This problem is practically acute in
             Egypt, since we do find even in central areas of the city, piles of garbage
             disposal very near to residential areas. Recycling would therefore eliminate
             this problem and protect the environment. If we consider burning as an
             alternative, well it is not very advantageous, so often burning is done in
             incinerators. According to Plenum, incineration is the process of disposing of
             the "Combustible portion of the community wastes"(81). This burning pollutes the
             air in the area around it. It is not the way to solve the problem of recycling
             because it solving one problem by creating another which is air pollution. In
             this process a number of pollutants are emitted which poisons the air. Carbon
             dioxide and lead are by products of burning that most health organisations
             consider highly toxicating. These by products affect children mentally and
             physically. In addition, carbon dioxide is considered one of the main reasons of
             global warming because the molecule itself captures heat an stores it in it thus
             creating the green house effect. Besides plastics are rather toxicating when
             burnt according to Plenum, Acrylic type plastics emit HCN gas, Bromine
             components that are added to plastics results in the emissionof HBr , which are
             all dangerous pollutants (157). Obviously burning cannot be considered an
             alternative and as stated in Consumer Reports, "Recycling does help to keep
             garbage out of landfills and incinerators, both of which pose environmental
             problems."(Feb 1994). Although burning lessens the physical amount of the waste
             materials, it is considered one ...