Question

What factors need to exist for the international transfer of hazardous waste to be efficient?

Answer 1

Now-a-days hazardous waste management is a serious issue which can be handled at its best by using different technologies. There are four methods to reduce the amount of waste,i.e., source segregation, process modification, end-product substitution and material recovery & recycling. For the transfer of hazardous waste to its most efficient use, several recovery & recycling technologies can be applied along with other techniques.

Several factors can be considered while transfering hazardous waste into a number of efficient use.

1) First of all we need good research and development before applying any technologies to transfer of hazardous wastes.

2) Capital investment is necessary for new material purchase and other required equipments.

3) Additional manpower required to handle the transfer process. As there are lot of processes involved in the hazardous waste management system, starting from segregating to tranfering it into an efficient use, a good number of manpower is required.

4) Good public relation and cooperation is also needed for the entire process. Different firms and industries should be aware of the consequences of the hazardous waste and they should work for the separation of wastes at their end. Now it would be easy for the waste management personnel to transfer the hazardous waste into the most efficient form.

5) There should be continuous improvement in the process to make it more efficient.