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The most rapidly increasing and much harmful waste today is

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Important Questions on Waste Generation and Management

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Some of the electronic wastes may contain valuable metals such as gold and copper.
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Fly ash is the gaseous waste of cement industry.
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Electricity is one of the primary needs of human society.
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Match the items in Column I with as many items as possible in Column II
Column I Column II
 1. Cow dung  (i) Sugarcane
 2. Bagasse  (ii) Raddiwalas
 3. Old newspapers  (iii) Manure
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Differentiate between the degradable and non-degradable type of waste.
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Broken glass utensils are a kind of non-degradable waste. Give reasons.

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Landfills are coming up fast near large cities. Give reason.

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Why municipal sewage is first separated into degradable and non-degradable wastes?