Industry/ Household Wastes
By Natalie Swerdlow
What are Hazardous Wastes?
Hazardous Wastes
Hazardous Wastes
· Wastes have polluted lakes and rivers which can kill the fishes and water plants which endangers water supply.
Hazardous Wastes
· Certain wastes can contaminate food and toxins can poison people through touch or smell.
Industrial waste
About Industrial Wastes
· Industrial wastes are a combination of compounds that are usually hazardous and dangerous.
· It is also a waste that is a result of an accident in an operation of industry, manufacturing, mining, or agriculture.
Household Wastes
About Houeshold Wastes
· EPA reports that 1.6 million tons of household waste are generated every year
· Garages, basements, and storage buildings can hold as much as 100 pounds of the hazardous wastes inside them.
· Nearly everything we do leaves behind some kind of waste
Examples
· A paper mill that destroys its chemicals might reduce the amount of toxic left over, or it can recycle and be reused in the process for making paper.
· Includes solvents, paints, cleaners, stains, varnishes, pesticides, motor oil, and car batteries.
· Hazardous Wastes also include being flammable and acidic.
Solutions
· In the 1970’s wastes were either dumped into landfills, burned, stored on-site, or discharged to surface waters.
· A change in operative practices and raw materials have tried to limit hazardous Wastes.
· Another choice is recycling followed by energy recovery.
Pros and Cons
· Pro- Recycling is a way to reuse the hazardous wastes into energy.
· Con- Hazardous Wastes pollute areas
· Pro- Hazardous Wastes can be controlled
· Con- kills animals and disturbs water supply