What are the various ways of disposing the waste materials?
• Dumping in landfills: When large amount of wastes are generated in a city or an area, all the wastes are dumped in an open empty land and covered with soil. This land is then compressed with land moving device. This is the most common method of waste disposal all over the world as it is the easiest way of getting rid of the wastes. However this is not the best way for disposing off the wastes as this practice leads to many health and environmental problems. Therefore scientific or sanitary landfills are better options where the wastes are disposed in a scientific manner and having provisions for pollution control, etc. • Incineration plants: incineration is the process of burning the waste in a large furnace. It is usually done for disposing non-recyclable materials which are left after segregation. This method is also not safe as harmful gases are generated which can also be carcinogenic. Ash is also produced whose disposal is another environmental issue. Therefore in India this pro
