Question

Name the industries which are the major source of industrial solid wastes .

Answer 1

Many small scale and bigger industrial units dump their waste which is more often toxic and hazardous, in open spaces and nearby water sources. Some industries produce a large amount of solid wastes. Solid waste contains any garbage, refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded materials which includes solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material.

Following are the industries which produce a large amount of solid waste:-

• Sugar mills
• Slaughter houses
• Paper mills
  
• Dairy plants
  
• Animal husbandry