SOLID WASTE AND IT'S IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT
SOLID WASTE AND IT'S IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT Introduction: Any unwanted or discarded material from residential commercial, industrial, mining and agricultural activities that causes environmental problems may be termed as solid waste. Solid waste encompasses the highly heterogeneous mass discarded materials or throwaway from the urban community as well as the more homogenous accumulation of wastes generated by agriculture and industrial activities. CHARACTERIZATION OF WASTES Solid waste are characterize on the basis of following parameters • Their sources • By the types of wastes produced • By generation rates and composition. Accurate information in these areas is necessary in order to monitor and control existing waste management systems and to make regulatory, financial and institutional decisions. CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLID WASTES • Corrosive: these are wastes that include acids or bases that are capable of corroding mental containers, e.g. tanks• Ig...