Answer» - Solid wastes refer to everything that goes out in trash.
- Municipal solid wastes are wastes from homes, offices, stores, schools, hospitals etc. It comprises paper, food wastes, plastics, glass, metals rubber, leathers, textiles etc.
- Open damp of these wastes serve as the breeding ground for rats and flies.
- Sanitary landfills were adopted as substitute for open-burning dumps.
Sanitary landfills: - Wastes are dumped in a depression or trench after compaction and covered with dirt everyday.
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