Finals mod 2 Flashcards
any product or material which is useless
to the producer.
Wastes
Classification of Wastes
Residential
Industrial
Commercial
Institutional
Construction and Demolition
Municipal Services
Republic Act (RA) ______ or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
9003
describes solid waste management as a discipline associated with the control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport, processing, and
disposal of solid wastes.
RA 9003
The Act provides for a comprehensive ecological solid waste management
RA 9003
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
Waste Management Hierarchy
- Avoidance, reduction, and reuse
- Segregation at source
- Segregated collection
- Recovery and processing
- Disposal
Waste Management Hierarchy
most preferred option; the ultimate goal is to reduce the amount of materials entering the waste stream
- Avoidance, reduction, and reuse
Segregation and collection of solid waste shall be conducted at the ______ level specifically for biodegradable, compostable and reusable wastes
barangay
the act of removing solid waste from the source or from a
communal storage point.
collection
Recovery and processing has 3 parts ….
Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
Composting
Recycling
____________ refers to the discharge, deposit, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any solid waste into or in any land while disposal sites refer to areas where solid waste is finally discharged and deposited.
Waste disposal
Disposal has 3 kinds
a. Open and controlled dumpsites
b. Sanitary landfills
c. Clustered landfills
RA _______ or the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990
Republic Act (RA) 6969
It is the policy of the State to regulate, restrict or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health or the environment;
Republic Act (RA) 6969
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes
Control Act of 1990
_______ are anything toxic, reactive, ignitable, and corrosive. These include nuclear or radioactive wastes,
infectious wastes, pathological wastes, chemical wastes, and pharmaceutical wastes.
Hazardous wastes
Types of Hazardous Wastes (5)
- Nuclear or Radioactive Wastes
- Infectious waste
- Pathological wastes
- Pharmaceutical waste
- Chemical wastes
Types of waste
consists of tissues, organs, body parts, human fetus, and animal carcasses, blood and body fluids
Pathological wastes
Types of waste
waste that is suspected to contain pathogens (bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi) in sufficient concentration to cause disease in susceptible hosts.
Infectious waste
Types of waste
includes expired, unused, split, and contaminated pharmaceutical products, drugs, vaccines, and sera that are no longer required
Pharmaceutical waste
Types of waste
discarded solid, liquid, and gaseous chemicals, for example from diagnostic and experimental work and from cleaning, housekeeping, and disinfecting procedures.
Chemical wastes
Health Care Waste Hierarchy
- source reduction, recycling, treatment, and residuals disposal
The 7RS Golden Rule:
Regulation
Reducing
Reusing
Recycling
Recovering
Rethinking
Renovation
The 7RS Golden Rule:
- developing innovative methodologies to mitigate negative impacts
Renovation
The 7RS Golden Rule:
- Rethinking the negative impacts of waste before considering its treatment
Rethinking
The 7RS Golden Rule:
- Purchasing non-disposable items or passing an item along another person for continued use.
Reusing
The 7RS Golden Rule:
- Required to monitor the management system and assure its proper implementation
Regulation
