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Sources of solid wastes
There is generation of solid wastes from different sources. Some of them are as follows:

a. Home or Settlement area
Various solid wastes are produced from our home.
Generally, food stuff, dust, ashes, papers, plastics,
plant residue, vegetable parts, broken glass, metals,
cloth pieces, old shoes, batteries, utensils, electronic
devices, furnitures, wood pieces, fruits, etc. are
produced from our home. Fig: 26

b. Market areas
Several materials are sold and bought in the market.
There are various shops like vegetable shops, shoes
shop, clothes shops, etc. in the market. From the
market areas several solid wastes like plastics,
papers, wrappers, vegetable residue, fruits skin,
etc. are produced.
Fig: 27

c. Industries
Different types of industries are established to
produce various things. Different industries
utilize different types of raw materials. Generally,
industries produce papers, plastics, wrappers,
bottles, clothes, metallic substances, machine parts,
damaged materials, etc. So, industries are also the
sources of solid wastes. Fig: 28
d. Hospitals

Hospitals are the major sources of solid wastes.
A wide range of solid wastes are produced from
hospitals, nursing homes, etc. Several wastes like
cotton, gauze, pads, syringe, medicine bottles,
plastic bottles, medicine wrappers, blood stained
clothes, masks, gloves, human organs, tissues, etc.
are generated from the hospitals. Fig: 29

e. Institutions and offices
Various institutions like schools, colleges, banks,
government offices, training centres, etc. also
produce large quantity of solid wastes. Many
wastes like paper, newspaper, books, staplers,
glasses, wrappers, plastics, vegetable parts, food
stuff, etc. are thrown as solid wastes from there. Fig: 30
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