The document discusses solid waste management. It defines solid waste as domestic, commercial, and industrial wastes collected by municipalities. Some key sources of solid waste are listed as domestic garbage, industrial waste, commercial waste, mining waste, radioactive waste, agricultural waste, hospital waste, and e-waste. The effects of solid waste are then outlined, such as enabling disease, causing water and air pollution, reducing aesthetic value, and obstructing sewage systems. The main functional elements of solid waste management are identified as waste generation, storage, collection, transfer/transport, processing/recovery, and disposal.

1. Application Number:- 39d631f8e8ba11e98bcfd145af38aa0f
Name:- Praveen Kumar Sharma
Affiliation:- Lovely Professional University
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2. Solid Waste Management
Solid waste includes domestic wastes, commercial wastes, and industrial
wastes collected by a municipality within a given area. It is mainly
responsible for land pollution in urban and industrial areas.
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3. Important Sources of Solid Waste
•Domestic garbage- household waste.
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•Industrial waste-
•Commercial waste
•Mining waste
•Radioactive waste
•Agricultural waste
•Hospital waste
•E-waste
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4. Effects of Solid Waste
• Solid waste helps disease-causing organisms such as mosquitoes, flies,
etc., to thrive freely and increase in population.
• It runs off with rainwater and mixes with the nearby water bodies
causing water pollution.
• Burning of solid waste leads to air pollution.
• Radioactive substances present in solid waste cause a number of
diseases in human beings.
• Solid waste reduces the aesthetic value of land.
• Non-biodegradable solid wastes such as polythene, plastic, rubber, etc.,
obstruct the sewage system and release toxic gases when burnt hence
causing air pollution.
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5. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Main Functional Elements:
• Waste generation
• Storage
• Collection
• Transfer/transport
• Processing/recovery
• Disposal
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6. • Reference:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhWnrNQPwAs
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-and-effects-of-land-pollution.html
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7. Acknowledgement
• Course Name:- Academic Writing
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