What is Waste? Basel Convention: Substances or objects which are disposed of or are intended to be disposed or required to be disposed of by the provisions of law. European Waste Framework Directive: Waste is any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard. Waste includes all items that people no longer have any use for‚ which they either intend to get rid of or have already discarded. Additionally‚ wastes are such items which people are require to
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Biodegradable Waste Bio-waste is defined as biodegradable garden and park waste‚ food and kitchen waste from households‚ restaurants‚ caterers and retail premises‚ and comparable waste from food processing plants. It does not include forestry or agricultural residues‚ manure‚ sewage sludge‚ or other biodegradable waste such as natural textiles‚ paper or processed wood. It also excludes those by-products of food production that never become waste. Currently the main environmental threat from
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GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT OF E-WASTE (As approved vide MoEF letter No. 23-23/2007-HSMD dt. March 12‚ 2008) MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Delhi MARCH‚ 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.0 Preamble 01 1.1 E-Waste 01 1.2 Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste 01 Chapter 2 OBJECTIVE & SCOPE OF THE GUIDELINES 2.1 Objective 02 2.2 Scope 02
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E-Waste……… * Definition of e-waste * Intoduction * Global trends of ewaste * Issue of e-waste in India * Impacts of e-waste * Details of e-waste * Sources of e-waste * Imports of e-waste * E-waste Management * Sustainable Management of e-waste * Business opportunities of E-waste * Details of E-waste Management Techniques Introduction The twentieth century marked the beginning of use of equipments like radio‚ television and a ground breaking discovery
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Hazardous waste and its proper disposal have become a major sociological problem today due to its capability of contaminating the area in which we live and its potential to be lethal to all living things. In order for the United States and the rest of the world to save itself from a potentially life threatening problem they must fix the causes which lead to the improper disposal of hazardous wastes and like materials. Some reasons that hazardous waste has become a problem in the United States today
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Wastes are items we don’t need and discard. They can be as small as a small toothbrush‚ or as big as a school bus. It has been a major environmental issue everywhere since the industrial revolution. Humans rely so much on material things‚ and most of them end up as waste. 2 forms of wastes - Solid: any waste that is NOT liquid - Liquid: wash water from homes‚ industry cleaning liquids 3 types of wastes - Hazardous: potentially threaten public health or the environment (fire extinguishers
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otherwise known as the "Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000‚" and by virtue of Executive Order No. 192‚ Series of 1987‚ the Department of Environment and Natural Resources hereby adopts and promulgates the following rules and regulations PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS Rule I. Preliminary Provisions Section 1. Title These Rules shall be known and cited as the "Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000." Section 2. Purpose These
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Waste Utilization in Horticultural Crops Dr.(Mrs.) Neelima Garg Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture‚ Lucknow Email: neelimagargg@rediffmail.com India has become one of the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world producing approximately 30 million tonnes of fruits and 60 million tonnes of vegetables annually. In recent years‚ there has been a shift from conventional farming of food grains to horticulture which include fruits‚ vegetables‚ ornamental crops‚ medicinal
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Private Sector Participation in Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Low- and Middle Income Countries DISSERTATION of the University of St. Gallen‚ Graduate School of Business Administration‚ Economics‚ Law and Social Sciences (HSG) to obtain the title of Doctor Oeconomiae submitted by Louigueur Dorvil from Haiti Approved on the application of Prof. Dr. Thomas Dyllick-Brenzinger and Prof. Dr. Matthias P. Finger Dissertation Nr. 3381 Schmitt-Druck‚ Essen The University
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claim that nuclear weapons are vital shields for the planet. They claim that nuclear weapons are deterrents that prevent the world from breaking out in total war. Researchers are supporting this argument by declaring how nuclear weapons have been keeping peace. However‚ other researchers and scientists deny the effectiveness of nuclear weapons as deterrents and declare that nuclear weapons will lead the world into total devastation. Many people throughout the world state that nuclear weapons have
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