CBSE Class 10 Answered
The waste generated cannot be reduced easily. It is important to have a good and effective garbage management.
The three effective ways of garbage management are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Reduce: Utilisation of resources can be minimized.
For example: Avoid wasting water, turn off appliances, fan, light when not required.
Don’t waste food.
Reuse: Do not throw away material such as glass and metal containers, Papers. Use them at domestic level.
Recycle: Materials like paper, metal, glass can be recycled and reused. This decreases the deposition of garbage in the nature. It also helps to save natural resources.
Garbage management practices:
Depending upon the nature of waste, several practices are followed for their disposal.
1. Incinerators: some materials are burnt in incinerators at high temperature.
2. Biodegradable wastes can be used to produce biogas which is used as cooking gas in villages.
3. Other non-biodegradable items are sent for recycling.
4. Landfills: Wastes are buried in large pits. A landfill should be well-designed and well-planned. It should always be away from the residential area.