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As per Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate, Govt. of India) select the correct statement(s).
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SWM 2016 classifications: - Biodegradable → food/green waste. - Dry waste → plastics, glass, metals. - Domestic hazardous → medicines, CFLs, paints.
GATE AR - 2023
GATE AR
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Nov 25, 2025
"dry waste" means waste other than bio-degradable waste and inert street sweepings.
"combustible waste" means biodegradable, recyclable, reusable, hazardous solid waste having maximum calorific value of 800 kcal/kg.
"domestic hazardous waste" includes expired medicine, CFL bulbs, discarded paint drums.
"biodegradable waste" means any inorganic material that cannot be degraded by micro-organisms into simpler stable compounds.
Top Questions on Solid waste management: Methods
A municipal town requires a volume of 70,000
\(m^3\)
compacted solid waste to fill a low lying land. The city has a total of 10,000 households.
Type of House
Percentage of Households
Equivalent volume of compacted solid waste generated/ household/ day
LIG
30%
0.10
\(m^3\)
MIG
60%
0.15
\(m^3\)
HIG
10%
0.20
\(m^3\)
Using the information as shown in the Table above, the estimated minimum number of days required to fill the low lying land is _______ (in integer).
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