What is Household Waste?
Household waste is waste which is generated in the day to day operations of a household. It can include everything from lawn clippings to burned out light bulbs. Many movements designed to get people thinking about environmentally friendly living have focused on household waste as something which can be easily manipulated to make a difference in the environment. Management of household waste is also a major issue, and it has been for hundreds of years. A busy household can generate a great deal of waste, and the amount of household waste can increase radically in developed nations which rely heavily on packaging for a wide variety of products. Historically, people disposed of their household waste by burying or burning it, but these methods became impractical once human populations started exploding, resulting in the development of land fills, disposal sites where collected waste from a large area is buried. One of the issues with household waste is that not all of it is, in fact, wast
Household waste is waste from households, these include: • bulky waste collection; • hazardous household waste collection; • household clinical waste collection; • litter collections; • separate garden waste collection; • waste from household collection; • waste from Household Waste Recycling Centres; • waste from services such as street sweeping; and • wastes separately collected for recycling or composting through bring/drop off schemes and kerbside schemes.
Household waste is waste which is generated in the day to day operations of a household. It can include everything from lawn clippings to burned out light bulbs. Many movements designed to get people thinking about environmentally friendly living have focused on household waste as something which can be easily manipulated to make a difference in the environment. Management of household waste is also a major issue, and it has been for hundreds of years. A busy household can generate a great deal of waste, and the amount of household waste can increase radically in developed nations which rely heavily on packaging for a wide variety of products. Historically, people disposed of their household waste by burying or burning it, but these methods became impractical once human populations started exploding, resulting in the development of land fills, disposal sites where collected waste from a large area is buried.
