Solid Wastes
* A sanitary landfill is a place where municipal solid wastes are compacted and dumped in a depression or trench.
* Solid wastes include item such as paper, food wastes, plastics, glands metals, rubber, leather and textiles.
* Solid wastes must be segregated into three categories: recyclable, biodegradable and non – biodegradable.
* Large scale use of plastic nags has significantly contributed to environmental pollution as it has choked drain pipes and caused severe land pollution.
* Medical wastes consist of disposal syringes, surgical instruments, tubes, bottles, disinfectants and blood – soaked cotton.
* Electronic waste, commonly known as e- waste, includes irreparable computers and other electronic goods.
* The best way to treat e- waste is to recycle it. However, the process must safeguard human and environmental health.
