It was another of those great conversations I had with a friend who was discussing about his new office set up. We talked about every sort of thing from organic food stuff to taking a vacation, to caring for the environment and concepts of using cleaning agents that are friendly to the earth. Then we began our brief discussion on waste management.
Waste, as we know, is generated everyday through our daily activities. Each activity produces different types of waste. For instance, the type of waste generated from our homes is known as household or domestic waste, which is further categorized as organic and inorganic waste.
Paper of all types, plastics, textile, rubber, leather, wood or garden waste fall under the category of organic waste whereas the inorganic fraction includes glass, crockery, tin, cans, aluminium, metal and dirt. There are also other waste components that require a different kind of handling. These include items such as radios, television sets, cordless phone battery, refrigerators, washing machines, furniture and household hazardous waste like batteries and light bulbs.
Poor waste disposal can affect our environment and lifestyle leading to pollution of groundwater, surface water thus affecting our drinking water supplies. If the waste is not properly removed or handled, it can become a feeding ground for infectious organisms of all kinds of diseases. Unpleasant smells, harmful gaseous substances and liquids will start to emit which can cause danger to our health and have a negative influence to our environment.
With these things in mind, Iwill cover the topic on waste minimization in the coming posts.
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