| Waste Characterization
The
Solid waste could be categorized into two type i.e. municipal and
special waste. The waste, which requires a sincere attention to
management, is characterized into special waste while other waste
is considered into municipal waste. The special waste includes hospital/bio-medical,
slaughter, construction, chemical and industrial waste. Where as
the municipal waste includes the waste generated from the households,
business units, pedestrians, vendors, and institutions. The municipal
waste consisting of bio-degradable waste, recyclable waste such
as plastic, paper, metal, glass, textile/jute. The landfill waste
such as dust, ceramic, packaging foams, furnishing waste bricks
sands and ashes. The special hazardous waste comprises of chemical,
waste generated from surgical ward/operation theater such as medicine,
rappers, activated syringe/needle, saline, cloth/cotton, gloves,
blood, pieces of tissue/bone, mercury, and others.
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