Nepal, as one of the developing economies, has so far failed to effectively manage the massive quantities of waste generated. Yes, this is one hardcore truth; the subject of waste management in Nepal is highly ignored but it is surely the need of the hour. Did you know? Nepal is responsible for generating over 1435 metric tonnes of waste every day. At this pace, soon more land space will be needed for waste disposal and more energy to transport it, and in those landfills, these wastes will continue to emit more harmful gases and pollute our water, air, and land.

As a society, we create huge amounts of waste. While some of them are unavoidable many are not and generation of them can be significantly reduced. There are various method of managing wastes. Among them, we need to follow eco-friendly and green solution methods. We also need to ensure that our waste disposal removal techniques create the least amount of environmental damage. Some of the common methods of managing wastes are as follows

1.      Recycle- Start by focusing on waste separation, remember very often recyclable products are mixed up with non-recyclable ones which can make separation quite difficult. Hence, always ensure to separate the non-recyclable waste from the recyclable ones.

2.      Reuse- Reusing the waste is directly linked to lesser generation of waste. If less waste is generated, the process of disposing it becomes a lot easier. Consider recycling and reusing items like, wood, metals and glass in your construction.

3.      Taking special care of hazardous waste- One of the best way to get rid of that all the hazardous waste is to simply drop it at the hazardous waste disposal sites. Hazardous waste should never be mixed with or thrown together with general waste. Some examples of hazardous waste are paint cans, bulbs, tires etc.

4.      Employ waste to generate Energy- Even after reusing and recycling, some waste still remains, instead of simply burying it into the ground use it to generate energy. Anaerobic digestion plants do a great job here, they take care of anything that rots down and turns it into biogas and fertiliser for farms. Sweden has been doing a great job in generating energy from waste, they convert 100% of their garbage into clean energy, in fact they also import waste from other countries for energy production.

5.      Composting- This one has been gaining a lot of attention in common households, wastes generated in kitchen in the form of vegetable peels or clippings from the yard are being effectively put to use by allowing them to decompose in a compost pile. These piles can be easily built in small spaces. A number of methods of composting are being used in little to no space, worm composting and bokashi buckets are few examples. These compost pile leads to the formation of compost which are quite helpful for the soil, basically, it makes it more fertile.

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