write 10 ways to manage biodegradable and non - biodegradable waste

 BIODEGRADABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT:

 Biodegradable waste include kitchen wastes like peels of fruits and vegetables, waste food, newspaper, and garden wastes like dead leaves and other plant parts. 

Best way to manage biodegradable waste is to bury it in soil. Different micro organisms are present inside the soil which will act on it and break it into dark brown fertile substance known as compost. This compost is very useful as it adds nutrients to soil and increases the soil fertility. Thus, it helps in enhancing the growth of plants.

Some of the best ways to deal with biodegradable wastes are:

1) Composting - organic wastes or biodegradable wastes like vegetable peels, fruit peels, etc, can be buried in soil to convert it into manures by burying get them into composting pits. These are degraded by action of microbes.

2) Vermicomposting is an excellent method of dealing with biodegradable waste. 
Vermicomposting may be defined as the process of decomposing the organic matter using worms such as red wigglers, white worms and other earth worms to turn the organic waste into a natural fertilizer. It is a faster method of composting where earthworms are introduced into heaps of organic matter. Earthworms feed on the organic matter and broken down into particles and released with worm castings which are rich in nutrients.

3) Landfills - are the large areas used for waste disposal. Garbage is buried so that it does not damage environment. After the land is filled completely, it can be converted into park.

NON BIODEGRADABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT:
Non biodegradable wastes include wastes such as plastic, metal, broken glass etc., which cannot be broken down by living organisms. Non biodegradable wastes can be dumped in landfills away from the populated areas. Once the landfill is completely full, it is usually converted into a park or a play ground. Some non biodegradable waste like plastic, glass and metals can be recycled as it saves space used for land filling. Non-biodegradable wastes can be managed by practising the concept of 3 Rs, i.e, reduce, reuse and recycle. 

-We should reduce the amount of waste generated by consuming more and throwing less.

-We should reuse certain things for more than one purpose.

-We should recycle waste materials to produce new products

The modes of disposal of non biodegradable wastes may be

1) Landfill – Landfills are established on abandoned or unused lands where wastes are disposed and buried into the soil.

2) Incineration – Some wastes like medical or toxic wastes that are not safe to dispose are burned in high temperature into incinerators. Incinerators transform the waste into ashes.

3) Recycling – The wastes that are safe enough are treated and some value materials are extracted for reuse are called recycling.