picture of disposed refuse on a major road somewhere in west-africa
Refuse refers to waste products generated from various daily human activities; ranging from cooking in the kitchen, laundry, bathing, manufacturing processes, production processes, fabrication tasks and so on. The refuse may be solid, liquid, or gas depending on the type of process that led to its generation. Refuse could be hazardous to man and the environment if not properly handled. This is why many governments around the world are taking great steps to ensure that waste products are either reusable, recycled, or biodegradable. However, some governments are still playing catch-up. There are some efforts by private sector refuse disposal companies to render waste collection services in many locations especially in West-Africa, but some people prefer to depend on the government, after all they pay their taxes.
If you depend on the government for refuse disposal in your community, it is important that you properly secure your waste items in a disposal waste bag so that the contents are not exposed. Also, body fluids from items that contain human blood and other such hazardous materials should be labeled separately and stored in such a way that the refuse collection team sees the label and handles it with care. This will enable them protect themselves in case the blood has some form of infectious disease. Also, if you depend on private refuse disposal companies for disposing your waste, you must also secure your waste items properly in refuse waste bags. If there are hazardous waste in the refuse, you should label them accordingly. Furthermore, use a large refuse collection drum or other such container to keep the refuse outside your home. It is recommended that you use a drum with a lid. This will keep flies and rodents away from the refuse. If animals get in contact with the refuse, and then touch our food or even vital parts of our bodies, this may lead to a medical condition. Health is wealth, and one way to contact diseases, is poor refuse management systems. I also implore governments to make such that they collect refuse at very frequent intervals to avoid residential refuse disposal areas from turning into permanent refuse dump sites.
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