3.1 Cleaning Waste Disposal Facilities

• The importance of cleaning waste disposal facilities such as waste bins, sinks and open drains.
• Cleaning waste disposal facilities such as dust bins, sinks and open drains.
• Maintaining clean waste disposal facilities at the household level using improvised resources.

• explain the importance of cleaning waste disposal facilities
• clean waste disposal facilities at the household level
• adopt the use of clean waste disposal facilities at the household level

“How does cleaning waste disposal facilities promote hygiene?”

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1. Why waste facilities must be cleaned
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Four steps from an uncleaned bin to a household illness.
2. The three facilities
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   Bins, sinks and drains, and standing water is the thread through all three.
3. Cleaning a waste bin
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Empty, scrape, wash, rinse, dry in the sun, and fit the lid.
4. Cleaning a sink
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   The trap holds water to block smells, and fat is what blocks the trap.
5. Clearing an open drain
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   A drain that stops running becomes a mosquito nursery.
6. Protecting yourself
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Gloves, closed shoes, washed hands, and never mix the chemicals.
7. Improvising what you need
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Six substitutes, all from what is already in the house.
8. A household cleaning routine
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Daily, weekly, monthly — each interval beats a specific problem.
9. Assessing your own work
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Five checks, and two of them are tested with a bucket of water.