Collection of Solid Waste

The Collection of Solid Waste

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The Collection of Solid Waste

According to Anand (2010), solid waste encompasses all wastes that emanate from the activities of human beings, as well as animals. Primarily, these wastes are solid in nature, and they are discarded since people consider them as unwanted and of no use. The various categories of solid wastes include municipal wastes, hazardous wastes, and industrial wastes. If not discarded, solid wastes may have adverse effects on the environment where people and animals live. For instance, solid wastes have environmental impacts such as pollution. The main objectives of solid waste collection include enhancing economic development, ensuring environmental sustainability, ensuring health and safety of citizens as well as maintaining the beauty of the area.

Hosetti (2006) asserts that there are several methods that can be applied in the collection of solid waste. One of the methods used in the collection of solid waste is curbside collection, which entails the placing of closed containers on the roadside. Solid waste is put inside the containers; upon emptying, the containers are returned to the point from where those collecting the solid wastes had picked them. Another method used in the collection of solid waste includes handcart collection. This entails a system of curbside collection; city, as well as municipal workers, collect waste stored in bags of waste, containers, or collect them from the residents directly. The handcarts then transfer their loads to a compactor, lorry, or tractor after which the waste can be transported to the site of disposal.

The collection of solid waste can also be carried out using public bin collection, where people may carry the garbage to a bin made of concrete. People discharge the solid waste using closed containers for disposing wastes; these containers may include plastic bags. Stationery trailers may also...