SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTES
•any unwanted or useless material
 SOLID WASTES
• Biodegradable waste: food and kitchen waste, green waste, paper
(can be recycled)
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• Recyclable wastes: paper, glass bottles, cans, metals, certain
plastics,
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• Inert Wastes (neither chemically nor biologically reactive, and
doesn’t decompose): construction and demolition wastes, dirt,
rocks, debris
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• Composite wastes: waste closing, tetra packs, waste plastics such
as toys
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• Hazardous and toxic wastes: medications, paints, chemicals, light
bulbs, fluourescent tubes, spray cans, fertilizer and pesticide
containers, batteries, shoe polish containers
EFFECTS
• Water contamination
EFFECTS
• Soil Pollution
EFFECTS
• Air Contamination
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• Collection, transport, processing, recycling,

or disposal and monitoring of solid waste
materials
3 R CONCEPT
3 R CONCEPT
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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT