Question

What are different methods of garbage disposal?

Answer 1

Following are the methods of garbage disposal:

1. Segregation: Segregation means separating the refuse mainly into different categories; Reusable, Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable.
2. Landfills: Landfills/(Dumping) Landfills are a dump of solid waste in low-lying areas and cover them with the earth—the oldest method of garbage disposal in landfills.
3. Recycling: Recycling is collecting and converting waste materials into new products. Solid wastes like paper, cardboard, metals and plastic can be recycled.
4. Composting: Composting is converting organic matter into a nutrient-rich soil known as compost. Household garbage like fruit, vegetable peels, garden waste, fallen leaves and branches of plants can be used to prepare compost.
5. Sewage treatment: Sewage treatment removes pollutants from wastewater and produces clean water that can be discharged into water bodies.
6. Incineration: The process of burning organic substances at a very high temperature (more than 1,000 0C) to form ash is known as incineration.