25 JUNE FS Q.40
0. Which of the following is a biological method of disposal of Municipal Solid Waste?
- Option : C
- Explanation : Solid waste disposal management is usually
referred to the process of collecting and
treating solid wastes. It provides solutions for
recycling items that do not belong to garbage
or trash. The solid waste is treated through
different methods such as Composting
process, Solid Waste Open Burning, Sea
dumping process, Solid wastes sanitary
landfills, Incineration method, Disposal
by Ploughing into the fields, Disposal by
hog feeding, Salvaging procedure and
Fermentation/biological digestion.
Composting is a biological process in which the organic portion of refuse is allowed to decompose under carefully controlled conditions. Microbes metabolize the organic waste material and reduce its volume by as much as 50 %. Composting offers a method of processing and recycling both garbage and sewage sludge in one operation.
