WHAT IS WASTE MANAGEMENT?
Waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics. Waste management is also carried out to recover resources from it.
ASPECTS OF WATSE MANAGEMENT:
Not many people are aware that there are around eight different waste management methods. These methods are furthermore divided into numerous categories. Given are some of the different categories:
* Source reduction and reuse
* Animal feeding
* 3 Rs
* Composting
* Fermentation
* Landfills
* Incineration
* Land application
Some of these methods can be implemented at home whereas some of these methods require professional or expert help.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS ABOUT 3 R's i.e. REDUSE, REUSE & RECYCLE.
3 R's the best methodS for waste management. THEY ARE also one of the popular methods for waste management. However, WE REQUIRE VERY LESS EFFORT for this particular process & THEY CAN BE USED ANY PART OF THIS WORLD...EVEN IF IT IS A RULAR AREA OR AN URBAN AREA .Incineration is another method used for waste management. However, micro-pollutants are released into the air in this particular process.
Plan > Do > Check > Act
WHAT TO DO & WHY?
WHAT TO DO...
The first R is REDUCE
REDUCE
Reduce/Reduction: to make something smaller or use less, resulting in a smaller amount of waste. A key part of waste "reduction" is "conservation" - using natural resources wisely, and using less than usual in order to avoid waste.
Reducing the amount of waste you produce is the best way to help the environment. There are lots of ways to do this. For example:
•Cars use up energy and cause pollution. Some ways to reduce this are carpooling with friends, walking, taking the bus, or riding your bike instead of driving.
•You can reduce waste by using a computer! . Instead of buying the paper versions of a magazine, you can find them on the Internet.
oAvoid single-serve containers whenever possible. You can buy juice or water in large recyclable bottles or cans. oBuy concentrates rather than diluted products- the result is less waste for disposal when it is empty.
oDONATE BOOKS, ETC
•Use durable items rather than disposable items whenever possible. For example, select reusable razors rather than the disposable one that you can only use a few times and then have to throw away.
THE SECOND ONE IS REUSE
You can "reuse" materials in their original form instead of throwing them away, or pass those materials on to others who could use them too! Remember, "one man's trash is another man's treasure!" Here are some examples of reuse ...
•Take along washable cups or travel mugs instead of disposables; a lot of restaurants and convenient stores will be glad to fill or refill your own mug.
•When you do use disposables like plastic cups, plates, utensils, and plastic food storage bags, don't throw them away! Wash and reuse them -- most of them will last for a long time with many uses.
•And speaking of bicycles (or other durable goods like washers, dryers, etc.) -- why not repair them rather than replace them when they break? This is another form of "reuse".
•Hold a yard sale or give-away. And ask your neighbors to join in too.
•When you do need to purchase something, check those yard sales and charitable outlets first to see if they have what you need before selecting something new.
•Bring cloth sacks to the store with you instead of taking home new paper or plastic bags. You can use these sacks again and again. You'll be saving some trees!
•Plastic containers and reusable lunch bags are great ways to take your lunch to school without creating waste.
•Coffee cans, shoe boxes, margarine containers, and other types of containers people throw away can be used to store things.
•Don't throw out clothes, toys, furniture, and other things that you don't want anymore. Somebody else can probably use them.
•Use all writing paper on both sides.
•Store food in reusable plastic containers.
THE LAST ONE IS RECYCLE
Many of the things we use every day, like paper bags, soda cans, and milk cartons, are made out of materials that can be recycled. Recycled items are put through a process that makes it possible to create new products out of the materials from the old ones.
In addition to recycling the things you buy, you can help the environment by buying products that contain recycled materials. Many brands of paper towels, garbage bags, greeting cards, and toilet paper, to name a few examples, will tell you on their labels if they are made from recycled materials.
Recycling occurs when you save and take reusable materials to places where they can be remade into either the same product or new products, rather than to just toss them in the trash. Making new items from recycled ones also takes fewer energy and other resources than making products from brand new materials.
Just about anything in your home (or office or school, etc.) that cannot be reused CAN be recycled into something else. You'd be amazed what can be done with a recycled product ...a recycled soda bottle, for example, can be made into T-shirts, combs, or hundreds of other plastic goods that can be used for many years.
Your recycling mission is not impossible! In fact, it is very simple:
Don't throw away anything that can be recycled!
Here is a list of things you should always recycle (or reuse!) ...
•Acid Batteries •Aluminum Cans
•Building Materials •Electronic equipment
•Glass (particularly bottles and jars) •Newspaper
•Magazines •Metal
•Paper •Plastic Bags
•Plastic Bottles •Steel Cans
•Tires •White Goods (Appliances)
•Wood •Yard Waste
Some of the items listed above will require special handling procedures and special recycling places or events. Just ask your local recycling office (city, country, or state) for assistance and information.
The best part is you will probably save yourself a lot of money while you follow these measures!
*Residents are organized into small groups to carry out the following:-
1.construction of backyard compost pit
2.construction of storage bins where recyclable and reusable materials are stored by each household
3.construction of storage centers where recyclable and reusable materials collected by the street sweepers are stored prior to selling to junk dealers
4.maintenance of cleanliness in yards and streets
5.greening of their respective areas
6.encouraging others to join
WHY DO THIS??????????
1.Affects our health
2.Affects our socio-economic conditions
3.Affects our coastal and marine environment
4.Affects our climate
