WASTE GENERATION AND ITS ASSOCIATED

IMPACTS
Waste Generation and its associated Impacts

1 Introduction

World population growth is negatively impacting the planet. Apart from global warming and resource over exploitation, waste generation is major problem.
Waste generation is continuously growing problem at global, regional, and local levels. The generation of waste reflects the loss of material and energy, and
imposes economic and environmental costs on society for its collection, treatment and disposal. Waste generation must be prevented in order to save our
Mother Earth.

Types of Waste

a. Solid Waste
b. Liquid Waste
c. Gaseous Waste

Sources of Waste

a. Medical source of waste

b. Agricultural source of waste
c. Industrial source of waste
d. Waste from construction
e. Commercial Sources
f. Mining Sources
g. Radioactive Source
h. Electronic Source
i. Residential Source