Affects of hazardous waste disposal on environment

Waste is any substance that is considered not useful in the environment and can be harmful to human health.We have two types of waste which are solid and liquid waste, the solid waste consist of used plastic bags, damage home appliance, etc. whiles liquid waste consist of used water from bath, washing, decompose fecal matter and oil.


If you live in a developed nation, chances are that there are quite literally tons of hazardous waste products that need to be disposed of day after day. Anything from a wadded-up bubble gum wrapper to radioactive waste, if left unchecked, can leave a huge and damaging footprint on our ecosystems. Hazardous waste makes up an estimated 15% of disposed materials per year, but think about that 15% in relation to how much one person uses and multiply that by seven billion and all of a sudden, that 15% is a behemoth.


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