Question

Match the following waste with their type.

• A. Household waste
• B. Industrial waste
• C. Biomedical waste

Answer 1

• Municipal solid waste- These wastes include wastes collected household, sanitation residue, construction and demolition debris, etc.
• Hazardous solid waste- Industrial and hospital wastes which are toxic in nature are considered hazardous solid waste.
• Infectious solid waste- Biomedical or hospital waste created during diagnosis, discarded medicines and human excreta, etc.