Many people feel that solid waste management is a simple affair - simply putting waste into a vehicle and unloading it at a dump. If this were true, then why do so many towns suffer from uncollected refuse blocking streets and drains, harbouring flies and rats, and degrading urban environments?
Successful solid waste management is rarely achieved without thought, effort and much learning from mistakes.
When most of us think of litter, we picture someone casually dropping a candy wrapper while strolling down the street. According to experts, there are seven major sources of litter: pedestrian, motorist, loading docks, improper household containment, improper commercial containment, construction and demolition sites, and uncovered trucks.
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