Explain the Classification of Solid Waste
Solid waste can be classified in several different ways.
- Putrescible waste - Animal and Vegetable waste From Cooking and
- preparing food
- Municipal solid waste- Known to the lay audience as garbage ( durable goods,
- yard trimmings, containers and packaging)
- The nature of the material may be important, so classification can be made on the
- basis of organic, inorganic, combustible, noncombustible, putrescible, and non-
- putrescible.
- The classification of solid waste is usually used for choosing the treatment,
- collection, recycling, and disposal options.
- The density of solid waste is the mass of solid waste per unit volume.