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How can the wastes such as paper, plastic and metal objects be disposed of?

Waste paper can be recycled in industries where it is processed again to form new paper. Plastics can be discarded completely by incineration. Metals are even recycled depending on their nature i.e. ferrous or non-ferrous.


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