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1. WASTE (GARBAGE) MANAGEMENT
BY:
Prof. Prasant Kumar
Dept. of Electrical Engineering

2. What is waste
Waste can be summarized
as a product or a
substance that is no
longer suited for its
intended use

3. Why We Should Recycling The
Waste
The problem of waste has reached a state
of Crisis. Mountains of waste
accumulated on our wetlands, clouds of
smoke generated by burning it, oceans of
waste floating in our rivers and canals,
ground water that has turned red and
yelloe from leachate pollution are all
saying to us loudly and clearly

4. Types of waste
1. FOOD AND GARDEN WASTE (GREEN
SERVICE)
2. MIXED DRY RECYCLING WASTE (BLUE
SERVICE)
3. NON RECYCLING WASTE (BLACK
SERVICE)

5. Example.
 fruit and vegetables
 meat, fish and bone
 plate scrapings
 rice, pasta and bread
 tea bags and coffee
grounds
FOOD And Garden Waste

6. FOOD AND GARDEN WASTE
Garden waste
Example
 Grass cuttings
 leaves and weeds
 plants and flowers
tree small branches (less than 50mm or two inches in diameter)
 vegetarian pet waste (for example, from rabbits, guinea pigs
and hamsters)

7. MIXED DRY RECYCLING WASTE (BLUE
SERVICE)
Cans, including:
food tins and drinks cans
empty aerosol cans
tinfoil and foil ready-meal
containers (with food removed)

9. MIXED DRY RECYCLING WASTE (BLUE
SERVICE)
Cardboard, including:
 cardboard boxes
 cardboard food packets
 greeting cards
 toilet roll and kitchen roll inserts
 food and drink cartons (with liquids remove

10. MIXED DRY RECYCLING WASTE (BLUE
SERVICE)
 Glass
 Paper
 Plastic


11. NON RECYCLING WASTE
disposable nappies
sanitary towels and incontinence pads (bagged)
polystyrene packaging
pet waste
broken crockery
cigarette ends and ashtray contents