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The Various Types of Refuse

Various Types of RefuseRefuse is a general term applied to solid and semi-solid waste materials other than human excreta. Waste material in refuse may be divided into:

a. Garbage - left-over vegetable, animal and fish material from kitchen and food establishments. These materials have a tendency to decay giving off foul odors. They also serve as food for flies and rats.

b. Rubbish - Waste materials such as bottle, broken glasses, tin cans, waste papers, discarded porcelain wares, pieces of metal, and other wrapping materials.

c. Ashes - Left over from burning of wood and coal. Ashes may become a nuisance because of the dust associated with them.

d. Dead Animals - Dead dogs, cats, rats, pigs, chicken usually run over by vehicles on streets and public highways. They also include small and other large animals that died from diseases.

e. Stable manure - Animal manure from stables.

f. Street sweeping - dust, manure, leaves, cigarette butts, waste papers, and other materials that are swept from streets,

g. Night Soils - Human waste normally wrapped and thrown into sidewalks and streets. This also includes human wastes from the pail system of toilets.

h. Yard cuttings - leaves, branches, grass and other similar materials produced during cleaning of gardens and also after storms.

The amount of refuse produced is affected by many factors such as climate, season of the year, industries present, economics condition of the family, and geographical location of the community.

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