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“EXCELLENCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE” P A G E 31 Editor’s Note: This research was presented at the 1st International Conference on Built Environment Issues in Small Island States, Aug. 2-6, 2005) metal drums which increases air pollution and reduces the aesthetics of a community); and by burying. The conventional method of solid waste disposal is to bury it in landfill sites, thus increasing the demand for land and the potential negative impact on the local environment. The other method has been the burning of the waste. This method significantly reduces the mass of the solid waste but it also releases enormous amounts of toxic gases into the atmosphere, thereby polluting the air, contributing to the greenhouse effect, and creating acid rain.