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Waste
• It is defined as any unwanted or useless
materials (also known as rubbish, trash,
garbage, junk)
• Any materials unused and rejected as
worthless or unwanted
Types of Waste
• Solid waste How much are we producing?
• Liquid waste • 0.5 k per person
• Gaseous waste • Metro Manila: 0.5k x 10.5M= 5250 MT per
• Animal by product(ABPs) day
• Chemical waste • Angeles City: P 100 M on solid waste
• Commercial waste/ Business waste disposal
• Biomedical waste (Angeles City Environment and Natural Resources
Office)
Solid Waste
What is in your trash?
- It is defined as “ non liquid, non-soluble 1. Bacteria
materials ranging from municipal garbage to 2. Inorganic Compounds
industrial wastes that contain complex and
sometimes hazardous substances” Where does our trash go?
1. Open dumpsite
• Household Garbage 2. Bodies of water
• Household appliances, furniture, scrap metal 3. Burning
• Demolition products 4. Sanitary Landfill
• Food products Sanitary Landfill
• Sewage treatment residue • A pit with a protected bottom where
• Dead animals trash is buried in layers, compacted and
• Manure and other discarded materials covered.
• Bayawan City Sanitary Landfill
Where does garbage come from?
How about the impacts?
Point source Pollution
R.A. 9003
• Philippine Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000
• Reduce volume of Solid Waste
• segregation, collection, transport, storage,
treatment and disposal
Biodegradables
• Line bin with old/scrap papers
2. SEGREGATION
• Biodegradable Residuals
- Compostable • Wrap used diapers and sanitary napkins in
• Recyclables used paper
• Residuals
3. Proper storage and transport of
residuals.
Recyclables
• Can be sold for profit --> support of projects
or additional income for operational costs
and manpower