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What are the sources of Solid Waste ?
(ii) Industrial waste : Chemicals, pigments, sludge, ash, metals, etc.
(iii) Hazardous waste : Chemicals generated in various industries, radioactive materials, explosives, infectious materials, etc.
(iv) Farm/Garden waste : Leaves, flowers, branches of trees, crop residues like straw, animal urine and dung, pesticides, remains of various chemicals and fertilizers, etc.
(v) Electronic waste : Non-functional TV sets, cell phones, music systems, computers and their parts, etc.
(vi) Biomedical waste : Bandages, dressings, gloves, needles, saline bottles, medicines, medicine bottles, test tubes, body parts, blood, etc. from clinics, hospitals, blood banks and laboratories.
(vii) Urban waste : Waste generated through household industries and large commercial and industrial establishments, carry bags, glass, metal pieces and rods, threads, rubber, paper, cans from shops, vegetable and meat markets, construction waste, etc.
(viii) Radioactive waste : Radioactive materials like Strontium-10, Cerium-141, Barium-140 and heavy water, etc. generated from atomic energy plants, uranium mines, atomic research centres, nuclear weapons testing sites, etc.
(ix) Mining waste : Remains of heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, etc. from mines.
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