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Question
Give a method for the disposal of household wastes such as left-over food, fruit and vegetable peels, and leaves of potted plants.
Solution
Leftover food, fruit and vegetable peels, and leaves of potted plants can be converted into compost by burying them in a pit dug in the ground. The compost thus prepared can be used as manure. In this way, household wastes can be disposed of.
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