write briefly about various sources of wastes
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SOURCES AND TYPES OF SOLID WASTES
Source: What A Waste: Solid Waste Management in Asia. Hoornweg, Daniel with Laura Thomas. 1999. Working Paper Series Nr. 1. Urban Development Sector Unit. East Asia and Pacific Region. Page 5.
Source
Typical waste generators
Types of solid wastes
Residential
Single and multifamily dwellings
Food wastes, paper, cardboard, plastics, textiles, leather, yard wastes, wood, glass, metals, ashes, special wastes (e.g., bulky items, consumer electronics, white goods, batteries, oil, tires), and household hazardous wastes.).
Industrial
Light and heavy manufacturing, fabrication, construction sites, power and chemical plants.
Housekeeping wastes, packaging, food wastes, construction and demolition materials, hazardous wastes, ashes, special wastes.
Commercial
Stores, hotels, restaurants, markets, office buildings, etc.
Paper, cardboard, plastics, wood, food wastes, glass, metals, special wastes, hazardous wastes.
Institutional
Schools, hospitals, prisons, government centers.
Same as commercial.
Construction and demolition
New construction sites, road repair, renovation sites, demolition of buildings
Wood, steel, concrete, dirt, etc.
Municipal services
Street cleaning, landscaping, parks, beaches, other recreational areas, water and wastewater treatment plants.
Street sweepings; landscape and tree trimmings; general wastes from parks, beaches, and other recreational areas; sludge.
Process (manufacturing, etc.)
Heavy and light manufacturing, refineries, chemical plants, power plants, mineral extraction and processing.
Industrial process wastes, scrap materials, off-specification products, slay, tailings.
Agriculture
Crops, orchards, vineyards, dairies, feedlots, farms.
Spoiled food wastes, agricultural wastes, hazardous wastes (e.g., pesticides).
Answer:
Food wastes, paper, cardboard, plastics, textiles, leather, yard wastes, wood, glass, metals, ashes, special wastes (e.g., bulky items, consumer electronics, white goods, batteries, oil, tires), and household hazardous wastes.). Light and heavy manufacturing, fabrication, construction sites, power and chemical plants.