Waste Management 101
Ever wondered where the waste collected from our houses ends up?
It usually ends up in landfills, forming huge piles that cause a hard time for the humans and animals living beside them. What if I told you that this can be managed effectively by implementing a proper waste management system?
We can sort waste into scrap and disposables, which can then be further categorized for recycling or disposal. Let’s explore effective waste management strategies for scrap and disposable materials.
The following items are categorized as scrap
Paper
- Magazine
- Carton boxes
- Textbooks
- Newspapers
- Mixed cardboard paper
- Notebooks
Vehicle
- Two wheeler
- Four wheeler
Plastic
- Hard plastic
- Fiber
- Water tank
- Pvc
- Soft plastics
Metals
- Brass
- Copper
- Aluminium
- Iron first
- Iron sheets
- Iron second
- Almar
- Alum channel
- Tin
- Steel
E waste
- CPU
- Monitor
- LED TV
- UPC
- Mobile phone
- (EW1)
- Laptop
- EW 2
- Cooler Tablet
- Induction stove
Motor
- Fan
- Motor
- Engine
- Pump
Others
- Battery big
- Fridge
- Tyre
- Wm metal body
- Coconut shell
- Battery small
- Machine item
- Ac copper
- Factory disposals
- Chair
- Electric wire
- Oven
These scraps can be easily sold, allowing us to earn cash instead of paying for disposal, by recycling them, we can turn waste into valuable resource and generate income.
The following items are categorized as disposals
Solid waste
- Pillow
- Tube
- Broken glass,
- Filament bulb
- Bed
- Mixed waste
- Milk covers
- Bags
- Suitcase
- Leather
- Clothes
- Shoes
- Sandals
- Glass bottle
- Thermocol
- Plastic covers
When disposing of waste, we must be careful with glass, as improper disposal can harm waste collectors, sanitattion workers and stray animals. Let’s make the Earth greener by being responsible for our waste and understand the importance of proper waste management for the well-being of living beings and the planet.