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- Wet waste:Wet waste consists of kitchen waste - including vegetable and fruit peels and pieces, tea leaves, coffee GROUNDS, eggshells, bones and entrails, fish scales, as well as cooked food (both veg and non-veg).
- Dry Waste:Paper, plastics, metal, glass, rubber, thermocol, styrofoam, fabric, leather, rexine, wood – anything that can be kept for an extended period without decomposing is classified as dry waste.
- Hazardous waste:Household hazardous waste or HHW include THREE sub-categories – E-waste; toxic substances such as paints, cleaning agents, solvents, insecticides and their containers, other chemicals; and biomedical waste.
- E-waste:E-waste or electronic waste consists of batteries, computer parts, wires, electrical equipment of any kind, electrical and electronic toys, remotes, watches, cell phones, BULBS, tube lights and CFLS.
- Biomedical waste:This includes USED menstrual cloth, sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, bandages and any material that is contaminated with blood or other body fluids.
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