W aste m anagement awareness Waste management process is a relatively well-known concept in today’s world than it was a couple of decades ago. Today , the most convenient way to produce materials is by using recycled pr oducts as raw materials. Waste m anagement is not just the process, but is also a very significant subject that should be a part of our schools and colleges to promote and make the young generation aware of its benef its . One should share waste management knowledge on public platforms such as Internet, blogs, forums, books, trainings, camps etc, thus making everyone aware. Need for waste management awareness Using r ecycled materials to produce products turns out to be far less costly than producing a brand-new product from brand-new raw materials . Both labor and obtaining cost is less when it comes to recycled materials. By recycling, we are also lending our hand in preserving and sustaining natural resources for our future generation sensibly. One doesn’t have to dig up more bauxite for aluminum as one can easily produce the metal from recycled metal scrap. T oday there are specialized companies whose main business is into waste management. For example, a company collecting m etal scraps could recycle it and sell it to the big ma nufacturing units.

Anything which is ready for disposal is termed as waste. The process of waste management involves segregation, transpor tation, recycling, and maintenance of waste etc.. Appropriate disposal method of such waste is called waste management. Waste management is a habit that is practiced since many centuries. Perils of waste Waste can be classified as hazardous, non-hazardous , degradable and non-degradable , etc . One of the most threatening forms of waste is hazardous waste, which takes many forms. One s uch instance is the waste generated when companies release chemicals in to the water bodies nearby which prove harmful for the ecosystem existing in and around the water bodies. Another form is the r eleasing of harmful material into the atmosphere such as thick smoke, which can cause all sorts of lung-based ailments and inhalation troubles. Even non-degradable materials such as metal, plastic etc. can be harmful and at the same time this type of waste cannot be fixed and absorbed naturally into the environment. Since this sort of waste ha s a long shelf life , it takes a l ot of years to get decomposed into the environment. Today, a new kind of waste electronic waste is degrading the environment.