Explanation

Methods of Solid Waste Disposal (i) Open Burning Municipal waste is reduced by burning in open dumps but the unburnt waste serve as the breeding ground for rats and flies (ii) Sanitary Landfills Wastes are dumped in a depression or trench after compaction and covered with dirt. Seepage of chemicals from these landfills can pollute underground water resources (iii) Rag-pickers and Kabadiwallahs Wastes are collected and separated out into reusable or recyclable categories (iv) Natural Breakdown The biodegradable materials are kept into deep pits in the ground for natural breakdown (v) Recycling E-wastes can be recycled in specifically built facilities or manually to recover important metals (vi) Incineration Majority of e-wastes generated in developed world is exported to developing world where they are incinerated