THE 5Rs THAT WILL HELP IN PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT

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What is Waste Management?


In simplest terms, waste management is the collection, transportation, and disposal of garbage and other waste products. Every year, landfills in Uganda are filled with so much waste approximately 139.6 million tons of waste. The most significant type of waste that ends up in landfills is food. Aside from economic losses, food waste is also a producer of greenhouse gases.

The second-largest type of waste that is found in landfills is plastic. Plastic waste contributes greatly to climate change and poses a critical threat to pollution, biodiversity, and human health. While some types of plastic waste can’t be recycled such as single-use plastic bags and straws, most we toss can actually be recycled or reused.

The 5 Rs in Waste Management

As sensible dwellers of the Earth, we are responsible for managing our waste sustainably and protecting the environment. We can do this by following the 5 Rs of waste management.

Reduce

Reducing your waste means that there would be less waste to manage. However, reducing waste is easier said than done. Most businesses have unavoidable waste produce – and that’s fine. I’m sure business owners are trying to limit their waste expense, anyway.

Still, how can we reduce waste? 

The easiest thing to do to reduce waste is to stop the use of single-use plastics. If you’re going shopping, take a reusable shopping bag with you. You can also buy in bulk to reduce plastic packaging.

Re-use

A good percentage of the waste that ends up in landfills can be reused—waste such as unwanted clothes, toys, old jars, or old magazines.

Remember the saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure?”

If you don’t want to keep some of your old stuff, why not donate them instead? You can give unwanted toys and books to schools. You can donate your unwanted clothes to goodwill. You can take your old magazines to your local church or library. 

Recycle

We have been taught how to recycle ever since we were in grade school. Yet, most of us have forgotten how to do it due to a loss of creativity as we age.

Paper, cardboard, glass, tin, aluminum, and plastic containers can be recycled to produce another product. At the same time, organic waste can be recycled to make worm farms and compost.

Most local districts have recycling depositories. Contact your local city or district council to find out what your local recycling park collects so you can put them aside when the garbage collector comes to collect your trash.

Recover

Recovery of waste is a technique where waste such as oils can be used for energy recovery. This is the purpose of good waste disposal companies who are certified and trained for proper waste handling have methods for waste recovery.

Residual Management

When waste cannot be used in any other way, we turn into the last option residual management. Usually, this means the waste is sent to a landfill, sewer, or septic tank. However, when residual solid of liquid waste is not handled or disposed of properly, it can damage the environment and affect people’s health.

authored by:

Herbert-Mugisha

Law Student And a Passionate environmentalist

mugishaherbert04@gmail.com

"environment should be our number one friend"

Comments

  1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2022 at 2:10 PM

    wow, this is common knowledge that we really tend to deny focus.

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  2. Agaba NicholusNovember 1, 2022 at 9:21 AM

    It’s sad that we are in a greedy world. A world that produces more people for the future we are not caring about. A world that anticipates 1000years livelihood but underestimate the possibility of self made extinction, due to less care of where we belong.

    A world that invests in production of more damage with less regard of generations to come. Profit minded with less care on how long and healthy we both can survive.

    We need to wake up!
    Thanks Nash for putting up the mantle.

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