3.2 Handling Waste Materials

• Types of waste materials found in the environment: plastic, glass, metal, wood, electronic and construction waste
• Hazards of waste materials and safe ways of handling them
• The waste hierarchy, and reducing waste
• Reusing waste materials safely
• Sorting waste and recycling it
• Composting organic waste
• Burning waste safely, and what must never be burned
• Handling of waste materials in the locality

• identify waste materials found in the environment
• describe ways of handling waste materials safely in the environment
• dispose waste materials using appropriate methods
• appreciate the need for proper handling of waste materials in the environment

“How are waste materials handled in the locality?”

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1. Waste materials around us
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Plastic, glass, metal, wood, electronic and construction waste: six kinds, and each is handled differently.
2. Handling waste safely
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   What each kind of waste can do to you, and the protection and habits that prevent it.
3. The waste hierarchy and reducing waste
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Work from the top down. Waste that is never made needs no handling at all.
4. Reusing waste materials
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Use it again as it is. And never reuse a chemical container for food or water.
5. Sorting and recycling waste
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Sort it where it is thrown away, keep it clean and dry, and it has a price.
6. Composting organic waste
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Green, brown, soil, repeat, and cover it. Three months later it is garden soil.
7. Burning waste safely
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   A pit, upwind, water at hand, an adult present, and never plastic.
8. Waste in the locality
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Ask in order, stop at the first yes, and see how the locality answers the same question.