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Humans generate huge quantities of waste, natural resources are getting lower and lower, so there no wonder that recycling our garbage became one in the top priorities of governments in the world. A sustainable waste management strategy drives lifecycle. Further, it analyzes the current progress on ewaste management worldwide. It is estimated that the amount of solid waste per capita is around 500 kilograms per year. Waste management is among the biggest concerns of our modern world. E waste management, disposal and its impacts on the environment. Table of contents pdf editorial board pdf previous issue volume 38 issue 4, april 2020 editorial. Most industrial, commercial, and household waste is now being placed in landfills or surface impoundments. Toxicology of environment is a vast field of science which deals with the study of harmful effects of different chemical, physical and biological living organisms. Solid waste management, appropriate waste disposal, people awareness. Pdf an investigation of waste management practices in. Waste treated in this manner may contaminate groundwater, rivers, and streams.
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