Question

Differentiate between the following:

Domestic waste and commercial waste

Answer 1

Domestic Wastes:

1. The wastes which are generated due to household activities are called domestic wastes.
2. For example: vegetable peels.

Commercial wastes:

1. The wastes which are created due to industrial activities are called commercial wastes.
2. For example: fly ash.

Domestic Wastes	Commercial wastes
The wastes which are generated due to household activities are called domestic wastes.	The wastes which are created due to industrial activities are called commercial wastes.
2. They are bio-degradable in nature.	2. They are non-biodegradable in nature.
3. They are converted into useful organic substances by microbial activities.	3. They are very hard to get converted into useful substances by microbial activities.
4. For example the vegetable peels.	4. For example, fly ash.