| Waste management has actually been a huge | | | | If you have a garden, this compost will be healthy |
| problem in our daily lives since time immemorial. We | | | | for your plants. The non-biodegradable wastes, on |
| can't hide the fact that some of us don't throw our | | | | the other hand, are those items which can't be |
| wastes in their proper places. Maybe some of us | | | | decomposed even after a long period of time. Some |
| don't know the bad effects of our actions. These | | | | of them include ceramics, metals, and glass. These |
| effects include floods, global warming, climate change, | | | | items could be recycled and reused. Some |
| and of course, pollution. But we can still make things | | | | establishments buy and sell such wastes. |
| right. We just have to be informed about the things | | | | Garbage disposal is very important to make your |
| we can do to help our environment. | | | | place and environment free from any waste that can |
| The solid wastes we throw in our garbage bins can | | | | cause health diseases. One place in our house that |
| actually be classified into different groups, we call this | | | | usually accumulates smelly wastes is our kitchen. That |
| process segregation. There are also three R's that | | | | is why you have to provide some covered waste |
| could help minimize the amount of our garbage: | | | | bins to contain the smell. This will also prevent insects |
| Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. But in order to apply | | | | and rodents that might feed on the garbage. They |
| these three R's, it would be better for you to | | | | carry germs and bacteria with them. |
| identify the wastes according to groups. | | | | Proper waste management is a huge step towards a |
| We can segregate the wastes into two major | | | | healthy environment. This may also contribute in |
| classifications: biodegradable and non-biodegradable. | | | | preventing some major calamities from happening. If |
| Wastes such as left-over foods, grass, egg shells, | | | | all of us will practice the abovementioned measures, I |
| vegetable and fruit peels belong to biodegradable | | | | am sure that we will be able to minimize the amount |
| wastes. They can be good ingredients for compost. | | | | of garbage. |