5 ENVIRONMENT Flashcards
The sum total of all living and nonliving things that influence human life. This includes air, water, land, plants, animals and microorganisms.
Environment
The systematic process of managing waste in a way that minimizes its negative impact on the environment. It involves reducing, reusing, and recycling waste as well as proper disposal of waste that cannot be reused or recycled.
Ecological Waste Management
A Philippine law that mandates the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment, and disposal of solid waste. It aims to protect public health, and the environment by minimizing the adverse impacts of solid waste.
RA 9003 - Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
What is RA 9003
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
Key Provisions of RA 9003 (READ ONLY)
- Solid Waste Management Plans
- Segregation of Waste at Source
- Recycling and Composting
- Waste Reduction and Minimization
- Proper Waste Disposal
What are the economic benefits of Ecological Waste Management?
- Reduce the COST of waste disposal
- More JOB OPPORTUNITIES
- Boost COMPANY REPUTATION
What are the environmental benefits of Ecological Waste Management?
- Reduce Waste in LANDFILLS
- Reduce GREENHOUSE GASSES
- Reduce POLLUTION
Objectives of Ecological Waste Management
- Minimize the PRODUCTION of Waste
- Reduce POLLUTION effects
- Protect GROUNDWATER sources
- Ensure SUSTAINABILITY
- Promote PUBLIC AWARENESS
- Foster SOCIAL EQUALITY, EQUITY, and INCLUSION
METHODOLOGY AND USES OF FIVE F’s
- Fertilizers materials
- Feed Materials
- Factory Returnables
- Fuel Materials
- Filling Materials
Used for making compost to enrich the soil for growing vegetables, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants, and fruit trees.
Fertilizer materials
Used for house pets livestock or for composting
Feed materials
Used for handicrafts or sold to junk shops
Factory Returnables
Used for cooking purposes
Fuel Materials
Unusable or unwanted materials which can be compactly packed in plastic bags buried low places putting stones and soil over these filling materials.
Filling Materials
Three R’s of Ecological Solid Waste
- Reduce
- Reuse
- Recycle
The less you use, the less waste you produce. Buy products with less packaging.
Reduce
Don’t throw broken items, but turn them into great things. Invest in reusable products like grocery bags, containers, etc.
Reuse
Remanufacturing a product to be sold as new. Collaborate with local recycling facilities.
Recycle
