The
environment is everything that is around us, especially the air, water, soil,
plants and animals. So, it is very important that we take care of the
environment.
What is
waste?
Any material that is of no use to us
is called waste. It includes household waste like old and torn clothes,
utensils, vegetables and fruits peels, batteries, dry leaves, etc. If these
wastes will not be disposed, it would make our surrounding dirty. Dirty
surroundings cause diseases and make us ill.
Solid waste
Solid wastes are often called garbage,
rubbish or trash. They can be of two kinds: Biodegradable and non-biodegradable
wastes.
Biodegradable
waste: Biodegradable is a waste that will decay and mix with soil. This
includes food waste such as fruits and vegetables peels, meat and bones,
leaves, flowers, papers and pencil shavings.
Non-biodegradable waste: Non-biodegradable is
a waste that will not decay and mix with soil. This includes plastics such as
bags and packing materials, metal like containers, cold drinks cans and glass
such as broken crockery, bottles, bulbs, etc.
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