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What do you mean by segregation of waste? How does it ensure safe waste disposal?
Safe Disposal of Waste
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Segregation of waste means dividing the waste into different categories like dry and wet or biodegradable and non-biodegradable.
When waste is segregated, there occurs a reduction in the volume of waste that reaches the landfills. Air and water pollution is considerably reduced and it becomes easier to apply different processes of waste disposal like composting, recycling and incineration.
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