Lesson 19 part 3

Question 1

It is the constitutional law designed to make sure that all Filipinos have safe air to breathe and reduce air pollution.

Answer 1

The Philippine Clean Air Act 1999

Question 2

It involves the collection, transport, processing, recycling, and disposal of waste materials

Answer 2

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

Question 3

These come from housekeeping activities, like residential or household or domestic wastes.

Answer 3

Solid wastes

Question 4

These include human wastes, industrial wastewater, floodwater and standing waters, and other hazardous household and industrial liquids.

Answer 4

Liquid wastes

Question 5

• These are wastes that can be decomposed by bacteria and other microorganisms.

Answer 5

Biodegradable wastes

Question 6

• These are wastes that do not decompose.

Answer 6

Nonbiodegradable wastes

Question 7

These are wastes generated from commercial industrial, and agricultural activities that are toxic and may pose threats to the environment

Answer 7

Hazardous wastes

Question 8

-These are waste materials that are not considered hazardous, like paper, cardboards, wrappings, paper packaging materials and others.

Answer 8

Nonhazardous wastes

Question 9

• to minimize the amount of waste being produced

Answer 9

Reduce

Question 10

to use discarded items again, if possible.

Answer 10

Reuse

Question 11

to use the discarded materials to make new products, like plastics, tin cans, etc.

Answer 11

Recycle

Question 12

to retrieve or convert useful wastes to energy-producing programs

Answer 12

Recover

Question 13

a system of waste disposal by burying waste into the soil.

Answer 13

Landfill