ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT FOR HOUSEHOLD

OBJECTIVE:

- to Understand the reality of solid waste management

in our country.
- to be familiar with the Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act.
- to be able to participate or contribute about
Solid Waste Management.
SURVEYED:
75% of household had no idea
where their collected garbage
was taken for final disposal.
FACT:
only 720 tons of trash
per day went to recycle
or compost from estimated
trash of 6,700 tons
generated per day.
In the FUTURE:
for the next 30 years, Metro Manila
will generate over 230 Million
cubic meter of solid waste that equals
to a line of waste trucks three times
round the earth which would fill the
country’s Largest shopping mall over
175 times.
Source ADB 2004 The Garbage Book
The Philippines has one
of the most beautiful Laws on
Solid Waste Management
in the world.
If it is properly implemented.
This is the Ecological Solid Waste
Management ACT of 2000
Or Republic ACT 9003.
Republic Act 9003
Is a decentralization of solid
waste Management to the
smallest unit of government.
The BARANGAY.
With the 100% total and full
support of the duly elected
Mayor of the city or Municipality
It mandates
source segregation,
segregated collection,
segregated waste destination.
and the establishment of a
Materials Recovery Facility
in Every barangay,
or in a cluster of barangays.
City of San Fernando,
Capital of Pampanga Province
This is the first ,and so far ,
the only city in the Philippines
That is compliant
to Republic Act 9003
In Terms of source segregation,
segregated collection, segregated
waste destination and the
establishment of a
Materials Recovery Facility
in every barangay.
They have started to put up a
Materials Recovery Facility
In every subdivision
And they now have 80 MTR’s
for the city’s
35 barangays
Objective:
Road to ZERO waste Program
Model Barangay…
Barangay Fort Bonifacio
in Taguig City.
An urban barangay with a
population of 20,000
of middle and low income families,
And a waste diversion rate of 80%
This means 80% of the Barangay’s
waste is diverted from being dumped
into a dump site or a landfill.
San Fernando City and
Fort Bonifacio Barangay
prove that for an
Ecological waste management .
Local government units do not need
Expensive, high tech and
harmful waste disposal facilities
Like landfills, incinerators, and
waste to energy.
Waste to energy facilities use
Pyrolysis, gasification, plasma arc,
and Resource derived fuel.
They destroy much needed
resources and cost hundreds
of millions of pesos
A proposed Extended Producer
Responsibility Law
Be legislated in our country, a producer’s
responsibility for a product is Extended to
the post – consumer stage of a product’s
Life cycle.
By pushing producers and manufacturers to
re-design their products to be environmental
friendly and away from municipalities and
Consumers and hopefully in all countries.
It should be a close loop system;
A cradle-to-cradle, and not a
cradle-to-grave life cycle
for all products.
With an ecological waste
management , and an
Extended Producer Responsibility,
we will truly be on the
road to Zero Waste.
We need to mimic nature ;
nature does not make waste.
We need to conserve finite
resources
in the only planet we’ve got.
 End of 1st module

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 ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT FOR HOUSEHOLD
 ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT FOR HOUSEHOLD

Refers to the systematic administration of

activities which provide for segregation at
source , segregated transportation, storage ,
transfer processing treatment and disposal
of solid waste and all other activities which
do not harm the environment.
 ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT FOR HOUSEHOLD

ESWM should start at the household level.

Management of materials in the households
are normally Carried out by the helper and
often the house owners.
Thus, they must be well informed about proper
Waste handling and management.
 WHAT IS SOLID WASTE?

Refers to all discarded household,

commercial waste , non-hazardous
institutional and industrial waste,
street sweeping, construction debris,
agricultural waste and other non-hazardous
and non-toxic solid waste.
 Classification of Solid Waste
COMPOSTABLE WASTES.
Compostable wastes are biodegradables . They undergo biological
degradation under controlled conditions and can turn in to compost

Examples are:
Fruit and Vegetables peeling
Leftover foods
Vegetable trims
Fish/fowl/meat/animal entrails
Soft shells
Seeds
Flowers
Twigs
Branches
stems
 Classification of Solid Waste
RECYCLABLE WASTES.
Refers to any waste materials free from contamination that can still be
converted into suitable beneficial use.

Examples are:
Papers
Plastics
Metals /Aluminium
Glass
 Classification of Solid Waste
RESIDUAL WASTES.
Refers to non-compostable and non-recyclables. They should be
Ecologically managed through the use of alternative Technologies or
Disposed through an ecologically sound disposal facility.
Examples are:
Sanitary napkins
Disposable diapers
Worn out rugs
Cartons which contain plastic lining
Ceramics
Candy wrappers /sachets
Cigarettes
Classification of Solid Waste
SPECIAL WASTES.
Refers to houehold hazardous wastes.
Examples are:
Piants
Thinners
Batteries
Consumer electronics
Stoves
Refrigerators
Oil
Tires
TV sets
Radios
Waste Avoidance and the Three R’s
of Solid Waste Management
AVOIDANCE
- Avoid disposable goods such as throwaway razors, pens, diapers , etc.
- Eliminate household toxic waste from the garbage stream
- Avoid products that are made from non-renewable resources.
Waste Avoidance and the Three R’s
of Solid Waste Management
REDUCE
- Reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging .
- Adopt Practices that reduce waste toxicity.
Waste Avoidance and the Three R’s
of Solid Waste Management
REUSE
- Consider reusable products
- Maintain and repair durable products
-Reuse bags containers and other items
-Borrow, rent or share items used infrequently
-Sell or donate goods instead of throwing them out
Waste Avoidance and the Three R’s
of Solid Waste Management
RECYCLE
-Choose recyclable products and containers and recycle them.
- Select products made from recyclable materials
- Compost yard trimmings, food scraps and other biodegradable wastes.
-Do not burn
 Approaches to Ecological
Solid Waste Management

1.Segregation of waste at sources.

All the members of the household
must be informed how to segregate
wastes into compostable, residual
recyclable and special or hazardous wastes.
 Approaches to Ecological
Solid Waste Management

2. There must be a separate container for

each type of waste. Segregated Recyclables
must be properly cleaned before storing them
in their respective Containers
 Approaches to Ecological
Solid Waste Management

3. The use of special collection schedules

and/or separate trucks or haulers
Must be required for specific types of wastes
 Approaches to Ecological
Solid Waste Management
4. Recyclable waste materials should be taken to the
Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in every barangay or
cluster of barangays where they are Received, sorted
processed and stored efficiently and in an environmentally
sound Matter.
Compostable wastes on the other hand should be composted
either in the Backyard or in the community composting site.
Hazardous wastes are further screened and sent to appropriate
hazardous waste treatment plants
 Approaches to Ecological
Solid Waste Management
5.The residual wastes or the non recyclable
wastes shall be transferred to a long term
storage or disposal facility or sanitary landfill.
 What is Composting?

Composting refers to the controlled

decomposition of organic matter by
Microorganisms, mainly bacteria and
fungi into a humus like product
 Types of Small Scale Composting
1. Twin Pits
Dig two pits (1 cubic meter) one half meter apart . Put small twigs at the bottom
And place a hallow tube for an air inlet. Follow the rules of composting ,using the pits
By turns. For an average household, it might take a month to fill up ach pit thus
Allowing sufficient time for the materials to decompose or mature into soil
Conditioner ,or fertilizer
Types of Small Scale Composting

2. Tower Tires
Make 2 piles of old car tires directly on the ground and use them as
containers for Composting . To aerate, just insert anything in between
the tires . If placed on Cemented ground , line the bottom with the soil
Types of Small Scale Composting

3. Bottomless Composters
Old drums ,cans, plastic water containers with the bottoms off, even an old
Jute or rice sack with bottom seam ripped off and supported by three pegs
Or cheap posts
Types of Small Scale Composting

4. Clay Flower Pots Compost

Have ten flower posts. Use flower pots by turns. By the time the tenth pot is
Full, in about a month’s time, empty contents of the first pot and use as soil
Conditioners for plants/trees/lawn. Pots may be stacked one on top of another
But keep the contents moist
Types of Small Scale Composting

5. Plastic Bag Composters

Line plastic bags with soil, place chopped biodegradables ,top with soil/leaves
,moisten, then stack them one on top of another while awaiting collection .
In a few weeks time , these become clean ,odorless , safe compost which
Are very good for plants
Types of Small Scale Composting

6. Compost Bins
These may be constructed from chicken wire or any durable “basket” material
For small scale composting. They are designed to adequately accommodate the
Necessary materials or ingredients and allow access of air
 End of 2nd module
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