| Wastes are unwanted, unusable items, remains, or | | | | should be provided for these wastes only. They |
| byproducts or household garbage. They are also | | | | should be placed inside the bag and container as soon |
| include excrement, used or contaminated water etc. | | | | as they are generated and covered to avoid rats and |
| Wastes are generated in our homes on daily bases. | | | | rodents scattering them. And as soon as they filled, |
| And these wastes must be handled and managed | | | | disposal at the designated place should be carried out. |
| proper to avoid been a source of danger in our | | | | Animal waste should be disposed the same day they |
| homes. There are various types of wastes | | | | are generated. |
| generated in our homes that require different | | | | Glasses. |
| management system. These wastes are classified | | | | These wastes come from processed products we |
| into two major forms namely solids and liquids. The | | | | purchased from stores such as drinks, creams, |
| liquid forms are easy to handle and manage. They | | | | broken doors and windows etc. These can be a |
| connected from their sources to septic and soak | | | | great source of hazard in our homes if not properly |
| away pits. These are evacuated as soon as they are | | | | handled and disposed. To dispose these therefore, a |
| filled up by waste management operators. | | | | plastic or wooden create or box should be provided |
| The solid wastes are relatively different in their | | | | to stack these glasses. In some cases the |
| management. This is because there are no built in | | | | manufacturers of the products buy them back from |
| facilities to handle them like the liquid waste. But they | | | | us or recycled by glass recycling companies. In this |
| could be handled by proper understanding of the | | | | case we make some money from our wastes. |
| various types of solid wastes and their sources. The | | | | Metals |
| types and sources of solid waste in our home are | | | | These wastes come from metal containers of foods |
| but not limited to: | | | | and drinks we purchase. They should be handled with |
| 1. Kitchen wastes such as vegetables and fruits, | | | | care to avoid been a source of injury. Get a plastic |
| peels, bones, scales etc. | | | | container with a cover to put these wastes. And as |
| 2. Metal wastes | | | | soon as they are filled up, should be disposed at the |
| 3. Glasses | | | | designated place or sold to the metal recycling |
| 4. Plastics and polythenes | | | | companies and make some money. |
| All these wastes are daily generate in our homes and | | | | Plastics and polythenes. |
| it very important to handle and manage them so that | | | | These have become a major source of waste in our |
| they do not endanger our health. | | | | homes. These wastes do not rust or decay easily |
| Kitchen waste. | | | | and so need to be handled with care. The good thing |
| These form bulk of daily generated wastes. This is | | | | about these wastes is they are easily recyclable. |
| as a result of the fact that we feed daily. And if | | | | Though generated in a great measure are easy to |
| they are not properly handled well, they can start to | | | | manage. |
| decompose after 24 hours. To handle these | | | | Wastes in our homes though unwanted can be a |
| therefore, a container with a plastic bag with cover | | | | source of extra income when properly managed. |