Environmental Waste

Waste occurs as a natural part of our daily life cycle when any organism returns substances to the environment. Living things intake raw materials and eliminate wastes that are recycled by other living organisms. However, humans produce additional residues that would overload the capacity of natural recycling processes.  The wastes that are excreted must be managed in order to reduce their effect on our aesthetics, health and environment.

Various types of solid, fluid, hazardous and non-toxic wastes are produced in our households, offices, schools, hospitals, and industries. Handling of waste often depends on its source, characteristics, as well as any local, state, and federal regulations that regulate its management. Practices generally differ from one another i.e., between residences and industries, urban and rural areas, and for developed and developing countries.

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