Classification of Wastes
A. Solid Waste
B. Liquid Waste
C. Sludge
D. Hazardous Waste I. Waste Management
A. Waste Management in Developed Nations
1. Solid Waste A) Landfills B) Recycling C) Incineration
2. Liquid Waste A) Management Plans B) Waste Water Treatment Facilities C) Injection Wells
3. Hazardous Waste A) Landfill B) Incineration
B. Waste Management in Developing Nations 1. Solid Waste A) Landfills B) Recycling C) Incineration
2. Liquid Waste A) Management Plans B) Waste Water Treatment Facilities C) Injection Wells
3. Hazardous Waste A) Landfill B) Incineration C. Waste Management: The Philippine Setting 1. Solid Waste Management 2. Liquid Waste Management 3. Hazardous Waste Management
II. Threats of Improper Waste Management
V. Initiatives for Liquid Waste Management
Review of Related Literature
I. Definition of Wastes
Waste can be described as "any substance or object the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to discard", as defined by the Waste Framework Directive (European Directive (WFD) 2006/12/EC), (amended by the new WFD (Directive 2008/98/EC, coming into force in December 2010).
In the Philippines’ Republic Act No. 9275 (An Act Providing For a Comprehensive Water Quality management and for Other Purposes), waste means “any material either solid, liquid, semisolid, contained gas or other forms resulting from industrial, commercial, mining or agricultural operations, or from community and household activities that is devoid of usage and discarded.”
II. Classification of Wastes
The classification of wastes varies and depends country by country. Waste can be divided into many different types. The most common method of classification is by their physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. 1. Solid Waste
Solid waste is broadly defined as including non-hazardous industrial, commercial and