Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
on
Waste Management
by
Arepalli Venkateswara Rao
What is Waste ?
Hazardous waste
Refuse
Reuse
Recycle
Reduce
Types of Hazardous waste
Industrial Waste
Hospital Waste
Certain types of
Household wastes
Managing Waste
Segregation
Biodegradable
Non biodegradable
Segregation of waste
Biodegradable
Kitchen waste, vegetables, fruits, flowers, leaves
from the garden and paper.
Non biodegradable
Recyclable waste - Plastics, paper, glass, metal
Toxic waste – condemned oil, waste from NDT
operations (solid & liquid), hydro testing water (with
inhibitors), paints, chemicals, oil filters, pesticide
containers, batteries, old medicines etc.
Soiled – hospital waste such as cloth soiled with
blood and body fluids
Colour coding of waste bins
Recycling involves
collection of used and
discarded materials
processing these
materials and making
them into the new
products.
Some times that are recycled or reused
Less utilization of
raw material
Makes surroundings cleaner and healthier
Saves on landfill space
Saves money
Reduces environmental impacts arising from
waste treatment and disposal
Reduces the amount of energy required to
manufacture new products.
Impacts of waste on health
Infections
Chronic
diseases
Accidents
Thank Q