- Plastics are ever present in the world
- It is popular due to its properties and low cost
- Their unique properties are:
- Durability
- Resistance to weather
- Unsusceptible to biological attack hence it will
remain in the environment for a long time
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- It is a waste treatment that dispose waste
materials by burial
- It is the most common methods of organized
waste disposal in many places around the world
- Non Biodegradable waste will remain underneath
the land forever
- Hazardous substances will affect land quality
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- Litters are problem created by
human behaviour
- Litters are pollution
- Marine life will be affected by litters
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- Waste Treatment Technology
involving combustion of
material using thermal treatment
- Incineration has a number
of output to the atmosphere, which includes:
- Particulate matter
- Heavy metals
- Dioxins
- Furans
- Sulphur dioxide
- Hydrochloric acid
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