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What is and what is the importance of the waste management plan?

Better known as PGRS (Plant Growth Regulators), the Waste Management Plan is an extremely important document. It is he who identifies and defines the environmentally correct destination of different types of materials discarded by industries, businesses and consumers in general.   In addition to protecting people's health against diseases caused by infectious agents and urban pests, the waste management plan also protects the environment, reduces waste and enhances corporate profits. Do you want to know more about it? Then follow the article below.   Who is the Waste Management Plan for? Civil construction companies; Commercial and service establishments that generate hazardous waste or waste not reached by household collection; Health services; Mining companies; Industries; Companies of agrosilvopastoral activities; Waste generators from public basic sanitation services; Companies that produce waste from transport services (ports, airports, customs, road and rail terminals a

WHAT ARE HAZARDOUS WASTE?

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  Waste management is a challenging task, especially when it involves the management of hazardous waste.   Hazardous wastes are those that, as the name indicates, offer dangerousness, risk to health and / or the environment.   To be classified as I, the waste must have at least one of the following characteristics: flammability, corrosivity, reactivity, toxicity, pathogen city   THE 3 TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE:   Biological Waste   They are wastes that contain infectious agents. Like viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, bacilli. The biological risk occurs through pathogenic microorganisms that, in contact with other living beings, can cause innumerable diseases. Many professional activities favor contact with such risks. This is the case of the food industries, hospitals, public cleaning (garbage collection), laboratories, etc.   Tips for the correct disposal of this waste: Cotton, gauze, procedure gloves, tape and bandages should be disposed of in specific bins and covered