LESSON 17

WASTE – GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT

DAY 1

Q1. What is waste?

Ans. Wastes are materials or substances that

i) Are no longer needed

ii) Have become useless
iii) Are meant to be thrown away.
Example: fruit and vegetable peels

Q2. List different types of wastes

Ans. Wastes can be classified into 2 types:

BIODEGRADABLE WASTE NON-BIODEGRADABLE WASTE

Waste that can be decomposed by the Waste that cannot be decomposed by the
action of micro-organisms into simpler and action of micro-organisms into harmless
harmless substances so that it cannot harm substances.
the environment.
Examples: peels and cuttings of fruits and Examples: plastic, glass and metal objects.
vegetables, left over food, leaves, animal
dung, bones etc
Green Dustbin is used to put wet waste. Blue dustbin is used to put dry waste.