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GARBAGE
What are thrown awaymay be the closestthing we can come to ourpolluting the earth.Garbage can be easilytouched, seen andsmelled. This growing
accumulation of rubbishdepresses land values,increase thick, and ruinshealth, aesthetics a nd
necessities of life.
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CONT.
Everyday, the p eople o f a limited statechurn out more than 432,000 tons ofgarbage. Over 80% of it is carted to
landlls. Around the g lobe, thistorrent of waste-toxic a nd non-toxichas run smack up against the“NIMBY” mindset. Not In My
Backyard” is a shout heard aroundthe world. Our garbage problemsworsen because most consumer aredesigned for a one n ight stand.
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CITIZENS DIVIDE THEIR DISCARD
INTO FOUR CATEGORIES:
a. biodegradables/non-bioderadables
b. Combustibles/non-combustibles
c. Recyclables/non-
recyclablesd. Hazardous waste
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CAUSES OF GARBAGE
1. Effects of throw-away anddisposable so ciety
2.Overpopulation of people on earthwho are r esponsible for creating lotsof garbage.
3. Overproduction of packaging
materials, bottles, diapers and othernon-degradables materials
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4. Overproduction of newspapers,plastic bags, and containers made
up of styrofoams or polystyrenefoams which are difficult to recycle5. Lawn clipping make up about a
fth of all garbage in landlls6. Medical waste or infectous waste
(“red bag”) is a growing problem
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7. Tires that are d esigned to lasttheir durability have become abig problem.8. Household wastes, bothdegradable and non-degradable, are thrown
everywhere in metro Manilaand other m ajor cities in thePhilippines
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EFFECTS OF GARBAGE
1. A torrent of garbage thrown awayevery year-more than 400 milliontons worldwide
2. Accumulated garbage pile as theresult of a throw away society withan average garbage composition35% for paper, 18% yard waste, 13% food waste, 10% glass, 10 %metal, 5% plastic, 4 % wood, 3%textile a nd 2 % other wastes
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4. No available dumpsites. Garbage isincreasing transported to dumpsitesacross the c ity, state a nd national
borders.5. The use o f an incinerator, an
alternative t o landlls, may producemore pollution, especially the toxicash left after b urning.
6. Recycling technology is increasinglypracticed around the world.
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SOLID WASTE AND ITSDISPOSAL
1. landll-a sanitary landll is d esignedto reduce the amount of waste thatleaks out of it into the environment
2. Inceneration-one way to reduce thevolume of waste that must go to thelandll is to burn it rst.
3. Ocean dumping-about 50 million tonsof waste a re d ischarged into theocean, 300 kilometers off-shore
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DISPOSALS
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4. Garbologya. Individual action
1. Reuse t he item whenever possible2. Encourage source r eduction3. Precycle. A new concept, it implies
simply that you should consider theend result of everything you buyand where i t will eventually rest
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4. Compost the natural degradable
organic wastes5. Burning anything, from leaves topaper, creates t oxic e missions.6. Reuse and recycles p lastics7. Reuse ret urnable a nd rellable glassbottles.8. Buy or shop where you get fruits and
vegetables w ithout plastics w rappings.9. Wash and reuse plastic andsilverware p late. Use p aper p latesinstead Styrofoam.
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10. Save p aper whenever p ossible,reuse paperbags, scrap paper fornotes
11. Carry you own paper or plasticbags; reuse them many times.
12. Buy durable p roducts like cloth
napkins, silver wares etc.13. When things break, repair them.14. Share newspaper and magazines
with others
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CONT.15. Have garage sales or charitypickups rather than simply throwingaway household goods you’ve tired of16. Buy nickle cadmium batteries
17. Consider r ecycling: encouragerecycled and recyclable goods at work18. Buy recycled printing and writingpaper
19. Carry your ow n clean forks, knives,spoons and plastic straw and cup
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20. Join an opposition to use of
incenerators.21. Save m agazines, styrofoams, etcchildren’s arts and crafts
b. Govern ent action!1. Recycle should be adopted inevery nation, state an d community.
2. Encourage recycling operations3. Deposits laws for b ottles and cans
should be m andated in all states
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4. Garbage co llection should bepaid for by users’s fees5. Higher taxes should beimposed on non-recylced ordisposable p roducts.6. non-degradable plastic should
be banned.7. Packaging standards for bothretail and wholesale
merchandise should be required.
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MANAGING OUR SOLID WASTE
"#y $e%That explains why we need to act.
As part of the -swe produce garbage ourselves-wecan also be a part of the solution
by reducing our contribution tothe waste problem
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"&' NO"%
Because at rate we are producingwaste, we w ill soon nd ourselves
buried in our own trash, or shallwe say, we will soon be havingmore of our human-made
mountains of garbage amidst us.
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RE(UB)IC AC* +R.A, NO. - /0O*&ER"ISE 1NO"N AS *&E ECO)OGICA)SO)I2 "AS*E MANAGEMEN* AC* OF3
4. "#at i5 R.A - /%Provides the legal framework for thecountry’s systematic,comprehensive and ecological
solid waste management programthat shall ensure p rotection ofpublic h ealth and theenvironment.
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"&A* ARE *&E SA)IEN*FEA*URES OF R.A NO. - /
a. Creation of the N ational Solid wasteManagement Board Ecology Center(NEC) and the solid wasteManagement Board in every province,city and municipality in the c ountry.
b. Formulation of the national solidwaste 10-year solid management plansby local government units c onsistentwith the n ational solid waste
management plans
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c. Mandatory segregation of solid waste t obe conducted primarily at the source suchas h ousehold, institution, industrial,
commrcial and agricultural sourcesd. Setting of minimum requirements toensure systematic co llection and transportof wastes and the p roper protection of the
helath of garbage collectors
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e. Establishment of reclamationproblems and buy back centers forrecyclable and toxic materials
f. Promotion of eco-labeling in localproducts and packagingg. Prohibition on non-environmentallyacceptable products and packagingh. Establishment of materials recoveryfacility in every barangay or cl uster o fbarangays
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i Prohibition against the use of open dumpsj.
Setting of guidelines/criteria for t heestablishment of controlled dumps andsanitary landlls
k. Provision of rewards, scal and non-scal
incentives, nancial assistance, grants, andthe like to encourage LGUs and the generalpublic to undertake effective solid wastemanagement and
l. Promotion of research on solid wastemanagement and environmental educationin the formal and non-formal sectors.
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&O" CAN "E &E)( SO)6E "AS*E(ROB)EM%
There are many ways to do it. Ahighly recommended formula is to
adopt the 3Rs of ecological wastemanagement REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE.
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HAVE BEEN PROHIBITED UNDER
THE AW INC UDING BUT NOT
IMITED TO THE FF.
A. Littering, throwing , dumping of wastematerials in public p laces like ro ads,sidewalks, canals, esteros, parks andestalishment;
B. Open burning of solid wasteC. Allowing the collection of non-segregated orunsorted waste.
D. Squatting in open dumps and landllsE. Open dumping or burying of biodegrable andnon biodegradable materials in ood-proneareas
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CONT.f. Unauthorized removal of recyclable m aterial
intended for collection by authorized personsg. Mixing of source-separated recyclable
material with other s olid waste collection ordisposal.
h. manufacture, distribution or use of non-environmentally acceptable p ackagingmaterials.
i.Establihment or operation of open dumps;
andj.Importation of consumer products packaged
in non- environmentally acceptablematerials
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*&AN1 'OU FOR)IS*ENING
Precycling may take a little more work in somecases...but an ounce of prevention is the mainingredient here!
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