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प्रश्न
How can you help in reducing the problem of waste disposal? Give any two methods.
उत्तर १
We can help in reducing the problem of waste disposal by these methods:
- By separating biodegradable substances from non-biodegradable substances.
- By reducing, reusing and recycling non-biodegradable substances.
उत्तर २
- By minimising the use of disposal items and promoting the use of recycled articles.
- Separating biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste before dumping them.
- Recycling the non-biodegradable waste material.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain briefly how as a student, you can help in the reduction of waste generation.
What is garbage?
How will you register individual participation in solid waste management?
What is known as waste?
How many types of waste?
What is meant by domestic waste?
How is solid waste disposed of in ah incinerator?
What do you mean by a scrubber?
Explain the role of government in waste management.
Study the image below and write down three items you have at home in each category of waste.
Biodegradable ______
Explain the link between waste and dangerous diseases like dengue and malaria?
What are the sources of solid wastes? How are solid wastes managed?
The use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water bodies is known as ____________.
Discuss the role of an individual to reduce environmental pollution.
How does recycling help reduce pollution?
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation causes ______.
______ is the very important step in waste management.
______ waste can be turned into something new which is valuable.
What is compost?
What is waste disposal or final disposal?
Garbage buried inside landfills remain here for a long time as they decompose very slowly and become _______.
Analogy:
Biodegradable waste: Leaves, Garden wastes:: Non-biodegradable waste: ______.
Give the Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules.
India produces 532 million kilos of solid waste every day.
In a village in Karnataka, people started cultivating crops all around a lake which was always filled with water. They added fertilisers to their field in order to enhance the yield. Soon they discovered that the waterbody was completely covered with green floating plants and fishes started dying in large numbers.
Analyse the situation and give reasons for excessive growth of plants and death of fish in the lake.
Paheli gave the following ill effects of the practice of burning dried leaves and other plant parts
- Burning degrades the soil.
- Burning produces harmful gases/fumes.
- Precious raw materials to obtain manure at low cost are lost
- A lot of heat is generated unnecessarily
The correct reasons of why we should not burn leaves are
Provide a suitable term that expresses the meaning of the following statement.
An area where a lot of garbage is collected, spread out and covered with soil.
