Hazardous waste includes, of course, hospital waste, healthcare waste and infectious waste. Inert waste, as the name suggests, is a category of waste naturally not biodegradable, but especially not likely to burn or produce any chemical reaction either alone or with other compounds. Rubble and demolition waste fall into this category of waste that can be landfilled or used as backfill or underlay for traffic lanes. In reality, these materials are not insignificant and in particular, rainwater that percolates through give rise to leachates that can permanently pollute aquifers.

The Right Amount Waste Management

Fermentable waste is a biodegradable waste, that is to say, decomposing more or less rapidly under the action of aerobic or anaerobic microorganisms (bacteria, moulds). Garbage contains a large part of fermentable matter, which is called the fermentable fraction of household waste. This share can be remarkably reduced by selective sorting as soon as it is …

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