Environmental Sciences, asked by Poojasharma11, 1 year ago

How is Solid waste classified

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Answered by Rajusingh45
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Hello friend

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The classified of Solid waste are as follows ::

1.) Domestic waste ===>Wastesfood,paper, plastic paper, plastic bags, vegetable waste, fruits skin, glass and sheet metal articles,etc.

2.) Industrial waste
===> Chemicals , pigments, sludge, ash,metals,etc.

3.) Hazardous waste
===> Chemicals generated in various industries, radioactive materials, explosives,infectious materials,etc.

4.)Farm/Garden waste
===>Leaves,flowers,branches of trees,crop residues like straw,animal urine and dug , pesticides, remains of various chemicals and fertilizers etc.

5.) Electronic waste
===> Non-functional applications like T.V sets,cell phone,music system,computers and their parts etc.

6.) Biomedical waste
===> Bandages, dressing,gloves, needles, saline bottles,medicines,medicines bottle,packs, test tube etc.

7.) Urban waste
===> Waste generated through household industries and large commercial and industrial establishments,carry bags,glass,construction waste.

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Answered by MsRisingStar
10

1) Domestic waste: waste food, paper, plastic paper, plastic bags, vegetable waste, fruit skins, glass and sheet metal articles, etc.

2) Industrial waste: Chemicals, pigments sludge, ash, metals, etc.

3) Hazardous waste: Chemicals generated in various industries, radioactive materials explosives, infectious materials, etc.

4) Farm/Garden waste: Leaves, flowers, branches of trees, crop residues like straw, animal urine and dung, pesticides, remains of various chemicals and fertilizers, etc.

5) Electronic waste: Non-functional TV sets, cell phones, music systems, computers and their parts, etc.

6) Biomedical waste: Bandages, dressings, gloves, needles, saline bottles, medicines, medicine bottles, test tubes, body parts, blood, etc. from clinics, hospitals, blood, etc. from clinics, hospitals blood banks and laboraties.

7) Urban waste: Waste generated through household industries and large commercial and industrial establishments, carry bags, glass, metal pieces and rods, threads, rubber, paper, cans from shops, vegetable and meat markets, construction waste, etc.

8) Radioactive waste: Radioactive materials like Strontium-10, Cerium-141, Barium-140 and heavy water, etc. generated from atomic energy plants, uranium mines, atomic research centres, nuclear weapons testing sites, etc.

9) Mining waste: Remains of heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, etc. from mines.

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