DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN WET AND DRY WASTE Segregating between wet & dry waste helps in better waste management, including recycling of dry waste. WHAT IS WET AND DRY WASTE?Bio-degradable waste such as vegetables, fruits, flowers, garden leaves, wood and pencil shavings or other organic or kitchen waste is known as wet waste, where as plastics, paper, glass, metals, tetrapacks, aluminium foils etc. are classified as dry waste. WHY IS WASTE SEGREGATION NECESSARY?1) If the waste is not separated properly, it all gets mixed up in landfills. This can contaminate ground water and release methane gas, which is highly flammable. 2) Methane is also a green-house gas that ultimately leads to climate change and droughts. The impact of climate change on the world is already there for everyone to see. 3) When ragpickers put their hands into waste to clean it up, they suffer from cuts and abrasions that lead to infections. It is our duty to ensure the good health of these ragpickers by segregating wet and dry waste. 4) A lot of materials in every day waste are recyclable. When waste is not segregated, it is difficult to pick out these materials for recycling. This leads to a lot of wastage of valuable resources. TIPS TO SEGREGATE WASTE1) To know if a certain kind of waste is wet or dry, ask yourself 'If it is put into a pit and covered, will it become mud or compost?' 2) Start keeping two separate dustbins in your house. One for wet waste and one for dry waste. 3) To make it easier to start off, begin segregating your kitchen waste first. You can classify the waste from the rest of your house as dry waste.Gradually as it becomes a habit, you can be more specific and start classifying waste in the rest of your home.
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