DISPOSAL OF WASTE MATERIALS

 As we are advancing towards the era where there are more facilities available at cheaper price, our household usage is also increasing and with that we have increase of household waste. It was not an issue at the time when the quantity of waste was less as disposal was easy and was not having toxic effects on our environment at a huge extent. But now as I stated before, the has increased in a tremendous manner which is now adversely affecting our mother nature. So, there should be optimal ways of disposal of household wastes. Now to do so first of all let us know the types of the wastes that exists and needs to be disposed. The necessary wastes are: 1. Residual waste 2. Organic waste 3. Waste paper and cartons Residual waste Residual waste includes any substances that cannot be recycled as well as materials that do not qualify for recycling due to their level of pollution, such as:  coated or contaminated paper  light bulbs or halogen lamps  broken dishes  used cleaning rags a...

CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE CHALLENGEs: Due to population growth, industrialization, urbanization and economic growth, a trend of significant increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) generation has been recorded worldwide. MSW generation, in terms of kg/capita/day, has shown a positive correlation with economic development at world scale. Due to rapid industrial growth and migration of people from villages to cities, the urban population is increasing rapidly. Waste generation has been observed to increase annually in proportion to the rise in population and urbanization. The per capita generation of MSW has also increased tremendously with improved life style and social status of the populations in urban centers  . As more land is needed for the ultimate disposal of these solid wastes, issues related to disposal have become highly challenging . India, with a population of over 1.21 billion account for 17.5% of the world population (Census of India 2011). According to the provisional f...