A brief description of inorganic waste management, types of inorganic waste generated and its management strategies, future prospects with recommendations
2. WHAT ARE WASTE?
Waste are unwanted or unusable materials. These
are any substance which are discarded after
primary use or is worthless, defective and no use.
Waste may be organic or inorganic.
3. INORGANIC WASTE
It is a type of waste that does not contain organic
compounds. This waste is generally very difficult to
decompose by microorganisms. Glass, Aluminium
cans, and metals are some examples of inorganic
waste.
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5. KINDS OF INORGANIC WASTE
Metal and other waste
Sanitary waste
E-waste
Plastics
7. INORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste management refers to the activities connected
with the collection and disposal of waste . Waste
management comprises the following activities-
Waste collection
Waste storage facilities
Waste segregation
Recycling
Reuse
Other activities.
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9. WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICIES
A well established and supported waste policy is of
crucial importance in waste management. Such as –
Environment protection act, 1986
Hazardous waste rule , 1989
Municipal solid waste rule , 2000
Solid waste management , 2016
10. RECOMMENDATION
The improvement of people and private sector through
NGOs could improve the efficiency of waste
management.
Public awareness should be created especially at
primary level.
Moreover house to house collecting solid waste
should be mandatory.