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Assignment-3: Sub: Environmental Science Sub Code: 21CYM101T

This document outlines 10 questions for an assignment on environmental science topics related to solid waste management. The questions cover definitions of solid waste management and different waste types, comparisons of municipal solid waste categories, environmental harms of landfills, current executive orders on waste management, common barriers to waste diversion programs, classifications and dangers of biomedical waste, proper disposal of medical sharps and materials, examples of medical waste versus non-medical waste, and impacts of improper disposal of biomedical waste.

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Assignment-3: Sub: Environmental Science Sub Code: 21CYM101T

This document outlines 10 questions for an assignment on environmental science topics related to solid waste management. The questions cover definitions of solid waste management and different waste types, comparisons of municipal solid waste categories, environmental harms of landfills, current executive orders on waste management, common barriers to waste diversion programs, classifications and dangers of biomedical waste, proper disposal of medical sharps and materials, examples of medical waste versus non-medical waste, and impacts of improper disposal of biomedical waste.

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ASSIGNMENT-3

(BASED ON UNIT 4 &5)

Sub: Environmental Science


Sub Code: 21CYM101T

1. What is solid waste management? What are the different types of waste?

2. How do the three categories of municipal solid waste (compost, recycling and landfill)

differ?

3. Why are landfills environmentally harmful?

4. What are the current executive orders on waste management?

5. What are common barriers to implementing waste diversion programs?

6. Which type of wastes are biomedical wastes?

7. Why are biomedical wastes so dangerous?

8. How are used syringes and cotton wool disposed?

9. Which of these is not a biomedical waste?

10.What does the poor disposal of biomedical Waste cause?

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