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Finals | U2: Waste Management Flashcards

1
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Classification of Wastes based on Sources

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  1. Residential
  2. Industrial
  3. Commercial
  4. Institutional
  5. Construction and Demolition
  6. Municipal Services
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Most common residential wastes

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Dry non-infectious waste (ex. papers and biodegradables such as leftover foods)

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What wastes does the industrial sector produce?

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Byproducts that cannot be used anymore (ex. chemical wastes by manufacturers)

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4
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Wastes produced by markets

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Commercial waste

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5
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Ex. of Commercial waste

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Pineapple peels
Coconut husks
Fastfood wastes

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6
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Commercial vs Residentian waste

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Commercial: more waste is being produced (bulk)
Residential: individual waste

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What are institutional wastes?

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Waste produced by schools, hospitals, laboratories, etc.

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8
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Ex. of institutional waste

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Needles, bandages, agar for microbiology

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9
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What are Construction
and Demolition wastes?

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Wastes resulting in debris, cement, pieces of metal

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10
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Ex. of municipal services wastes

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  • Nuclear waste from nuclear powerplants
  • Waste from garbage collection
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11
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Majority of wastes acc to Global Waste Generation

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Organic waste (46%)

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12
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Despite contributing majority of waste, why are organic wastes (46%) and paper wastes (17%) not really a problem?

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Organic wastes decompose and go back to the earth as nutrients. Papers can also easily disintegrate when cut

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13
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If organic and paper wastes are not the main problem, what is/are?

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Glass, metal, and plastics whcih are hard to decompose and can clog waterways

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14
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Most problematic waste resource

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Plastic

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15
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What is told by the Waste Generation by Income?

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The higher the income of an individual, the more amount of waste they produce. As they purchase more, more waste is generated

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16
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MSW

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Municipal Solid Waste

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17
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Ex. of residual waste

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Plastics, papers that can NO longer be recycled

18
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Ex. of special waste

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More on hazardous wastes

19
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Recyclable wastes despite being recyclable can become a problem if —

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improperly disposed

20
Q

More waste produced; more economic in nature

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Residential

21
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LEGAL BASES OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES

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  1. RA 9003: Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
  2. RA 6969: Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990
22
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Role of RA 9003

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Control
Create

23
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What does RA 9003 control?

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Generation
Storage
Collection
Transfer and transport (Ex. garbage collection = ⬇ Carbon footprint)
Processing
Disposal

24
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What does RA 9003 create?

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Mechanisms
Incentives
Funding
Prohibitions
Penalties

25
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Waste Management Heirarchy

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Most preferred options:
Avoidance
Reduction
Reuse
Recycling
Recovery

Least preferrd options
Treatment
Safe Disposal

26
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Ex. of AVOIDANCE

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Not buying products that will generate waste (Ex. coffee in styrofoam cups)

27
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Ex. REDUCTION

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Reducing consumption

28
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Ex. of RECOVERY

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Ex. Garbage collection

29
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Where waste is stored, processed, and distributed

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Material Recovery Facility

30
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Recovery flow of solid waste (Barangay level)

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Compostable Waste –> Composting (MRF) –> Gardens/ Farms

Recyclable Waste –> Sorting Area (MRF) –> Compartmentalized Area for the different types of SW (MRF) –> Junkshops/ Stores/ Factories

31
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Recovery flow of solid waste (Collection by municipality/ city)

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Special Waste–> Drop-off Center (MRF) –> Treatment Plant

Non- Recyclable Waste –> Residual Management –> Dumpsite

32
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Role of RA 6969

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Regulate hazardous wastes including:
- Nuclear and radioactive
- Pathological
- Chemical
- Infectious
- Pharmaceutical

33
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Type of waste in Black bag

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Non-infectious dry waste

34
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Type of waste in Green bag

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Non-infectious wet waste (kitchen, dietary etc.)

35
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Type of waste in Yellow bag

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Infectious and Pathological waste

36
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Type of waste in Yellow with black band bag

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Chemical waste including those w/ heavy metals

37
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Type of waste in Orange
bag

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Radioactive waste

38
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Type of waste in Red bag

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Sharps and pressurized containers

39
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Reminds everyone to become a mindful consumer

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7Rs GOLDEN RULE

40
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7Rs GOLDEN RULE

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Regulating
Reducing
Reusing
Recycling
Recovering
Rethinking
Renovating

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