What is Waste? Basel Convention: Substances or objects which are disposed of or are intended to be disposed or required to be disposed of by the provisions of law. European Waste Framework Directive: Waste is any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard. Waste includes all items that people no longer have any use for‚ which they either intend to get rid of or have already discarded. Additionally‚ wastes are such items which people are require to
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Biodegradable Waste Bio-waste is defined as biodegradable garden and park waste‚ food and kitchen waste from households‚ restaurants‚ caterers and retail premises‚ and comparable waste from food processing plants. It does not include forestry or agricultural residues‚ manure‚ sewage sludge‚ or other biodegradable waste such as natural textiles‚ paper or processed wood. It also excludes those by-products of food production that never become waste. Currently the main environmental threat from
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GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT OF E-WASTE (As approved vide MoEF letter No. 23-23/2007-HSMD dt. March 12‚ 2008) MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Delhi MARCH‚ 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.0 Preamble 01 1.1 E-Waste 01 1.2 Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste 01 Chapter 2 OBJECTIVE & SCOPE OF THE GUIDELINES 2.1 Objective 02 2.2 Scope 02
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Waste Management Introduction In 1987 the World Commission on Environment and Development formulated the concept of „sustainable development‟ (United Nation 1987); this notion‚ recalling „needs‟ and „limitations‟ for present and future generations‚ implied in all decision-making a combination of economic‚ social and environmental concerns (Sales et al. 2006). In 1992 the Rio Conference confirming this idea (United Nation 1992) heralded the concept of social compatibility as a third dimension
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Hazardous waste and its proper disposal have become a major sociological problem today due to its capability of contaminating the area in which we live and its potential to be lethal to all living things. In order for the United States and the rest of the world to save itself from a potentially life threatening problem they must fix the causes which lead to the improper disposal of hazardous wastes and like materials. Some reasons that hazardous waste has become a problem in the United States today
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Arcillas‚ William Jr. Villegas‚ Rosebeth Visaya‚ Jhinel E. III-Our Lady of Holy Rosary March‚ 2011 The purposes of this study are to find out the percentage of female and male respondents practicing the waste segregation and to find out how many people could practice the proper waste disposal. The leader was assigned their member to visit all the residents of Sto.Tomas Batangas to fill up thee queationnaire by answering Yes or No and made observations of their conditions. The idea of the conclusion
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Wastes are items we don’t need and discard. They can be as small as a small toothbrush‚ or as big as a school bus. It has been a major environmental issue everywhere since the industrial revolution. Humans rely so much on material things‚ and most of them end up as waste. 2 forms of wastes - Solid: any waste that is NOT liquid - Liquid: wash water from homes‚ industry cleaning liquids 3 types of wastes - Hazardous: potentially threaten public health or the environment (fire extinguishers
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Municipal waste is disposed of in three different ways. As of 2004 it is estimated that 71 percent is land filled‚ 16 percent incinerated‚ and 13 percent recycled. Other wastes that have to be disposed of are nuclear and hazardous wastes. The environmental effects of different waste management solutions will be discussed as well as ideal ways‚ in my opinion‚ to dispose of different forms of solid wastes. Landfills are the most commonly used form of disposing wastes today. It is also a form
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Waste Utilization in Horticultural Crops Dr.(Mrs.) Neelima Garg Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture‚ Lucknow Email: neelimagargg@rediffmail.com India has become one of the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world producing approximately 30 million tonnes of fruits and 60 million tonnes of vegetables annually. In recent years‚ there has been a shift from conventional farming of food grains to horticulture which include fruits‚ vegetables‚ ornamental crops‚ medicinal
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discovered. Passing every day to what may be the greatest day to discover anything new. Our world is filled with so many wonders that have not yet been discovered and by practicing the arts of researching in the sciences branch‚ is a way to start. Biomedical sciences is a branch that is constantly changing and moving forward with every little detail that there is found by every single one of the people dedicated to it. That is why I want to be a part of such discoveries that are to be made. Not only
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