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    Andrew Carnegie was an ambitious millionaire‚ who earned his way from rags to riches. How did he do it though? Did he cheat and deceive people‚ (Robber Baron)‚ or did he earn his riches fairly (Captain of Industry). These are all frequently asked questions‚ and I hope this summary will give you some answers. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25th‚ 1835‚ in Dunfermline‚ Scotland. He was born into an average class family of four. His father worked in the weaving industry‚ and was also part of

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    of recyclable dry waste such as waste paper‚ plastic‚ broken glass‚ metal‚ packaging material etc.‚ is not segregated and is thrown on the streets along with domestic / trade / institutional waste. Such waste is picked up to some extent by poor rag picker for their livelihood. At times they empty the dustbins and spread the contents around for effective sorting and collection. By throwing such recyclable material on the streets or into a common dustbin‚ the quality of recyclable material deteriorates

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    Solid Waste Management in Mumbai Mumbai has a coastal stretch of 603 sq km. Geographically‚ the city of Mumbai can be divided into three sections‚ namely‚ the island city (or main city)‚ the western suburbs and the eastern suburbs. These are also known for administrative purposes as Division I‚ Division II and Division III‚ respectively. The total population of the city amounts to nearly 13million that is increasing on a daily basis. Such a huge habitat obviously generates a huge amount of waste

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    a serious threat‚ since they ferment‚ creating conditions favourable to the survival and growth of microbial pathogens. Direct handling of solid waste can result in various types of infectious and chronic diseases with the waste workers and the rag pickers being the most vulnerable. Exposure to hazardous waste can affect human health‚ children being more vulnerable to these pollutants. In fact‚ direct exposure can lead to diseases through chemical exposure as the release of chemical waste into the

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    into an average person of equal importance‚ instead of this amazing messenger of god that has come with a blessing. Along with the lack of admiration that Pelayo and Elisenda have for the angel‚ the decaying image of the angel‚ described as a‚ “rag picker [… with] only a few faded hairs left on his bald skull and very few teeth in his mouth‚” represents the

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    SOCIAL INTERNSHIP REPORT Table of contents Name of NGO: Waste Warriors Title Of Project: Waste Management and Awareness Rising Introduction: Waste Warriors is an experienced and dynamic voluntary organization committed to tackling India’s garbage problem. We do this through a combination of direct action‚ liaison and awareness rising. We currently have 3 major projects

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    Group/ pg. 100: People who interact with one another and who believe that what they have in common is significant; also called a social group. The way the definition group is portrayed in The Real Slumdogs to me is the groups that work together to rag pick. They are groups of men and women that come together in the slum and go to the dumps to sort through trash and waste. All of the trash‚ they sort through everything‚ saying it all has a purpose. Especially all of the plastic. They break it down

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    1|Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Words are indeed inadequate to convey our deep sense of gratitude to all those who have helped us in the completion of this project. Since it was a field project it required a lot of input from the companies which we have done the study on. They have given their valuable time and effort in order to provide us with the required information and answer our queries. First‚ we would like to thank Mrs. Krishna Hazarika‚ Manager(Public Relations)‚ Oil India Limited for giving

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    WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE WASTE • any material “thrown away” • regarded as useless and unwanted (at a certain time and place) KINDS OF WASTE Solid wastes domestic‚ commercial and industrial wastes especially common as co-disposal of wastes Examples: plastics‚ styrofoam containers‚ bottles‚ cans‚ papers‚ scrap iron‚ and other trash Liquid Wastes : wastes in liquid form Examples: domestic washings‚ chemicals‚ oils‚ wastewater from ponds‚ manufacturing industries and other sources CLASSIFICATION

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    VADODARA: Rag pickers will soon be seen dressed in uniforms‚ wearing gloves and collecting garbage with Central Board of Workers Education (CBWE) launching an initiative to provide them with health and other benefits. CBWE launched the initiative on Sunday along with two other projects pollution control measures and the grooming of 18‚000 bread earners from rural and unorganised sectors. National director of CBWE Sadhan Ghosh launched all three initiatives at their regional office in the city

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