Waste Products Introduction
Industrial and municipal wastes are a potential hazard to human health and the
environment. Industrial wastes are produced in large quantities and in many cases
are very threatening, because they are toxic, inflammable, explosive and
carcinogenic. Municipal wastes are a sanitary and epidemiological hazard because
of the way they are dispersed throughout human settlements and because of a high
content of organic matter that facilitates the spread of disease-causing microorganisms,
germ-carrying insects and rodents.
Apart from industry and municipalities, other sectors of the economy produce small
amounts of waste, which usually find their way into municipal waste systems. The
wastes from agriculture and farming are an exception. Most of them are reused while
only some need disposal throughout the country.
