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प्रश्न
What is biodegradable waste?
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उत्तर
- The waste which is degraded by microorganisms is called biodegradable waste.
- This type of waste includes stale food, vegetable and fruit peelings, tea leaves, eg$ shells, dry leaves etc.
- A biodegradable waste has the ability to breakdown safely and relatively quickly by biological means(microorganisms) into the raw materials of nature and release into the environment.
- Every resource made by nature, returns to nature.
- Plants and animals biodegrade, even raw crude oil will degrade when exposed to water, air and necessary salts.
- Therefore, any natural organic sources like plant based and animal based products have the ability to biodegrade.
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What is the first step in waste management?
Picking up the waste is called _______.
________ is the first ‘R‛ in the Three R‛s.
3R method reduces the amount of waste that goes to landfills.
What are the Three R‛s?
Write a note on e-waste.
The 3R’s are Reduce, ______, and Recycle.
Give two examples of how you can avoid or reduce waste?
Value based question
List any three activities based on 4R approach to conserve natural resources.
Choose the waste management strategy that is matched with the correct example.
When recycling a plastic water bottle, what should you do with the cap?
What is Reduce?
What is Reuse?
What is Recycle?
Name some materials that you can at home recycle?
