topic 8 Flashcards
Discarded substances from
human activities with no
economic, physiological, or
technological value. It includes
domestic, industrial, and
agricultural resources rendered
useless.
solid waste
10 classifications of solid waste
organic waste
biodegradable
non-biodegradable
combustibles
non-combustibles
toxic
recyclable
construction
hazardous
bulky
8 sources of waste
residential
industrial
commercial
institution
construction and demolition
municipal services
agriculture
biomedical
effects of solid waste
leachates
scavengers
spread of disease
air pollution
water logging
THE 5R’S OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
refuse
reduce
reuse
repurpose
recycle
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
TECHNIQUEs
Thermal process
biological process
recycling
under thermal process
Solid waste incineration
pyrolysis
gasification
conventional gasification
plasma gasification
under biological process
compositing/aerobic digestion
anaerobic digestion