solid waste

How can you reuse items in daily life?

• Recycling paper products

• Repairing a torn shirt instead of throwing it away

• Throwing away old magazines

• Buying single-use items regularly

This  means any garbage or refuse and other discarded material, resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural operations, and from community activities.

Examples of non-combustible materials are paper, cardboard,plastics and textiles

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This is the brightening of the night sky inhibiting the visibility of stars planets by the use of improper lighting of communities.

What action demonstrates reusing instead of throwing away?

• Donating old clothes to charity

• Discarding books after reading them once

• Replacing furniture instead of repairing it

• Using paper towels and napkins once

In open dumping, waste is untreated and not segregated.

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The gas that comes from solid waste and that result to air pollution.

This situation shows how light pollution occurs.

• Excessive use of pesticides in farming

• Street lights disrupting nocturnal animal habitats

• Illegal dumping of chemicals in water bodies

• Deforestation leading to loss of biodiversity

What could be the strategy to minimize solid waste in households?

• Buying single-use items in bulk

• Using disposable plates and utensils

• Avoiding products with excess packaging

• Increasing water usage

This is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment.