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Finals mod 2 Flashcards

1
Q

any product or material which is useless
to the producer.

A

Wastes

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2
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Classification of Wastes

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Residential
Industrial
Commercial
Institutional
Construction and Demolition
Municipal Services

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3
Q

Republic Act (RA) ______ or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

A

9003

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4
Q

describes solid waste management as a discipline associated with the control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport, processing, and
disposal of solid wastes.

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RA 9003

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5
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The Act provides for a comprehensive ecological solid waste management

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RA 9003
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

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6
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Waste Management Hierarchy

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  1. Avoidance, reduction, and reuse
  2. Segregation at source
  3. Segregated collection
  4. Recovery and processing
  5. Disposal
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7
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Waste Management Hierarchy
most preferred option; the ultimate goal is to reduce the amount of materials entering the waste stream

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  1. Avoidance, reduction, and reuse
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8
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Segregation and collection of solid waste shall be conducted at the ______ level specifically for biodegradable, compostable and reusable wastes

A

barangay

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9
Q

the act of removing solid waste from the source or from a
communal storage point.

A

collection

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10
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Recovery and processing has 3 parts ….

A

Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
Composting
Recycling

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11
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____________ 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.

A

Waste disposal

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12
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Disposal has 3 kinds

A

a. Open and controlled dumpsites
b. Sanitary landfills
c. Clustered landfills

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13
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RA _______ or the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990

A

Republic Act (RA) 6969

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14
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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;

A

Republic Act (RA) 6969

Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes
Control Act of 1990

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15
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_______ are anything toxic, reactive, ignitable, and corrosive. These include nuclear or radioactive wastes,
infectious wastes, pathological wastes, chemical wastes, and pharmaceutical wastes.

A

Hazardous wastes

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16
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Types of Hazardous Wastes (5)

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  1. Nuclear or Radioactive Wastes
  2. Infectious waste
  3. Pathological wastes
  4. Pharmaceutical waste
  5. Chemical wastes
17
Q

Types of waste
consists of tissues, organs, body parts, human fetus, and animal carcasses, blood and body fluids

A

Pathological wastes

18
Q

Types of waste
waste that is suspected to contain pathogens (bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi) in sufficient concentration to cause disease in susceptible hosts.

A

Infectious waste

19
Q

Types of waste
includes expired, unused, split, and contaminated pharmaceutical products, drugs, vaccines, and sera that are no longer required

A

Pharmaceutical waste

20
Q

Types of waste
discarded solid, liquid, and gaseous chemicals, for example from diagnostic and experimental work and from cleaning, housekeeping, and disinfecting procedures.

A

Chemical wastes

21
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Health Care Waste Hierarchy

A
  • source reduction, recycling, treatment, and residuals disposal
22
Q

The 7RS Golden Rule:

A

Regulation
Reducing
Reusing
Recycling
Recovering
Rethinking
Renovation

23
Q

The 7RS Golden Rule:
- developing innovative methodologies to mitigate negative impacts

A

Renovation

24
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The 7RS Golden Rule:
- Rethinking the negative impacts of waste before considering its treatment

A

Rethinking

25
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The 7RS Golden Rule:
- Purchasing non-disposable items or passing an item along another person for continued use.

A

Reusing

26
Q

The 7RS Golden Rule:
- Required to monitor the management system and assure its proper implementation

A

Regulation

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