Waste management is essential in today’s society. Due to an increase in population, the generation of waste is getting doubled day by day. Moreover, the increase in waste is affecting the lives of many people.
Waste management is the managing of waste by disposal and recycling of it. Moreover, waste management needs proper techniques keeping in mind the environmental situations. For instance, there are various methods and techniques by which the waste is disposed of. You must have come across 5 R’s to save the environment: refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle.
Effective segregation of wastes at the point of generation is very important. Select the appropriate statements giving the importance of waste segregation
i) less waste goes to the landfills ii) better for public health and the environment iii) help in reducing the waste iv) resulting in deterioration of a waste picker’s health

Options

A. both (i) and (ii)
B. both (i) and (iii)
C. both (i) and (ii)
D. both (i) and (iv)

Answer

A

Explanation

Waste segregation is included in law because it is much easier to recycle Effective segregation of wastes means that less waste goes to landfill which makes it cheaper and better for people and the environment. It is also important to segregate for public health.