types of solid waste

1. Types of Solid WastesTypes of Solid Wastes

2. Types of Solid WastesTypes of Solid Wastes
 Municipal solid wasteMunicipal solid waste
 Industrial solid wasteIndustrial solid waste

3. Municipal Solid WastesMunicipal Solid Wastes
 Produced directly in homes and businessesProduced directly in homes and businesses
 Trash and garbageTrash and garbage
 Includes:Includes:

4. Municipal Solid WastesMunicipal Solid Wastes
 PaperPaper

5. Municipal Solid WastesMunicipal Solid Wastes
 Food scrapsFood scraps

6. Municipal Solid WastesMunicipal Solid Wastes
 Cans and bottlesCans and bottles

7. Municipal Solid WastesMunicipal Solid Wastes
 Yard wasteYard waste

8. Municipal Solid WastesMunicipal Solid Wastes
 Household itemsHousehold items

9. Industrial Solid WastesIndustrial Solid Wastes
 Produced indirectly by various industriesProduced indirectly by various industries
 Includes:Includes:

10. Industrial Solid WastesIndustrial Solid Wastes
 Mine wasteMine waste

11. Industrial Solid WastesIndustrial Solid Wastes
 Factory wasteFactory waste

12. Industrial Solid WastesIndustrial Solid Wastes
 Refinery wasteRefinery waste

13. Industrial Solid WastesIndustrial Solid Wastes
 Agricultural wasteAgricultural waste

14. Other Types of Solid WastesOther Types of Solid Wastes
 Sewage sludgeSewage sludge

15. Other Types of Solid WastesOther Types of Solid Wastes
 Automobile wasteAutomobile waste

16. PlasticsPlastics
 In huge number of products – has increasedIn huge number of products – has increased
tremendously – much is recyclabletremendously – much is recyclable
The Majestic Plastic Bag – A Mockumentary
Plastic Soup –
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

17. Electronic Waste: A Growing ProblemElectronic Waste: A Growing Problem
 Includes:Includes:

Computers, TVs, cellComputers, TVs, cell
phones, toys,phones, toys,
electronic devices, etc.electronic devices, etc.

These include plastics,These include plastics,
metals and hazardousmetals and hazardous
wastes –wastes –
polyvinylchloridepolyvinylchloride
(PVC), polybromiated(PVC), polybromiated
flame retardants, lead,flame retardants, lead,
mercury, cadmiummercury, cadmium

18. Electronic Waste: A Growing ProblemElectronic Waste: A Growing Problem
 U.S. produces almost half world's e-waste –U.S. produces almost half world's e-waste –
only recycles 10% of itonly recycles 10% of it
 130 million cell phones per year130 million cell phones per year
 100 million computers, monitors and TVs100 million computers, monitors and TVs
 Much shipped to developing countries –Much shipped to developing countries –
cheap labor and weak environmental regscheap labor and weak environmental regs
 International Basel Convention – bansInternational Basel Convention – bans
transfer of hazardous waste to developingtransfer of hazardous waste to developing
countries – U.S. did not ratifycountries – U.S. did not ratify
 Recycling becoming more common – 2015Recycling becoming more common – 2015
NYS law – cannot be put out with trashNYS law – cannot be put out with trash

19. The Story of ElectronicsThe Story of Electronics
Ghana: Digital Dumping GroundGhana: Digital Dumping Ground