Question

Why is improper disposal of waste a curse to the environment?
A) Wastes pollute our environment
B) Waste has very harmful effect on the living organism
C) Waste decreases the soil fertility
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Wastes are classified as substances that are unwanted or unusable and thus need to be gotten rid of. They can be classified into by-product or joint product. Wastes can be solid, liquid and gaseous and each of them require different treatment and disposal techniques.

Complete answer:
Wastes can be divided into different types based on from where they are generated. These include municipal waste that originates mostly from households, biomedical waste that includes clinical waste, hazardous waste that are mostly produced from industries, radioactive waste and electronic waste. Since accumulation of these wastes causes harm to the environment they must be disposed of; this process is also known as waste management. It includes proper collection, transport, treatment and finally disposal of the wastes. The accumulation of waste has many harmful effects. Some of them include contamination of soil, water bodies and air, ill effects on human health, affects animals and marine life in a negative way, promotes increased incidents of disease carrying pests. Some techniques of waste management include- composting, fermentation, landfills and incineration. But they have been seen to be effective on organic wastes and not on non-recyclable wastes.
So the correct answer is (D) All of the above.

Note: Thus we can see that wastes have many negative impacts on the environment and thus proper disposal techniques should be developed and used to get rid of them. Using improper methods can cause further damage to the environment.