Question

Fire broke out at the Kochi city waste treatment plant. Thick clouds of toxic smoke engulfed the city. The waste at the plant also contained plastic and biomedical wastes, both of which on combustion are extremely harmful for the general health of people. - Economic Times, 10.03.2023

1. Which method of waste management would have helped in reducing health hazard in the above case?
2. Mention one measure you can adopt in school to reduce waste.
3. State one way in which domestic waste can be made useful.

Answer 1

1. Segregation of plastic and bio-medical wastes.
2. Reusing, composting, or sending waste for recycling; Creating awareness amongst students of all ages; and Banning the use of plastics.
3. Converting old clothes into useful items like doormats, covers, decorative items, Kitchen waste can be made into compost and Reusing glass bottles, unused pages of books.