Vinod is a member of the school Eco-club. He knows about a school that is a zero-garbage zone. He expressed his willingness to his teachers to implement the same in his school. He decided to place different coloured dustbins for segregating biodegradable and non-biodegradable garbage as the first step. Now answer the following questions.
$(a)$ Why does Vinod want to segregate biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste?
$(b)$ What can Vinod do with the biodegradable waste?

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(N/A) Different disposal strategies are required to manage biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes effectively. Segregation ensures that biodegradable waste can be processed naturally,while non-biodegradable waste can be recycled or disposed of safely.
$(b)$ Biodegradable waste can be processed in a biogas plant to produce energy or can be used to produce manure and compost through the process of composting.

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