Drug waste may be defined as the consequence of an inappropriate disposal of unused or partially used ampoules, vials, or syringes of drugs [ 9].
Growing public concerns about the environmental consequences of waste disposal have led to an increase in recycling efforts.
When coupled with an understanding of the cost and consequences of the final disposal, it ensures a sound and effective treatment system for even the most complex waste stream.
By the early 1970s uncertainties over radioactive-waste disposal, the effects of radiation and the potential consequences of a nuclear accident prompted a backlash.
Hence, in a broader perspective, our results may have implications for human wellbeing, although such consequences of the accelerating disposal rate of plastics is yet not well recognized or understood.
Homer Simpson discovers the dire consequences of bad rubbish disposal in the episode Trash of the Titans, but perhaps the most entertaining and prophetic depiction of landfill comes in Matt Groening's other great work, Futurama, in the episode, A Big Piece of Garbage.
Computer waste is a serious environmental concern, and too many consumers of technology ignore the consequences of disposal.
In the past decades, several studies have demonstrated that the pathogenetic cascade of diabetes-induced complications is associated with the metabolic consequences of excess glucose disposal, either through repeated acute changes in cellular glucose metabolism or through the long-term accumulation of altered products.
For example, natural bentonite colloids are released as a consequence of bentonite disposal of radioactive wastes and could carry adsorbed radionuclides in groundwater through granite [2, 3].
