Solid Environment Flashcards
Refers to any type of garbage, trash, refuse, or discarded material.
Solid Waste
2 Categories of Waste
Non-Municipal Solid Waste
Municipal Solid Waste
It is the discarded solid material from industry/large-scale production.
Non-Municipal Solid Waste
It is made up of discarded materials from residences, small businesses, and city buildings.
Municipal Solid Waste
4 Types of Municipal Solid Waste
Commercial
Industrial
Domestic
Institutional
Household waste which are collected during household activities like cooking cleaning etc.
Domestic waste
Is any waste produced by a business on its premises.
Commercial waste
Is the waste produced by industrial activity during a manufacturing process.
Industrial waste
Materials that are discarded by schools, hospitals, non manufacturing activities at prisons and government facilities, and by other similar establishments or facilities.
Institutional waste
What does UNEP mean?
United Nations Environment Programme
An estimated ______ tons of solid waste is collected worldwide every year.
11.2 billion
The Philippines is producing over ______ metric tons of garbage every year.
21 million
Defined as the ratio of the weight if water to the total wet weight of the waste.
Moisture Content
It is the amount of heat generated from combustion of a unit weight of a substance, expressed as kcal/kg.
Calorific Value
Characteristic of Solid Waste that include pH Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (N-P-K), total Carbon, C/N ratio, and calorific value.
Chemical Characteristic
Characteristic of Solid Waste that include carbohydrates, proteins, natural fiber, and biodegradable factor.
Bio-Chemical Characteristics
Characteristic of Solid Waste that include heavy metals, pesticides, insecticides, and toxicity test for leachates.
Toxic Characteristic
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.
Environmental health
Principles of Solid Waste Management
5R
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Repurpose
Refuse
Is done by avoiding the unnecessary use of resources that produce waste.
Reduce
It is the opposite of throwing materials/waste away.
Reuse
Is the practice of collecting old or used materials and reprocessing them into usable products and services.
Recycle
It is the use of products or items for purposes they were not originally intended for.
Repurpose
It is the rejection of products and services that are known contributors to the pollution of the environment.
Refuse
The Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
Republic Act 9003
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.
Republic Act 9003
Is the practice of eliminating waste before it is created, or essentially, using less material to get the job done.
Source reduction
Source reduction is also know as _____ ______.
Waste Prevention
