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Before introducing solid waste management, let's start with a discussion of the material
being managed — solid waste. Solid waste refers to the range of garbage arising from animal
and human activities that are discarded as unwanted and useless. Solid waste is generated
from industrial, residential and commercial activities in a given area, and may be handled in a
variety of ways. As such, landfills are typically classified as sanitary, municipal, construction
and demolition or industrial waste sites.
Waste can be categorized based on material, such as plastic, paper, glass, metal, and
organic waste. Categorization may also be based on hazard potential, including radioactive,
flammable, infectious, toxic, or non-toxic. Categories may also pertain to the origin of waste,
such as industrial, domestic, commercial, institutional or construction and demolition.
Regardless of the origin, content or hazard potential, solid waste must be managed
systematically to ensure environmental best practices. As solid waste management is a
critical aspect of environmental hygiene, it needs to be incorporated into environmental
planning.
Solid-waste management, the collecting, treating, and disposing of solid material that is
discarded because it has served its purpose or is no longer useful. Improper disposal of
municipal solid waste can create unsanitary conditions, and these conditions in turn can
lead to pollution of the environment and to outbreaks of vector-borne disease—that is,
diseases spread by rodents and insects. The tasks of solid-waste management present
complex technical challenges. They also pose a wide variety of administrative, economic,
and social problems that must be managed and solv
What Is Solid Waste Management?
Solid Waste Management is defined as the discipline associated with control of generation,
storage, collection, transport or transfer, processing and disposal of solid waste materials in a
way that best addresses the range of public health, conservation, economics, aesthetic,
engineering and other environmental considerations.
In its scope, solid waste management includes planning, administrative, financial, engineering
and legal functions. Solutions might include complex inter-disciplinary relations among fields
such as public health, city and regional planning, political science, geography, sociology,
economics, communication and conservation, demography, engineering and material
sciences.
Solid waste management practices can differ for residential and industrial producers, for
urban and rural areas, and for developed and developing nations. The administration of non-
hazardous waste in metropolitan areas is the job of local government authorities. On the other
hand, the management of hazardous waste materials is typically the job of the generator,
subject to local, national and even international authorities.
Objectives of Waste Management

The primary goal of solid waste management is reducing and eliminating adverse impacts of
waste materials on human health and environment to support economic development and
superior quality of life.
6 Functional Elements of the Waste Management System
There are six functional components of the waste management system as outlined below:
1. Waste generation refers to activities involved in identifying materials which are no

longer usable and are either gathered for systematic disposal or thrown away.
2. Onsite handling, storage, and processing are the activities at the point of waste
generation which facilitate easier collection. For example, waste bins are placed at the
sites which generate sufficient waste.
3. Waste collection, a crucial phase of waste management, includes activities such as
placing waste collection bins, collecting waste from those bins and accumulating trash
in the location where the collection vehicles are emptied. Although the collection phase
involves transportation, this is typically not the main stage of waste transportation.
1. Waste transfer and transport are the activities involved in moving waste from the
local waste collection locations to the regional waste disposal site in large waste
transport vehicles.
2. Waste processing and recovery refer to the facilities, equipment, and techniques
employed both to recover reusable or recyclable materials from the waste stream and
to improve the effectiveness of other functional elements of waste management.
3. Disposal is the final stage of waste management. It involves the activities aimed at the
systematic disposal of waste materials in locations such as landfills or waste-to-energy
facilities.

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Before introducing solid waste management, let's start with a discussion of the material

What Is Solid Waste Management?

Objectives of Waste Management

6 Functional Elements of the Waste Management System

1. Waste generation refers to activities involved in identifying materials which are no

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