The inorganic waste They are made up of all non-biological waste; These can come from industry or some other unnatural process. For instance: glass jars, acrylic fibers, broken wires.
Inorganic waste generally do not include organic matter; Various plastics and synthetic fabrics meet this condition, also metallic objects.
Examples of inorganic waste
| Glass bottles | Acrylic fibers |
| Glass bottles | Polystyrene |
| Broken lamps | Computer cabinets |
| Microprocessors | Printer cartridges |
| Batteries | Damaged tires |
| Cell phone batteries | Foundry scrap |
| Radiographic plates | Broken wires |
| Reserve cans | Car batteries |
| Nylon bags | Syringes |
| Rayon | Needles |
Waste problem
The main problem with inorganic waste is that it cannot be re-integrated into the Earth’s natural cycles once exposed to, or if exposed to, environmental conditions, this happens very slowly, over several years.
For this reason, it is recommended to arrange them separately and under certain conditions. These materials are often subjected to garbage compaction processes and then buried as landfills.
It is known that almost one fifth of the volume of the acquired objects are thrown away immediately because they are part of the containers and packaging with which they are marketed.
Often the most sophisticated presentations include overpackaging, which, in addition to making products unnecessarily expensive, generates more waste.
It is calculated that plastics account for around 9% of waste in urban areas. The accumulation of plastics generates much of the pollution that threatens the survival of fish, birds and other animals.
The high degree of industrialization reached by Western society, especially the use of a large number of electronic devices that are powered by cells or batteries, causes a considerable amount of inorganic waste to be produced daily.
Ecological awareness
However, it should be noted that the ecological awareness, which is demonstrated by the fact that many businesses today deliver their products in paper bags, instead of doing it in plastic bags, since the former degrade naturally while the latter do not.
Since they cannot be degraded, what is recommended to do with inorganic waste is reduce and reuse them whenever possible.
For example, one can bring their own packaging when buying certain products, and also choose to returnable containers. You can take advantage of the bottles and glass jars that remain after consuming certain products, transforming them into decorative and even useful objects, such as lamps or containers to store dried pasta or vegetables.
You can also do the same with the cans, especially those of greater size.