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प्रश्न
Discuss:
Is it possible to reduce the problems relating to disposal of garbage?
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उत्तर
Yes, it is possible to reduce problems related to the disposal of garbage. Here are some steps that can be observed by every individual to reduce the problem of garbage disposal.
- Avoid using plastic bags. Encourage shopkeepers to use paper bags or always carry a cloth or jute bag while shopping.
- Save paper. Use both sides of the paper to write.
- Use separate bins for recyclable and non-recyclable waste.
- Kitchen waste that includes fruit and vegetable peels, waste food, tea leaves, etc. can be used to make manure.
- Encourage your family, friends, and others to follow proper disposal practices.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give any two ways in which biodegradable substances would affect the environment.
What are the measuress adopted to prevent the spread of disease from sewage water?
Correct the definition of certain terms given below by changing only one word.
Landfill: Garbage buried under water in an area.
Read the poem written below and then answer the questions from the information gathered from the book or elsewhere.
Name two items of waste each that need to be sent to a
- landfill,
- for composting.
Put a tick (√) against the garbage items given in Table 16.1 which could be converted into manure. Put a cross (×) against the others.
| Garbage Items | Make manure or not | |
| (i) | Egg shells | |
| (ii) | Straw | |
| (iii) | Dry flowers | |
| (iv) | Pebbles | |
| (v) | Broken pieces of glass | |
| (vi) | Nails and screws | |
| (vii) | Plastic bangles | |
| (viii) | Left over food | |
| (ix) | Steel broken vessel | |
| (x) | Dead animals |
Beautiful hand crafted articles like boxes and toys are made of paper pulp in our country. Can you explain how paper pulp which is made from paper can be used to make hard boxes and other articles?
List two classes into which garbage is classified.
Give two examples of Biodegradable wastes.
