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An environment is the total sum of all the living and non-living

elements and their effects that influence human life, these may include
the air, water, soil, climate, plants, animals, and other living organisms
within a particular area.

Sanitation refers to all interventions which aim to protect and promote


human health by providing a clean environment and breaking the cycle of
disease. It includes the principles and practices relating to the collection,
treatment, removal or disposal of human excreta, household wastewater
and refuse.

A system is a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act


according to a set of rules to form a unified whole.

An environmental sanitation system refers to a comprehensive framework


of policies, infrastructure, practices, and regulations designed to promote
public health by ensuring clean and healthy living conditions while
minimizing environmental pollution and degradation.

This system typically encompasses various components aimed at


managing waste, controlling pollution, and promoting hygiene within
communities. Key elements of an environmental sanitation system may
include:

1. Solid Waste Management: This involves the collection,


transportation, and proper disposal of solid waste. It includes
activities like garbage collection, recycling, and landfill
management. Effective solid waste management helps prevent
pollution and maintain cleanliness in communities. From the picture,
a lot of plastic, polythene bags, basket, paper, rust metal and
spoiled cars are seen in the surrounding environment yet people are
continuously carrying out there day to day activities. This leads to
air pollution, water and soil contamination thus causing disease to
the people.
2. Wastewater Disposal: Sanitation systems include processes for
treating both water and wastewater. Water treatment ensures that
drinking water is safe for consumption by removing contaminants.
Wastewater treatment processes remove pollutants from sewage
and industrial effluents before they are released into the
environment. From the picture, a lot of solid waste is seen present
in and around the drainage which has prevented proper movement
of the waste water. This leads to the collection of various germs that
spread disease to the people residing in the area.
3. Poor Drainage management. Poor drainage system s can cause
water to build up and not be able to drain away. From the picture,
the presence of solid waste in the drainage system has prevented
the waste water from moving properly. This brings about air
pollution to the surrounding and spreads disease if continuously
exposed to.
4. Food sanitation refers to the operations that help create a clean
working environment by keeping any equipment, contact surface,
and the whole facility clean and free from common food hazards.
From the picture, there is presence of a bread stand near the solid
waste, a man spraying without PPE and waste water drainage. This
could lead to various contaminants coming into contact with the
bread which will affect the consumer.

5. Hazardous-waste management (Industrial Waste Treatment) is


the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste material that, when
improperly handled, can cause substantial harm to human health
and safety or to the environment.

6. Regulatory framework: Implementation of regulations, standards,


and policies to govern environmental sanitation practices, ensure
compliance with health and safety standards, and enforce penalties
for violations.

Penalties for littering

7. Faecal Management

8.

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