Community

Waste
Contents:
 Definition
 Example
 Cause & Effect
 Practices of Waste Disposal
 Waste Management
 Proper Waste Disposal
 3R’s
Definition:

 Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any

substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no
use.
 Types of Waste
 Liquid Waste. Liquid waste includes dirty water, wash water, organic liquids, waste
detergents and sometimes rainwater. ...
 Solid Rubbish. Solid rubbish includes a large variety of items that may be found in
households or commercial locations. ...
 Recyclable Rubbish. ...
 Hazardous Waste.
Liquid Waste
Solid Rubbish
Recyclable Rubbish
Hazardous Waste
Cause & Effect

 Environmental costs

 Social costs

 Economic costs

 Affecting communities
Practices of Waste Disposal
 Compost
 Incineration
 Landfill
 Recycling
 Identify the waste your facility creates
 Vermicomposting
 Waste sorting
Waste Management
 Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions
required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.[35] This
includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together
with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-
related laws, technologies, and economic mechanisms.
3R’s
 The three R's - reduce, reuse and recycle - are three approaches, and the
most environmentally preferred. Reducing, reusing and recycling waste helps
save landfill space by keeping useful materials out.