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    CHAPTER II Review of Related Literature         Solid waste management is a well-bred terminology that refers to garbage or trash management. As long as humans have been living in settled communities‚ improper waste management has always been an issue. Industrialized nations can generate pounds of solid waste per consumer thus making it a big problem for the world’s undying waste destitution.         Waste problem being one of the foremost and mounting problems in other countries have been

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    Biomedical Waste

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    BIOMEDICAL WASTE 1)Introduction: Biomedical waste‚ also known as infectious waste or medical waste‚ is defined as solid waste generated during the diagnosis‚ testing‚ treatment‚ research or production of biological products for humans or animals. Biomedical waste includes syringes‚ live vaccines‚ laboratory samples‚ body parts‚ bodily fluids and waste‚ sharp needles‚ cultures and lancets. Biomedical waste consists of solids‚ liquids‚ sharps‚ and laboratory waste that are potentially infectious

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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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    E Waste

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    E-Waste……… * Definition of e-waste * Intoduction * Global trends of ewaste * Issue of e-waste in India * Impacts of e-waste * Details of e-waste * Sources of e-waste * Imports of e-waste * E-waste Management * Sustainable Management of e-waste * Business opportunities of E-waste * Details of E-waste Management Techniques Introduction The twentieth century marked the beginning of use of equipments like radio‚ television and a ground breaking discovery

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    Hazardous Waste

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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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    Waste Segregation

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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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    Waste Disposal

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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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    Waste Management

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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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    otherwise known as the "Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000‚" and by virtue of Executive Order No. 192‚ Series of 1987‚ the Department of Environment and Natural Resources hereby adopts and promulgates the following rules and regulations PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS Rule I.  Preliminary Provisions Section 1. Title These Rules shall be known and cited as the "Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000." Section 2. Purpose These

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    Waste Utilization

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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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