Role of cardboard waste materials in waste management – importance of waste management

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Role of Cardboard Waste Materials in Waste Management – Importance of Waste Management Nowadays environment pollution is the pressing problem that demands immediate action and ready solutions for impending global problems. Many countries have started waste management from the doorsteps of each household. People are advised to throw away their waste into separate waste bins and are asked to collect them to regular disposals. Segregation of waste according to the materials starts from the usage level itself. People living in each household, offices, shops and other business establishments need to know about recycling so that they can know what things they use can be recycled and what things are sent to disposal. Recycling of waste materials also help keeping the environment clean and look good. This is very important to lead a healthy and hygienic life too. Some of recycled:

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Empty soda cans

Food cans

Aluminium cans

Aluminium foil and bake ware

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Tin cans and steel cans such as

coffee cans, soup cans, veggie cans •

Cardboard waste materials

Corrugated Cardboard is the most fitting material for recycling. Cardboard that are waxed, soiled and wet are not sent for recycling but are commercially composted. Recycling of cardboard waste materials saves money and reduces the cost of disposing. It is also the best solution for the environment since it conserves natural resources. It reduces pollution and is a source for creating job opportunities for many. People, who generate large amount of cardboard waste materials, compact it or bale it and sell it directly to the recyclers. It is a source of income for many people and an opportunity for creating small businesses.


Recycling process of cardboard waste materials:• Once these cardboards and paper waste are baled and collected they are segregated and made into loose forms. •

Water is added to these loose forms of cardboard and paper materials

They are turned into pulp

The pulp is screened, cleaned and removed of contaminates

At last, the clean pulp is ready for making new products.

Other hazardous things people normally use in households are the white goods that have CFC in them. To handle these white goods shredder is used. List of white goods •

Refrigerators

Freezers

Air conditioners

Dishwashers

Washing machines

Dryers

Dehumidifiers and more

These materials present two types of difficulties in disposing them. •

The Freon, CFC and HCFC are to be removed

• The vast size must be reduced so that they can occupy less space in the landfills Whitegoods shredder will remove the metals in the electronic items and then reduce them into smaller sizes. They are low speed and their high torque shredding methods undergo metal separation and make ready for recycling.


Apart from shredders, balers and compactors are used by small retail outlets, hospitality establishments and in small clinics. They are helpful to manage their accumulated waste into small neat bulks to be made ready for further process. Before purchasing these equipments, go through the entire brochures of the particular products, read the feed backs, discuss with sales representatives what sort of equipment is required and then decide. For More About waste bailing machinery Click Wasteinitiatives.com.au/


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