What is solid waste? Solid waste management system

what is solid waste?

Solid waste blocking the drainage


Solid waste: When any solid product (electronic gadget, Industrial solid waste, commercial solid waste, chemical or organic waste ) achieve it’s useful life or it’s of no use. It’s is termed as solid waste.

Solid waste management system:


  • Waste generation: waste produced during the conversion of raw product into finished product.
  • Waste storage: only for understanding purpose e.g. plastic containers, dustbins, oil drums.
  • Waste collection: Gathering of waste and drag them to a particular site it may be dumping yard.
  • Transfer and Transport: transfer is necessary where the problem of  halt at workstation is occur. 
  • Subsequently the transport is done, usually over long distance to the disposal sites.
  • Processing: It’s done to suppress any chemical reaction with the surroundings.
  • Recovery and recycling: It’s done to reduce the overall cost of production.    

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