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solid waste pollution Flashcards

1
Q

is a growing environmental issue, worsened
by population growth, urbanization, and modernization.

A

solid waste pollution

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2
Q

The world generates 2.01 billion tonnes of solid waste annually, with at least ___% not managed safely.

A

33

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3
Q

On
average, each person produces ____ kg of waste daily, though this varies from 0.11 to 4.54 kg.

A

0.74

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4
Q

according to this act, solid
waste includes “all discarded household, commercial,
industrial, and agricultural wastes, including bulky
wastes, but excluding hazardous and toxic wastes”

A

Republic Act 9003 (Philippine
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000),

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5
Q

Factors Contributing to Solid Waste Pollution

A

-Over
Population
and
Urbanization
-Economic Growth
and Consumption
Patterns
-Poor Waste
Management
Practices
-Lack of Public
Awareness
-Industrial
Activities
-Technological
Advancements
-Environmental
Conditions

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6
Q

Waste generated by
households and household
activities (e.g., cleaning,
power, cooking, eating,
vanity)

A

HOUSEHOLD/DOMESTIC/RESIDENTIAL WASTE

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7
Q

Waste produced by
businesses and activities on
their premises (e.g.,

manufacturing, retail/e-
commerce, food service,

healthcare, construction)

A

Commercial
Waste

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8
Q

Waste produced by
institutions such as schools,
hospitals, or prisons

A

Institutional
Waste

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9
Q

Waste generated by ships and
other activities in a harbor or
port (e.g., fish waste, food
waste, etc.)

A

Port/Harbour
Waste

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10
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Waste generated by industrial
activities (e.g., manufacturing,
sourcing, processing,
assembly, repair,
maintenance, transportation,
storage)

A

Industrial
Waste

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Environmental and Health Impacts OF SOLID WASTE

A

-Air Pollution
-Water Contamination
-soil degradation
-biodiversity loss
-public health risk

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Health Risks

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-Waterborne Disease
-Vector-Borne Diseases
-Respiratory Issues
-Skin and Other Infection
-Mental health risk

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13
Q

It is estimated that ______of carbon
dioxide (CO2) equivalent greenhouse gas emissions
were generated from solid waste treatment and
disposal in 2016, or 5 percent of global emissions.

A

1.6 billion tonnes

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14
Q

refers to a plant that separates and
prepares single-stream recycling materials
to be sold to end buyers

A

Materials Recovery
Facility (MRF)

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15
Q

It is the biological decomposition of biodegradable solid waste
under controlled predominantly aerobic conditions to a state
that is sufficiently stable for nuisance-free storage and handling
and is satisfactorily matured for safe use in agriculture.

A

Composting

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16
Q

Solid Waste
Management
Strategies in the
Philippines

A

-Materials Recovery
Facility
-Recycling
-Open and Controlled
Dumpsites
-Clustered Landfills
-Composting
-Waste Disposal
-Sanitary Landfills
-Waste-to-Energy Facility

17
Q

refers to the discharge,
deposit, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing
of any solid waste into or in any land while
disposal sites refer to areas where solid
waste is finally discharged and deposited.

A

waste disposal

18
Q

It is regarded as the least preferred method
of managing solid waste although it plays an
important role in dealing with residual
waste

A

Waste Disposal

19
Q

are raw, open spaces designated as
local disposal areas that lack engineering measures
and pollution control systems.

A

Dumpsites

20
Q

prohibits the establishment and operation
of open dumps or any practices involving the use of
open dumps.

A

RA 9003

21
Q

refers to a waste disposal site
designed, constructed, operated and maintained in a
manner that exerts engineering control over
significant potential environmental impacts arising
from the development and operation of the facility.

A

Sanitary Landfills

22
Q

is an option in which small LGUs can
pool their resources into setting up a common
solid waste disposal facility. It also enables
them to attain large economies of scale and
reduce the cost per unit of solid waste disposal.

A

Clustered
Landfills

23
Q

refers to waste treatment technologies
that convert waste into energy by using heat, most commonly
incineration.

A

Waste-to-Energy
Facility

24
Q

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ECOLOGICAL SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, CREATING THE
NECESSARY INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND
INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

A

ECOLOGICAL SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT
ACT (RA 9003)

25
Q

outlines the preferred approach to
support the adoption of a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste
management program. It focuses on the waste management hierarchy that
emphasizes waste avoidance and minimization through reuse, recycling,
composting and resource recovery.

A

National Solid Waste Management Framework (NSWMF) (2004)

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