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CHAPTER VI. WASTE MANAGEMENT Flashcards

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1
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Anything which is no longer useful to us can be called ___

A

WASTE.

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ASSOCIATED RISK WITH SOLID WASTE

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  1. DISEASE TRANSMISSION
  2. POLLUTION
  3. EFFECT ON MORALE
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CLASSIFICATION OF WASTE Based on matter

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Solid
Liquid
Air emissions

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CLASSIFICATION OF WASTE On the basis of degrading feature

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Bio-degradable
Non Bio-degradable

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CLASSIFICATION OF WASTE On the basis of environmental impact

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Hazardous
Non-hazardous

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CLASSIFICATION OF WASTE On the basis of source

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Houschold
Industrial
Radioactive
Electronic
Medicall
Nuclear

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Types Of Wastes

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• Biodegradable Waste
• Non-Biodegradable Waste
• E-Waste
• Glass Waste
•Wood wastes
•Hazardous waste

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Waste that rots and gets mixed with the soil and does NOT harm the environment is called

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BIODEGRADABLE WASTE.

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Waste that does not rot and gets mixed with the soil and can harm the environment is called

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NON-BIODEGRADABLE WASTE.

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Another type of waste is ____ that can neither be reused nor get mixed with the soil and so it is difficult to get rid of this waste.

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E-Waste or electronic waste

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What are the 7 R’s

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• Reduce
• Recycle
• Reuse
• Respect
• Refuse
• Rethink
• Repair

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___use less of something.

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Reduce

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___to re-use the item and create something
else with it.

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Recycle

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__ to put into action or service again.

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Reuse

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___ treat with consideration

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Respect:

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to avoid buying products that are not sustainable or recyclable

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Refuse:

17
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to think about how you can reuse a product or
its materials

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Rethink:

18
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to repair products rather than buy new ones.

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Repair:

19
Q

Step back and think about the type of consumer you want to be and what this means for the environment.

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RETHINK

20
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Think before you buy and be prepared to not buy at all. Green consumers place themselves at the start of the buy-and-use cycle. They buy less and buy products that do the least harm to the environment.

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