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*HOUSEHOLD WASTE
MANAGEMENT
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*WHAT IS SOLID WASTE?
According to World Health
Organization (WHO) the term “solid waste is applied to unwanted and discarded materials from houses, street sweepings, commercial and agricultural operations arising out of mass activities”.
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*INTRODUCTION*On an average 6000 tons of Solid Waste is being generated in all across Kerala.*Waste Management is an essential service to be provided by the municipal and local government authorities.*Failure to provide it efficiently could be disastrous
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*SOURCES OF WASTE
Household Waste 49%Hostels, Marriage halls, Institutions 17%Shops & Markets 16%Street sweepings 9%Construction 6%Slaughter house, Hospitals 3%
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SOCIAL ENGINEERIN
GTECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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*REDUCE, REUSE & RECYCLE
REDUCE by adopting practices that eliminate waste in the first placeREUSE materials again and again in their original formRECYCLE items that are collected through community’s recycling programs
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Composting:
• It is a simple recycling process
• It is an example of pollution prevention
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What goes in
*Fruit and vegetable scraps, grass clippings,leaves and straw
What does not*Cooked food,fats,milk products,meat scraps or bones
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To composite:*Mix one half nitrogen-rich materials fresh vegetable matters, grass clippings*Other half with carbon-rich materialsDried leaves,straw*Moisture*AirNote: The process can be speed up by adding shovelful of soil containing tiny organisms that break down the materials
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Waste reduction tips*Buy recycle products.
*Buy durable products that will last
*Buy products that aren’t over packaged
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*Buy in bulk or right size for your use*Never buy more potentially hazardous materials*Look for less toxic options