Proper Waste Management Procedures

Each day, tons and tons of waste are being dumped on to Mother Earth in various ways

. If no proper waste management procedure is implemented, there would surely come a time where we would be standing on the very junk that we are now throwing away.

Understanding waste management procedures is something that should be inherent to every individual on the face of the earth. We all share the same air we breath and water we drink. Given this reality, it's only right that we all give our fair share to keep the world we live in clean and safe for all of us and for the generations to come.

Waste comes in different forms and may as well be categorized to different levels. We have regular waste or non-hazardous waste which comprises waste materials that does not pose harm to living things. This may often be the common junk that we throw away from our homes. There is also what we call Controlled Waste, a term we use to call healthcare waste. While these are not life threatening, they may have contaminants that can cause spread of disease or other health issues. Hazardous Waste speaks for itself. We normally hear this term whenever people are referring to wastes that poses threat or may perhaps risk lives of people and damage environment.

One might wonder how he or she as an individual can help the macro level of waste disposal considering the fact that he or she is only one person. Everything starts from something small before it turns out and grows into something big. We must also keep in mind that just because our household waste products are generally classified as non hazardous, it doesn't mean that we don't help add to hazardous waste that gets dumped everyday.

Take for example the batteries, broken down television sets, and computer monitors that we throw away as part of our junk. These things have mercury that when disposed of improperly can cause damage to our soil and would have it's toll on our water supply. On your part, it may seem like you're just throwing away one item. But thinking on a larger scale, how many people are doing the same thing all across the globe?

Governments are providing proper places where you can dispose of these kinds of waste products. It may take a little effort in order to take your junk there, but knowing that you've taken a step to helping keep your environment safe is a good and lasting thing.

Segregation can also be done with your home trash in order to help organize waste management even more. Try putting up different trash cans with labels as to the kind of trash that should be thrown into them. Not all plastics are biodegradable. Separating them and classifying them into their proper categories would surely help on waste disposal.

The world is such as small place compared to the piles of garbage that we throw at it everyday. While you may feel the efforts your putting in as you practice proper waste management are small and insignificant, you'd be surprised to realize that that small step your taking is a huge leap towards making our world a better place to live in.

by: John Kirzno

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