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It refers to the activities connected with the collection and disposal of wastes

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Waste management

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Waste management is composed of what activities?

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Waste collection
Transportation
Segregation
Recycling
Disposal
Minimization and control

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This refers to any garbage, refuse sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded materials including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material, resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations.

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Solid Waste

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What are the three classifications of solid waste depending on their sources?

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Municipal Waste
Hazardous Waste
Infectious Waste

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Household waste is generally classified as what type of solid waste?

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Municipal Waste

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Industrial waste is classified as what type of solid waste?

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Hazardous Waste

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Biomedical waste or hospital waste are classified as what type of solid waste?

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Infectious Waste

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It refers to the material that remains after the process of waste treatment has taken place.

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Residual Waste

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What is the name of the Republic Act 9003

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Ecological Solid Wastes Management Act of 2000

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What are the mandates of RA 9003?

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Segregation at source
Segregated collection
Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and
Composting for each barangay or cluster of barangays

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(True or False) RA 9003 encourages plastic products and packaging

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FALSE - RA 9003 Encourages environment-friendly products and packaging

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Section 33 of RA 9003 states that ________ shall be designed to receive, sort, process, and store compostable and recyclable materials efficiently and in an environmentally sound manner.

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Materials Recovery Facilities

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What does section 37 of RA 9003 state?

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Section 37. No “open dumps” shall be established and operated, nor any practice or disposal of solid waste by any person which constitutes the use of open dumps for solid wastes be allowed after the effectivity of this act.

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What are the 3 existing environmental policies of CVSU to comply with the provisions of RA 9003.

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Waste Segregation Policy
Total Plastic Ban Policy
Garbage In - Garbage Out Policy

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Subsequent collection of hazardous wastes shall be done by the ___ for proper disposal

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PCO - Pollution Control Office

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____ are deputized to apprehend violators and impose penalties to those who violates CVSU Environmental Policies

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The University Security Force, Dept. of Forestry & Environmental Science, and Pollution Control Office

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This policy states that everyone, as required by RA 9003, must segregate their wastes properly into bio-degradable, recyclables, residuals, and hazardous wastes.

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Waste Segregation Policy

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This policy states that the University gradually eliminates the use of plastic bags, styropor, and other similar food packaging materials and removes such from the solid waste stream of the University.

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Total Plastic Ban Policy

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True or False - paper bags are allowed under the total plastic ban policy

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TRUE

20
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(TRUE OR FALSE) - All Faculty, staff, students and other personnel shall bring their own food containers for “take out” food under total plastic ban policy.

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TRUE

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(TRUE OR FALSE)All commercial establishments shall use sando bags, styropor and other non-biodegradable food packaging materials under total plastic ban policy.

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FALSE - All commercial establishments shall refrain from using sando bags, styropor and other non-biodegradable food packaging materials

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This policy states that the University requires all its faculty, staff, students, and commercial establishments to manage their own waste by bringing back home whatever they have brought into the University or generated inside the University in the course of their work or business.

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Garbage In - Garbage Out Policy

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Examples of Residual Wastes (to be disposed to a DENR-accredited Sanitary Landfill)

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Straw
Diapers
Tetra Packs
Broken Glass
Plastics
Sanitary Napkin
Styrofoam/Styropor
Aluminum/Tin Foil
Paper plates with metal coating

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Examples of Recyclables (To be sold to accredited recyclers)

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Plastic Cups
Plastic Bottles
Hard Plastics
Glass Bottles
Shredded Paper
Plastic Containers
Plastic spoon/Forks
Cartons/Cardboards
Metal Containers (Tin & aluminum)
Waste Paper/Used Newspaper

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Examples of biodegradables (To be disposed to a compost pit)

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Food wastes
Fruit wastes
Paper (Wet or soiled)
Leaves
Animal wastes
Paper cups, wet
Paper plates, w/o metal coating
Paper boxes/ carton (wet or soiled)

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Examples of Recyclables (to be disposed to recyclers)

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Cans
Paper
Metals
Glass bottles
Plastic bottles
Junk Food Wrappers
Paper boxes/carton

27
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Any waste that has properties that makes it potentially harmful to human health and to the environment

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Hazardous Wastes

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(Class of Hazardous Waste) - Vegetable oil sludge

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Used or Waste Oil

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(Class of Hazardous Waste) - Includes healthcare wastes from hospitals, medical centres and clinics containing pathological, pathogenic and infectious wastes, sharps, and others.

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Pathological or Infectious Wastes

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(Class of Hazardous Waste) - Expired pharmaceuticals and drugs stocked such antibiotics, veterinary and phyto pharmaceuticals and others

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Pharmaceutical and drugs

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(Class of Hazardous Waste) - All waste electrical and electronic equipment that contain hazardous components (i.e., ink, cartridges, toners, etc.)

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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipmen (WEEE)

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(Class of Hazardous Waste) - Household hazardous wastes such as paints, thinners, household batteries, lead-acid batteries, spray containers and the like are consolidated by Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs)

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Special Wastes

33
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The penalty for Students for violating environmental policies on first offense?

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Verbal warning from security guards

34
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The penalty of Students for violating environmental policies on second offense?

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Offense Warning + Confiscation of ID

35
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The penalty of Students for violating environmental policies on third offense?

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Report will be submitted to the office of the president and imposition of: P100, 1 Hr community service

36
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In compliance to Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Waste Management Act of 2000, Cavite Provincial Ordinances Nos. ______ and _____, and Indang Municipal Resolution No. _____, on solid waste management, the University reinforced to continuously implement the Environmental Management Policy on Total Plastic ban.

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Cavite Provincial Ordinances Nos. 007-2012 and 021-2013

Indang Municipal Resolution No. 35-5-2012

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