Waste refers to the refuse from places of human or animal habitation, and is solid, liquid, or gaseous by-product derived from various day-to-day activities. This litter poses significant risks to human health and environment. Waste Management deals with all aspects of collection, storage, disposal, and reduction of waste.
Waste Management Services employ low-cost and labor-intensive systems to render social, economic, and environmental benefits. Some of these procedures include but not restricted to:
Landfill Systems – Disposal involves placement of wastes in a dump or landfill. Abandoned piles of household garbage, discarded appliances, demolition debris etc. can threaten human health, wildlife and environment. A landfill daily cover helps prevent disease, fire, odor, blowing litter and scavenging in landfills. It also controls dust, improve general site aesthetics and act as a moisture barrier to limit excess precipitation from entering waste. Sediment Control – Erosion results in off-site sediment movement that can deposit and clog drainage ways, increase potential for flooding, decrease reservoir capacity, and carry nutrients and pesticides that degrade water quality. Sediment Control helps retain eroded soil on site, preventing damage to watercourses and infrastructure. Sludge Treatment – This involves stabilization for a controlled degradation of organic ingredients, odour removal and deadening of pathogens, ameliorating sewage sludge characteristics for further utilization or disposal. Slope Stabilization – Steep slopes, low soil fertility, and other adverse conditions are typical of many forest landslides. Reclamation and bio-technical slope stabilization can be employed to provide a self-sustaining vegetation cover on many forest landslides and unstable slopes. Bioremediation – This involves cleaning unwanted substances from air, soil, water and raw materials using Bioremediation Bacteria and enzymes, which can curb certain problems of global warming, clean up environment, eat concrete and mop up oil spills. Odor Control Products & Systems – Eliminating offensive odors from active landfills, wastewater transportation system and many different odorous compounds produced by sewage, using environment-friendly odour control technologies like Bio-augmentation, chemical neutralizers etc.
Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations. Environmentally acceptable, waste-management practices are essential if damaging consequences are to be avoided such as those due to toxic or hazardous waste, greenhouse-gas emissions, water pollution, air pollution etc. Waste Management Services help conserve both natural and man-made resources and avert ecological risks with their economically viable solutions!
By: Carlisle Knight