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Waste management

Types of
wastes
Chemical
wastes

Organic
Glass waste

Metal Paper
Plastic
Organic waste
paper
glass
Chemical wastes
plastic
metal
Sources of waste materials
• Open burning- toxic gases, smoke
• Agriculture – residues from excessive use of
pesticides and fertilisers
• Motor vehicles – exhaust fukmes, toxic gases,
lead particles
• Mining – tailing, chemicals, sludge, toxic gases
• Factories – toxic chemicals and gases, smoke,
soot.
• Domestic – organic waste, sewage, bottles, tins,
paper, plastic containers.
Open burning
Agriculture
Motor vehicles
Mining
factories
Domestic
Proper and improper ways of disposing of waste.

Proper ways Improper ways


• Separating the waste into • Open burning
different types. • Pouring oil into drains.
• Using rubbish bags to throw • Throwing waste in the
waste. drain, river, on the road
• Recycling the waste. • Mixing the explosive waste
• Reusing the waste. with other types of waste.
• Burying the waste.
• Disposing of chemical waste
according to the regulations.
Separate waste into different types
Reuse
Burying waste

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