<h5>What is waste management and why is it important?</h5>  <p>Waste management is the process of disposing of human-generated waste in a way that doesn’t negatively impact the environment. If everyone threw their garbage carelessly, it would heavily pollute our surroundings. The waste we generate can be classified as biodegradable and non-biodegradable.</p>
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<p>Biodegradable waste is anything that can be easily broken down by water, oxygen, the sun's rays, etc. If a piece of paper or banana peel (both organic waste) is buried in soil, they will both decompose naturally (over a few years) and become a part of the soil. This makes disposal of biodegradable waste easy and environment-friendly.</p>
<p>Non-biodegradable waste doesn’t ever decompose in soil or water. Garbage like plastic or electronic waste will remain on the Earth forever, making our planet increasingly dirty. However, we can dispose of this waste in a manner that doesn’t pollute the environment.
</p> <h5>What will happen if we don’t dispose of garbage properly?</h5>  <p>Imagine if we keep collecting garbage without proper waste management. In a few years, our city, and eventually our country and planet, will be covered in trash. 
Garbage doesn’t disappear on its own. It is the government’s job to ensure proper waste management and to come up with effective new ways to deal with the community’s waste. You must have seen a trash collecting vehicle coming to your doorstep daily, to collect your home’s everyday garbage. Ever wondered what the garbage collectors do with it?</p>
<p>They collect garbage from people’s homes, bring it to a designated area outside the city, and then sort through the waste to separate different types of trash. The biodegradable waste is crushed, compressed, and buried deep in the earth. This is called a landfill. Another way of managing biodegradable waste is by turning it into biogas. </p>
<p>The non-biodegradable waste is treated differently. Nowadays, the government has started making roads out of plastic waste. Electronic waste is mostly cleaned and recycled to make refurbished products. Sometimes, waste is also exported to other countries. 
</p> <h5>How can we responsibly dispose of garbage? </h5>  <p>Responsible garbage disposal is an important way to contribute to a healthy and green environment. At home, we can use good practices such as “Reduce”, “Reuse”, and “Recycle” to cut down on waste. 
“Reduce” simply means reducing the amount of garbage we generate. For example, we can get groceries, vegetables, and home articles from the market instead of ordering them online to reduce waste like cardboard delivery boxes and plastic bags. 
“Reuse” is the practice of using things over and over. For example, we can buy steel straws to avoid single-use plastic straws, or we can take a cloth bag to carry things when we go out shopping to avoid getting plastic or paper bags. </p>
<p>“Recycle” means finding a new use for something that is discarded as waste. For example, we can use our kitchen waste to make fertiliser through the process of composting. A lot of people recycle broken things in their houses to make artwork or furniture pieces. You must have seen your mom using old clothes as dusters to clean the house. That’s also recycling!</p>
<p>If we dispose of our garbage responsibly and follow the practices of “Reduce - Reuse - Recycle”, we will make a big contribution towards a healthy, trash-free environment.
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