WELCOME

A. S. C. College, Chopda
T. Y. Bca th
(Sem-5 )
Faculty of
Commerce and
Management
Guided By-
Asst.Prof. Y.P.Patil

Submitted By-
Miss. Shubhangi .V. Patil
Miss.Dipali .H. Chaudhari
Introduction
There is a need for a complete rethinking of
"waste" - to analyse if waste is indeed waste.
A rethinking that calls for

WASTE to become WEALTH

REFUSE to become RESOURCE
TRASH to become CASH
Objectives
 Developing consistent messages for public outreach
about recycling and collection of waste.
 Increasing public awareness to increase participation
in recycling initiatives.
 Provide efficient and economical refuse collection,
recycling, and disposal services.
 Reduces total truck traffic and improves safety at the
landfill or waste-to-energy facility.
Definition of Waste
 Waste and wastes are unwanted or unusable materials.
Waste is any substance which is discarded after
primary use, or it is worthless, defective and of no use.

 Examples include municipal solid waste (household

trash/refuse),hazardous waste, waste water(such as
sewage, which contains bodily wastes (feces and urine)
and surface runoff),radioactive waste, and others.
Types of Waste
 Municipal waste includes household waste,
commercial waste, and demolition waste

 Hazardous waste includes industrial waste

 Biomedical waste includes clinical waste

 Special hazardous waste includes radioactive waste,

explosive waste, and electronic waste (e-waste)
Top 10 ways to reduce waste
 Bring reusable bags and containers when shopping,
traveling, or packing lunches or leftovers.
 Choose products that are returnable, reusable, or refillable
over single-use items.
 Avoid individually wrapped items, snack packs, and single-
serve containers. Buy large containers of items or from bulk
bins whenever practical.
 Be aware of double-packaging - some "bulk packages" are
just individually wrapped items packaged yet again and
sold as a bulk item.
 Purchase items such as dish soap and laundry detergents in
concentrate forms.
 Compost food scraps and yard waste. Food and yard waste accounts for about 11
percent of the garbage thrown away in the Twin Cities metro area. Many types
of food scraps, along with leaves and yard trimmings, can be combined in your
backyard compost bin.
 Reduce the amount of unwanted mail you receive. The average resident in
America receives over 30 pounds of junk mail per year.
 Shop at second-hand stores. You can find great used and unused clothes at low
cost to you and the environment. Buy quality clothing that won't wear out and
can be handed down, whether to other people you know or on to a thrift store.
 Buy items made of recycled content, and use and reuse them as much as you
can. For instance, use both sides of every page of a notebook before moving on
to the next clean notebook. Use unneeded, printed on printer paper for a
scratch pad.
 Also, remember that buying in bulk rather than individual packages will save
you lots of money and reduce waste! Packaging makes up 30% of the weight
and 50% of trash by volume. Buy juice, snacks, and other lunch items in bulk
and use those reusable containers each day.
Solid Waste
 RCRA states that "solid waste" means any garbage or
refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant,
water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control
facility and other discarded material, resulting from
industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural
operations, and from community activities. Nearly
everything we do leaves behind some kind of waste.
 It is important to note that the definition of solid
waste is not limited to wastes that are physically solid.
Many solid wastes are liquid, semi-solid, or contained
gaseous material.
Types of Solid Waste
Solid waste can be classified into different types
depending on their source:

a) Household waste is generally classified as municipal

waste,
b) Industrial waste as hazardous waste, and
c) Biomedical waste or hospital waste as infectious
waste.
Functional Elements of Solid Waste
Management System
The activities involved in the solid waste management
have grouped into six functional elements:
1- Waste generation.
2- On-site handling, storage and processing.
3- Collection.
4- Transfer and transport.
5- Processing and recovery.
6- Disposal.
Sample Environmental Project: Reduce,
Reuse and Recycle or the 3Rs of
Managing Solid Waste.
 Reduce—as individuals we should buy only what we
require thereby reducing the household waste we
produce.
 Reuse—if we need to acquire goods, purchasing used
ones or eco-friendly substitutes is encouraged or we can
reuse our old packages in creative ways.
 Recycle—when discarding waste, we must consider ways
of recycling or reusing them before taking the last option
which is to discard.
Recycling
 Recycling is the process of converting waste materials
into new materials and objects. It is an alternative to
"conventional" waste disposal that can save material
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prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and
reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials,
thereby reducing: energy usage, air pollution (from
incineration), and water pollution (from landfilling).
Recycling Process
Step 1. Collection

Step 2. Processing

Step 3. Purchasing Recycled Products

Recycling Tips
Recycling tips 1: Start small.

Recycling tips 2: Reduce and Reuse first.

Recycling tips 3: Know what to recycle.

Recycling tips 4: Green tips for the home.

Recycling tips 5: Green tips for the office.

Thank You