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f. Roads
Many wastes are thrown here and there in the
roads. Vehicles discharge dust on roads. The
construction materials are also dumped on roads.
The wastes like broken glasses, wrappers, plastics
bottles, papers, vehicles parts, ropes, sand, bricks,
stones, soil, cement, etc. are found in the roads.
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g. Animal
We tame different types of animals and provide
them different types of foods. The wastes like
animal dung, straw, grasses, wheat stalk, plant
parts, branches of trees, leaves, etc. are the solid
wastes produced in animal sheds.

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h. Agricultural lands
People cultivate different types of crops, vegetables and fruits on agricultural land. People
use random and excessive amount of chemical fertilizers on land. There is generation
of different wastes like plant parts (leaves, stem), straw, wheat stalk, branches of trees,
chemical fertilizers, cow dung, etc. in the agricultural land.

Activity: 5

List out the wastes produced in your home. Compare your list with your friends in the
class. Discuss about the ways to manage them in the group and present in your class.

Steps of solid waste management

Solid wastes are produced from different sources. Majority of the solid wastes are randomly
thrown here and there in the surrounding. There should not be random disposal of solid
wastes in our surroundings. Actually, it is better to reduce the use of resources so that the
production of solid wastes becomes less. If the use of resources cannot be minimized, at
least the solid waste produced should be properly managed so that the effects caused by
dumping of solid wastes can be minimized.

There are different steps to manage the solid wastes. They are described as follows:

a. Reduction of wastes
We need to reduce the production of wastes. When the wastes are produced less, they
are thrown less randomly in the environment. It helps to make our surrounding clean,
minimizes pollution of air, water, land, protects us from different diseases. Likewise, the
cost for management of wastes can be reduced. Hence, it is very important that people
develop some good habits for reducing production of solid wastes. People need to carry
jute bags or cloth bags while visiting market so that they can avoid plastic bags to keep

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