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Solid Waste Management

Waste materials are produced from the various things that we use in our daily
life. Such waste materials around us pollute environment and directly affect our
health. Therefore, these waste materials should be disposed in the proper place and
managed well. The process of adopting the measures of reducing pollution from
these waste materials around us is called solid waste management. The measures
of managing non- decaying solid waste are as follows.

1. Reducing the Production of Solid Waste

Excessive use of any material or thing produces more solid waste which can cause
environmental pollution. The quantity of the waste materials may be reduced
by using the resources or materials at the required level. This can help save the
resources as well. From the economic perspective, unnecessary expenses can
also be reduced if the means and resources are used only at the required level.
The environmental pollution can be reduced if we lessen the production of waste

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