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Observe the garbage vans of grampanchayat and municipality . Nowaday, there is facility of decreasing the volume of garbage by compaction in those vans. Explain the advantages of this activity.

Answer» (i) Waste compaction is the process of compacting waste , reducing it in size.
(ii) Garbage compactors and waste collection vehicles compress waste so that more of it can be stored in the same space.
Advantage of compaction of garbage :
(i) Compacted waste means less trips to the landfill are needed .
(ii) This is a more eco - friendly solution to waste removal . Fewer trips to the landfills will reduce transportation costs and the pollution or emissions created from those trips.
(iii) Reduces insect and rodent problems.
(iv) Controls odour.


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