Title: What is Solid Waste: Pollution Effects of Solid Waste - Bright Hub
Headings: What is Solid Waste: Pollution Effects of Solid Waste
What is Solid Waste: Pollution Effects of Solid Waste
What Is Pollution Caused by Solid Waste?
The Effects of This Pollution to Climate Changes
The Importance of Solid Waste Management
Basic Facts about Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW)
Basic Facts about Hazardous Wastes
Solid Waste Management of Hazardous Wastes
Household Hazardous Wastes (HHW)
Industrial Hazardous Wastes
Methods of Solid Waste Disposal
(1) Source Reduction Techniques
Methods of Solid Waste Disposal (continuation)
(2) Recycling Methods Including Composting
(3) Combustion or Incineration of Solid Wastes
(4) Landfills
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Content: At this point, consumers should be aware that segregation alone requires tremendous costs. Basic Facts about Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW)
MSWs are mostly discards coming from human activities like, but not limited to: Product packaging
Furniture
Clothing
Newspapers
Paint and paint cans
Bottles
Batteries
Electronic appliances and devices
Food scraps
Grass clippings
Other refuse
Studies show that from a 1960 figure of 2.7 million tons of MSW generated in the US, the figure dramatically increased through the years, reaching a total approximation of 232 million tons by the year 2000. This was further equated as equivalent to 4.5 pounds of waste per person per day in contrast to the 1960 figure, which was equivalent to 2.7 pounds of waste per person per day. Basic Facts about Hazardous Wastes
Hazardous wastes and their use on land result in refuse and discards requiring proper disposal. These wastes contain nutrients and chemicals that contaminate the air and soil, often reaching groundwater levels. In spent-washes that contain hazardous wastes, their sedimentations are carried by water run-offs to streams and bodies of water, which tend to contaminate drinking water sources. Solid Waste Management of Hazardous Wastes
Household Hazardous Wastes (HHW)
Examples of HHWs are : Discarded paint materials and their implements, such as brushes, rollers, trays and paint containers
Cleaners in the forms of solvents
Oils
Batteries
Pesticides
Other leftover portions of materials and implements containing chemicals, particularly those that are classified as volatile organic compounds or VOCs. Generally, municipal landfills can accept HHWs, in which the SWM units will be responsible for handling their disposal.