Solid waste disposal is a serious and widespread problem in urban and rural areas in many developed and developing countries. Municipal waste collection and disposal (MSW) is one of the major urban environmental problems in many countries around the world today. MSW management solutions must be financially viable, technically feasible, socially acceptable, environmentally friendly and environmentally friendly. The issue of solid waste management is a major challenge for city and city authorities ’.
The most effective way to limit the health effects and environmental impacts of waste is not to create waste in the first place. Making any new product requires building materials and energy. Unripe items must be removed from the Earth and processed, and the product must be manufactured, assembled and shipped wherever it is to be sold. Each of these phases may produce solid waste and liquid waste and pollutants. If we can find ways to do something while producing less waste in the process, this is one of the most effective ways to reduce pollution, save resources, protect the environment and save money. The industry has a big role to play in reducing waste. If the most efficient production processes are adopted, a large number of products can be made without increasing the use of raw materials. The industry can also work to incorporate smaller items into its products – so for example, an item can be packaged using smaller cardboard than before.
Waste minimization is also important at the home level. In Ethiopia many waste reduction efforts have been made in major cities such as Addis Ababa and Mekelle by illegal organizations and private businesses. These programs often involve a number of stakeholder groups including Urban Health Extension Workers (HEWs), community organizations, private sector businesses and organized women’s empowerment groups. Cable local managers and qualified specialists from the Woreda Health Office and the Office of Grooming and Decoration may also be involved. The Department of Health has developed educational and marketing materials aimed at educating communities on how to reduce and reduce home waste.
Educational campaigns can raise awareness of the benefits of each economy, and can be used to reduce the stigma attached to work and waste. Reuse can be defined as using a waste product without any additional modifications and without changing its shape or nature. This is the second option in the garbage system. Different types of solid waste can be reused, such as bottles, old clothes, books and anything else that can be reused for the same purpose as originally intended. Reuse means that less solid waste is produced. It brings other benefits by taking useful products discarded by those who no longer want them and passing them on to those who want them.
Part of your role as an urban WASH employee could be to help educate homeowners, by visiting them in homes and community gatherings, on better ways to manage their household waste. This can lead to a change in behavior among community members and increase their participation in waste reduction (and reuse) at the community level.
Benefits of minimizing and reusing solid waste
Waste is a major problem in urban areas every year. Families produce more waste, so landfills are overcrowded and new areas away from living quarters. When waste is collected and transported to landfill, this is very costly. Where homeowners should discard themselves, they should spend more time doing this. Anything that reduces the amount of waste to be disposed of helps to reduce these problems. Some of the benefits of waste minimization and recycling are summarized below.
Social benefits
Reusing can be very helpful to disadvantaged people who can afford new products. This could include clothing, building materials, and business items. Reuse centers that collect and distribute recyclable materials can provide social benefits by engaging in vocational training programs and regular training for long-term unemployed, disabled and young people.
Economic benefits
By reusing raw materials instead of creating new products with immature products, there are fewer burdens on the economy as a whole – especially if reuse leads to a reduction in raw materials and imports. Reuse is a cost-effective way for many people to get the things they need. It is almost always cheaper to buy a used item than a teenager.
Natural benefits
Recycling uses less or no water at all, energy or other resources and is less likely to cause pollution. Along with these benefits, recycling eliminates environmental damage that could have been caused if the object had been discarded, rather than reused. In contrast, the production of raw materials (and, to a lesser extent, recycling) consumes resources, causes pollution and produces waste.
