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WASTE MANAGEMENT
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
I'm sure you've heard about the activity "Best out of waste" but have you ever thought about what that means?
This concept is originally used in the context of the global issue of waste management and
environment Conservation.
What is waste?
According to the Environment Protection Act, 1990, waste is defined as: “any substance which constitutes a scrap material or effluent or other unwanted surplus substance arising from the application of any process”.
Classification of waste
Waste can be classified into various types like:
Biodegradable waste: These can be degraded through microbial activity. E.g.: food residue, human excreta, etc.
Non-Biodegradable waste: plastic, glasses, etc.
Biomedical: Needle, syringe, etc.
E-waste: Computer parts, batteries, etc.
Radioactive waste: Nuclear Waste.
What is waste management ?
Waste management is a collective activity involving segregation, collection, transportation, re-processing, recycling and disposal of various types of wastes.
Landfill: This method involves burying off the waste in the vacant locations around the cities.
Incineration: It is controlled high-temperature oxidation (burning/thermal treatment) of primarily organic compounds that produce thermal energy, CO2 and water.
Bioremediation: Bioremediation is the use of living organisms, primarily microorganisms, to degrade environ-mental contaminants into less toxic forms.
Why do we need to manage waste?
We need Waste management for the following reasons:
1.to protect health, well being and environment.
2.to prevent pollution.
3.to reduce and reuse waste.
4.safe disposal of waste.
5.to create awareness among the people about the impact of waste.
6.to maintain sustainable development and Ecosystem.
7.encourage waste to energy development.
Way forward
Waste management can be easily done in two ways: one is through waste reduction, and two through recycling.
Reusing and recycling of used items will also result in less production
of new products.
We should always remember the famous lines by Global Environment Prize winner nurse Terri Swearingen,
“We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.”
And realise that it is time to think before we act because there is no second earth. Therefore, a stitch in time saves nine should be the current mantra where we manage the waste to save our planet.
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