Disposal Operations of Household Waste Generated
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Disposal Operations of Household Waste Generated Historically, household waste has been disposed of by land filling. As communities became larger and more premises were built, usually at a higher density, particularly in urban areas, the area needed for the disposal of waste increased. Also, as society has developed, there have been significant changes in the composition of wastes collected from households, particularly with a change in the fuel used for heating purposes. This led to designated areas of land being set aside which became the local waste disposal site. In addition to decomposition, predators and fires on such sites reduced the volume of waste considerably. Nowadays, because of ever increasing volume of waste requiring disposal and an increasing need to protect the environment, sophisticated means of collection, transport, treatment and disposal need to be used. At the landfill site, the waste is deposited in layers in prepared...