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'''Title of script: Introduction to waste'''

'''Author:''' Green Communities Foundation team and Nancy Varkey, Spoken Tutorial project

'''Keywords:''' introduction to waste, types of waste, segregation of waste, waste management

{| style="border-spacing:0;width:17cm;"
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|| Title slide

'''Introduction to waste'''
|| Welcome to this spoken tutorial on “Introduction to waste”.
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|| Learning Objectives slide
|| In this tutorial, we will learn about:
* Waste
* Different types of waste and
* Segregation of waste according to their types
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|| Image of waste [1]

Image of plastic bottles, snack packets, leftover food
|| Waste is any substance, which has been discarded by the consumer.

For example: used plastic bottles, snack packets, leftover food.
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|| Image of waste [2]

Image of waste [3]

Image of waste [4]
||Human beings produce different kinds of waste every day.

This depends on the materials they use in their daily lives.
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|| Image of sources of waste [5]

Image of houses, offices, schools, hospitals, industries [6]
|| Waste comes from various sources.

For example – houses, offices, schools, hospitals, industries.
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|| Image of question mark [7]
|| So, where does all this waste go?
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|| Image of India [8]
|| India generates 62 million tonnes of waste every year.
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|| Image of waste processing [9]

15% in bold text
|| Out of this, only 15 percent of urban India’s waste is processed.
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|| Image of Mumbai city [10]

32% in bold text
|| In Mumbai alone, only 32.17 per cent of the total waste generated, gets treated on a daily basis.
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|| Image of landfill [11]
|| Most of the waste is dumped into landfills (or dumping grounds) by the municipal workers.
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|| Image of landfill [12]

Image of pollution [13]
|| This waste is dumped into the open or burnt and not treated scientifically.

This in turn, leads to pollution.
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|| Image of money [14]
|| But waste can actually be utilized to make money.
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|| Image of paper bundles [15]

Image of plastic trash [16]
|| For example – plastic and paper can be resold as dry waste for recycling.
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|| Image of kitchen waste [17]

Image of compost from kitchen waste [18]
|| Kitchen waste can be converted into compost and used for plants.
|-
||
|| But how can we make waste as a valuable resource?
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|| Image of waste segregation [18]
|| The first step is to segregate (or separate) waste at source.

Separating the waste according to its type is a healthy lifestyle practice.
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|| Image of waste classification [19]
|| Waste can be classified into the following broad types.
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|| Image of organic waste [20]

|| Organic or biodegradable waste includes waste from the kitchen.

For example: fruit and vegetable peels, food waste, flowers, etc.
|-
|| Image of compost [21]
|| This waste can be decomposed when transferred into the soil.
|-
|| Image of recyclable waste [22]
|| Recyclable waste includes waste that can be recycled to make other products of use.

For example: paper, glass, plastics, metal.
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|| Image of domestic hazardous waste [23]
|| Domestic hazardous waste includes household waste, which cannot be recycled or decomposed.

It poses serious harm to whoever handles it, without any protection.

Examples: sanitary pads, diapers, broken glass, used syringe.
|-
|| Image of domestic electronic waste [24]
|| Electronic waste includes electronic items which have been discarded by the consumer.

Examples: mobile phone, battery, wire, parts of a computer.
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|| Image of a human smiling [25]
|| Understanding different types of waste is the first step towards waste management.
|-
||
|| Let us summarise.
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|| Summary slide
|| In this tutorial, we have learnt about:
* Waste
* Different types of waste and
* Segregation of waste according to their types
|-
||

Green Communities Foundation slide

|| Green Communities Foundation

[http://greencf.org/ greencf.org]
* is a ‘not for profit’ organisation
* primarily to improve waste management
* and reduce environmental pollution.
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||Spoken Tutorial Project Slide

|| Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Govt. of India.

For more details, please visit http://spoken-tutorial.org
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|| THANK YOU slide

|| This tutorial has been contributed by
* Green Communities Foundation
* and the Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay.

This is Nancy Varkey signing off. Thanks for joining.
|-
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Waste-Management/C2/Introduction-to-Waste-Management/English - Revision history

Nancyvarkey at 06:53, 28 June 2022

PoojaMoolya at 12:38, 18 October 2019

Nancyvarkey at 12:08, 18 October 2019

Nancyvarkey: Created page with "'''Title of script: Introduction to waste''' '''Author:''' Green Communities Foundation team and Nancy Varkey, Spoken Tutorial project '''Keywords:''' introduction to wast..."