Define Waste Manangement And Six Examples Of Waste Material
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Explanation:
Waste Management can be defined as the processes or the activities that involve the managing of the wastes generated, from their very source to its final disposal, ensuring that these wastes possess no threat or harm or inconvenience to the environment and its components.
Six examples of waste materials are:
i) Household wastes like vegetable peels, paper, food wastes, plastics, packages, etc.
ii) Office wastes like paper, cardboard, pens, refills, etc.
iii) Medical wastes like expired medicines, cartons, polythene packages, glass bottles, glass vials, etc.
iv) Hospital and Surgical wastes like used cotton, gauze, needles, blades, masks, gloves, etc.
v) Industrial wastes like chemicals, paints, plastics, metals, etc.
vi) Electronic wastes like scrapped electronic devices, machinery and its parts, etc.
Waste is an unwanted substance and all the activities which deal with the disposal of waste are called waste management.
Explanation:
- The household trash is produced by cooking, cleaning, peeling, and washing.
- Hazardous waste from industries such as tins, plastic bags.
- Radioactive waste generated as a result of nuclear activities.
- By human feces and surface runoff due to poor sewage system.
- Solid waste such as tire, scrap metal, and toys, etc.