Solid wastes are wastes that not in the form of liquid or gaseous, such as durable goods, non-durable goods, containers and packaging food scraps, yard trimming and other miscellaneous inorganic wastes.
Types of solid wastes :
1. Municipal solid waste
2. Garbage
3. Rubbish
4. Agricultural waste
5. Industrial waste
6. Pathological waste
1. Municipal solid waste (MSW):-
These comes from residential, commercial, institutional and industrial sources but it does not include construction waste, automobile bodies, combustion ash and industrial process waste.
2. Garbage :-
These are the solid waste produced during the preparation of storage of meat, fruit, vegetables etc. are called garbage. These are also a residential waste. These waste has 70% of moisture content. These waste materials are generally biodegradable in nature.
3. Rubbish :-
Rubbish is mainly non-biodegradable. It may be combustible or non-combustible. The combustible waste includes paper, wood, scrap, rubber, leather etc. Whereas non-combustible waste include metal, glass, ceramics, plastics etc. These wastes have 25% of moisture content.
4. Agricultural waste :-
Crop residue and animal manure are considered mainly as agricultural waste. Rural peoples mainly depend on these wastes as their main sources of fuels. Crop residue include stalks, stubble, leaves and seed pods and rice straw. These waste are used for produce ethanol.
5. Industrial waste :-
All type of solid waste from industries such as metallic and non-metallic material and organic compounds.
6. Pathological waste :-
The main source of this kind of waste is hospital and nursing home. It involves dead human body, animals, disposable glass and metallic items. This disposable and unwanted medical stuffs are also considered as biomedical wastes.
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