Solid Environment Flashcards

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1
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Refers to any type of garbage, trash, refuse, or discarded material.

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Solid Waste

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2 Categories of Waste

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Non-Municipal Solid Waste
Municipal Solid Waste

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It is the discarded solid material from industry/large-scale production.

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Non-Municipal Solid Waste

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It is made up of discarded materials from residences, small businesses, and city buildings.

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Municipal Solid Waste

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5
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4 Types of Municipal Solid Waste

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Commercial
Industrial
Domestic
Institutional

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Household waste which are collected during household activities like cooking cleaning etc.

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Domestic waste

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Is any waste produced by a business on its premises.

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Commercial waste

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Is the waste produced by industrial activity during a manufacturing process.

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Industrial waste

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Materials that are discarded by schools, hospitals, non manufacturing activities at prisons and government facilities, and by other similar establishments or facilities.

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Institutional waste

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10
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What does UNEP mean?

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United Nations Environment Programme

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11
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An estimated ______ tons of solid waste is collected worldwide every year.

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11.2 billion

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12
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The Philippines is producing over ______ metric tons of garbage every year.

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21 million

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13
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Defined as the ratio of the weight if water to the total wet weight of the waste.

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Moisture Content

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It is the amount of heat generated from combustion of a unit weight of a substance, expressed as kcal/kg.

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Calorific Value

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Characteristic of Solid Waste that include pH Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (N-P-K), total Carbon, C/N ratio, and calorific value.

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Chemical Characteristic

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Characteristic of Solid Waste that include carbohydrates, proteins, natural fiber, and biodegradable factor.

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Bio-Chemical Characteristics

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Characteristic of Solid Waste that include heavy metals, pesticides, insecticides, and toxicity test for leachates.

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Toxic Characteristic

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It is the branch of public health that focuses on the relationship between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters healthy and safe communities.

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Environmental health

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Principles of Solid Waste Management

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5R
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Repurpose
Refuse

20
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Is done by avoiding the unnecessary use of resources that produce waste.

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Reduce

21
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It is the opposite of throwing materials/waste away.

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Reuse

22
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Is the practice of collecting old or used materials and reprocessing them into usable products and services.

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Recycle

23
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It is the use of products or items for purposes they were not originally intended for.

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Repurpose

24
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It is the rejection of products and services that are known contributors to the pollution of the environment.

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Refuse

25
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The Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

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Republic Act 9003

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It is an act providing foreign ecological solid waste management program creating the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives declaring certain acts prohibited and providing penalties approaching funds and other purposes.

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Republic Act 9003

27
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Is the practice of eliminating waste before it is created, or essentially, using less material to get the job done.

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Source reduction

28
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Source reduction is also know as _____ ______.

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Waste Prevention