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In our country, daily around 0.5 kg garbage is generated per head. The garbage collector takes all the garbage from your house and neighborhood and dumps it on an abandoned piece of land. Such a land is called a landfill. Once a landfill is completely occupied, a new landfill is discovered in a different part of the city. The landfill method also creates land pollution (and in some cases, groundwater contamination). The waste is not subjected to recycling, composting, or any other form of environmental treatment. Hazardous toxic wastes lie side by side with the organic wastes in the landfill. The waste disposal issue has been given a small budget by the government and the municipalities are not well equipped to deal with the huge amounts of wastes they collect every day. Another problem is their inefficiency in collecting the wastes. It is necessary for municipalities to separate the biodegradable wastes from non- biodegradable wastes. Biodegradable wastes should be subjected to composting which is a process of converting organic wastes to humus by soil microorganisms. The non-biodegradable wastes should be separated on the basis of their toxicity. Toxic wastes, when dumped in the land, may eventually contaminate and poison groundwater. Wastes like plastic, metal and paper, can also be subjected to recycling.
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Composting is _____
Important Questions on Garbage In, Garbage Out
In our country, daily around 0.5 kg of garbage is generated per head. The garbage collector takes all the garbage from your house and neighbourhood and dumps it on an abandoned piece of land. Such land is called a landfill. Once a landfill is completely occupied, a new landfill is discovered in a different part of the city. The landfill method also creates land pollution (and in some cases, groundwater contamination). The waste is not subjected to recycling, composting, or any other form of environmental treatment. Hazardous toxic wastes lie side by side with the organic wastes in the landfill. The waste disposal issue has been given a small budget by the government and the municipalities are not well-equipped to deal with the huge amounts of wastes they collect every day. Another problem is their inefficiency in collecting the wastes. It is necessary for municipalities to separate biodegradable wastes from non-biodegradable wastes. Biodegradable wastes should be subjected to composting which is a process of converting organic wastes to humus by soil microorganisms. The non-biodegradable wastes should be separated on the basis of their toxicity. Toxic wastes, when dumped in the land, may eventually contaminate and poison groundwater. Wastes like plastic, metal and paper, can also be subjected to recycling.
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The best way to dispose of plastic is _____.
