NSTP

Question 1

It is perceived as the immediate surroundings of an individual.

Answer 1

ENVIRONMENT

Question 2

It is a zero-waste management through total recycling for the community. Its main
objective is to make the community permanently and regularly clean, sanitary and litter less.

Answer 2

ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Question 3

considers “waste as a resource that can be recovered,” emphasizing
re-cycling, re-use and composting as methods to minimize and eventually manage the waste
program.
This act aims for the reduction of solid waste through “source reduction and waste
minimization measures including composting, recycling, re-use, recovery, green charcoal
process, and others before collection, treatment, and disposal in appropriate and
environmentally sound solid waste management facilities in accordance with ecologically
sustainable development principles”.

It also sets to “ensure the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment,
and disposal of solid waste through formulation and adoption of the best environmental practice
in ecological waste management excluding incineration”

Answer 3

ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT act of 2000 – RA 9003

Question 4

The two kinds of solid waste are:

Answer 4

1. Non-biodegradable or non-compostable
   - Factory returnable (dry paper, cardboards, plastic rubber, glass, bottles,
   mirror, metals, mineral, tin cans, dry fibers or pieces of clothing, and
   wood)
2. Biodegradable or compostable
   - Feed materials (food leftovers, kitchen or cooking waste, fruit peeling,
   vegetable trimmings, egg shells, and fish entrails)
   - Fertilizer materials (food leftovers, kitchen refuse, animal wastes, garden
   wastes such as dry leaves and other plant parts, sawdust and wood
   shavings)
   - Fuel materials (saw dust, shavings, wood boxes, rice hull, coco shells,
   corn cobs, coffee hull, newspapers, and cardboards)
   - Filling materials (porcelain chips and useable plastics)

Question 5

F’s

Answer 5

• Factory returnable
• Feed materials
• Fertilizer materials
• Fuel materials
• Filling materials

Question 6

It is a biological process in which organic materials such as vegetable trimmings, fruit
peelings, kitchen refuse, dry leaves cut grasses and plant parts are broken down into a soil-like
product. It is a form of recycling, a natural way of returning nutrients to the soil.

Answer 6

COMPOSTING

Question 7

What are the types of small-scale composters?

Answer 7

a. Twin pits
b. Paso-paso or clay flowerpots compost garden
c. Backyard compost pile

Question 8

THE THREE TYPES OF Rs OF SLOID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Answer 8

1. R is for REDUCE. Avoid wasteful consumption of goods. Begin by asking the
   question: “Do I really need it?” in doing so, we minimize waste and conserve our
   natural resources. Conservation like charity begin within thyself.
2. R is for REUSE. When practicable reuse items that is still useful instead of just
   throwing them away. It would greatly help if we patronize goods that are reusable
   rather than throw away types.
3. R is for RECYCLE. Waste can be valuable resource. Items that are useless or of
   little may mean great value to someone.

Question 9

SOURCES OF SOLID WASTE IN A COMMUNITY

Answer 9

1. Household wastes – waste generated at the household level
2. Commercial-Industrial wastes – generated by restaurants, eateries, offices, markets,
   talipapa, plant mills, factories (including such as chemicals, paints and sand)
3. Farm and Agricultural wastes – farm manure and crop residues
4. Institutional wastes – generated by hospitals, schools, churches and prisons
5. Mining wastes – slag heaps and coal refuse piles
6. Miscellaneous and Specialized wastes – residues of sewage treatment plants, ash from
   incinerators and residues from the combustion of solid fuels, debris caused by
   disasters (fires, typhoons, flood, etc.) large waste from demolitions and construction
   rubble, and dead animals.
7. Hazardous wastes – wastes that pose a potential hazard to living creatures because
   they are toxic or lethal, non-degradable or persistent in nature, and may cause
   detrimental cumulative effects.

Question 10

FACTORS THAT AFFECT WASTE GENERATION

Answer 10

1. The state of the national economy – as standards arise, there is a corresponding
   increase in the quantity and quality of wastes
2. The lifestyle of the people – reflected in product marketing techniques, such as the
   clearly perceptible shift in consumer preferences for pre-packaged foodstuff, the
   increase in use of paper lined with plastics for packaging, and the use of disposable
   diapers.
3. The demographic profile of the population – the greater the number of persons per
   household, the greater volume of waste generated
4. The size and type of dwelling – those who dwell in larger and more expensive type
   homes produce more waste per capita.
5. Age – young consumers patronize a set of products different from those consumed by
   their elders.
6. Religion – consumer preferences in Islamic countries differ greatly with
   predominantly Christian nations.
7. The extent to which the 3R’s are carried out – where the population is more
   concerned with the environment in general, there is a concerted effort to cut down
   waste at the point of origin
8. Presence of pets and domestic animals
9. Seasonal variations
10. Presence of laws and ordinances governing waste management
11. Company buy-lack guarantees for used containers and packaging

Question 11

Needs assessment, social analysis or community diagnosis

Answer 11

is a concrete base for the formulation of programs. It reflects the sentiments, needs,
aspirations and recommendations of the community people.

Question 12

Community Needs Assessment

Answer 12

It is the process wherein problems, issues and concerns of the community are
identified through the use of several tools for assessment.
-It encourages the participation of the community, as they are the stakeholders, to
the findings in the assessment.

Question 13

Information to be included in Assessing Community Needs

Answer 13

1. Historical Development
   Refers to data on how the community became what it is today and provides
   insights into the kind of resources to collect and weed.
2. Geographical and Transportation Information
   It includes information on the community’s patterns and population contributions.
3. Political and Legal Functions
   It includes strategies for community-based selection [or this may include
   strategies that community uses for selecting players in the political sphere].
4. Demographic Data
   It includes data on age characteristics, size, race, and transience of population.
5. Economic Data
   It refers to the economic base, social, cultural, educational, recreational
   organizations. This includes the values and social pattern.