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Why the waste is considered as hazardous and the major enviromental issue ?

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The wastes have increased immensely in the present time due to anthropocentricativites. As the industrialization produces maximum residues, the nature is not ableto degrade it completely in the given period of time . Hence they accumulate andcuase adverse effects to organisms including man. To overcome this have , wastedepositories could be used where the wasters are comparessed and buried undergound which may be hazardous in the future days. Alternative method beingincineration where waste are burnt completely yet there is a risk of air pollution.
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