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by Shalyn McKever 3 years ago

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Categories of Waste

Waste can be categorized into several types, each requiring specific disposal methods to mitigate environmental harm and health risks. Hazardous waste includes toxic materials like scrap metal and waste tires, demanding careful handling and recycling due to their potential danger.

Categories of Waste

Categories of Waste

Recyclable Waste: is the waste that gets thrown out in the recycling and its generally items like paper, batteries, paint canes etc. The way you recycle these items are by categorizing your blue bins and making one for paper and cardboard and the other for plastic's and soup canes.

Recyclable Waste

Comes from Households
K-Cups
Never Fully Leaves
Plastics
Detergent
Soap
Batteries
Paper

Biodegradable/Organic Waste: is the waste that is any type of organic matter, which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water or methane. These are food scrapes, fruit peels, toilet paper etc. The way to dispose of these teams are by putting them into a green bin or garbage.

Biodegradable/Organic Waste

Toilet Paper
Fallen Leaves
Flowers
Vegetables
Fruit Peals
Food Scraps

Waste Waters/Waste Water: is the water that is "storm water" or "rinse water", that is used for showers, and human waste, and animal waste. These generally go down the drain or toilet.

Waste Water/Liquid Waste

Shower Water
Storm Water
Released to Ocean
Sewage
Manure
Goes down the drain fats
Human Body Waste
Animal Waste

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Hazardous Waste: is the waste that is harmful to human health and the environment. They are generally toxic like scrap metal, or waste tires, or even paint canes. The way to recycle these products is by either recycling them yourself or calling people to come and pick up the hazardous materials.

Hazardous Waste

Can cause death

Infectious

Comes from Factories
Cleaning Chemicals
Contains Pesticides

Nuclear Waste: is the waste that is also toxic to human health and the environment and produces electricity and radiation. They are scrap metal, methane, and Uranium. The way to recycle these is by doing it yourself safely.

Nuclear Waste

Damaging to the environment
Toxic
Radioactive
Methane
Uranium

Solid Waste: is the waste is the garbage that goes into the landfills and gets broken down by big machines and categorized into different sections. They are furniture and toys, waste tires, scrap metal, and also house hold garbage's. These generally get thrown out in the garbage or taken to the dump to get broken down into solid waste.

Solid Waste

Paint Canes
K-cups
Glass
Aluminum
House Hold Garbage
Scrap Metal
Waste Tires
Furniture and Toys
Municipal Solid Waste