disposal sites‚ solid waste has become a major problem for most medium to large – size cities. When Philippine President Gloria Macapagal – Arroyo took office in January 2001‚ the first act she signed into law dealt with solid waste management systems have posed serious health risk particularly in densely populated areas. In Manila‚ for example‚ the closure of the largest disposal site in 2000 combined with inadequate capacity at other sites resulted in the disposal of tons of waste along city streets
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Memories “Kang‚ over here!” Dylan‚ my best friend‚ called me when I was looking for my friends after my mother had sent me to the railway station and left with her “5-years old” car. Aware of the sound‚ my eyes immediately darted to him and then the other chums. Suddenly‚ a grin of happiness flitted across my face. We had already planned to have a cycling activity at the Taman Botani Negara a few days ago as soon as the previous examination ended. And finally the day had come. Using the tickets
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My name is Karmele Sagarzazu‚ I ’m the second of a family of three kids. I was born in a hard working Venezuelan-Basque family in Caracas‚ Venezuela. In this application I hope to demonstrate not only the academic and professional qualifications that make me an exceptional candidate to XXX University ’s Master ’s program in Refinery Design and Operation and to your scholarship‚ but also the personal characteristics that will allow me to obtain the most from studying at XXX University. As mentioned
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The only planetary system that is known to man is our solar system. It is made up of nine planets. The nine major planets in our solar system are Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ Neptune and Pluto. There are also many other minor planets‚ which are also in our solar system‚ but they are unimportant compared to the nine major planets. Mercury‚ which is the planet that is closest to the sun‚ is the first and smallest of the inner planets. It is speculated that the heat from
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E-Waste Management in Pakistan Zaigham Abbas Technical Officer (Chemicals) Ministry of Environment Government of Pakistan Regional Workshop on WEEE/E-Waste Management‚ 6 - 9 July 2010‚ Osaka‚ Japan 1 INTRODUCTION OF ORGANIZATION Ministry of Environment is responsible for National Environment Policy‚ Planning and International Environment Coordination. 2 PAKISTAN: STATUS OF ENVIRONMENT Constitution of the Pakistan Environmental Protection Council (PEPC) headed by the Prime
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SOLID WASTE SEGREGATION AND RECYCLING IN METRO MANILA: HOUSEHOLD ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR Ma. Eugenia C. Bennagen‚ Georgina Nepomuceno and Ramil Covar June‚ 2002 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study was made possible through a research grant from the IDRC/EEPSEA to the Resources‚ Environment and Economics Center for Studies‚ Inc. (REECS). The authors acknowledge with great appreciation
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Spread the Word to End the Word There are about 200 million people around the world that has “intellectual disabilities”? That’s three percent of the world’s population! The word ” retardate” once was used to describe a person with a mental disability. Today‚ however‚ it is used in the pejorative form ”retard” or “retarded.” Often unwittingly‚ the word is used to describe behavior that is “hapless‚” “clumsy” and even “hopeless.” It is Important to bring awareness to our society; everyone needs
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Hazards of Electronic waste Electronic waste‚ e-waste‚ e-scrap‚ or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) describes loosely discarded‚ surplus‚ obsolete‚ or broken electrical or electronic devices. Informal processing of electronic waste in developing countries causes serious health and pollution problems. Some electronic scrap components‚ such as CRTs‚ contain contaminants such as lead‚ cadmium‚ beryllium‚ mercury‚ and brominated flame retardants. Even in developed countries recycling
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1.1.1. Leather industrial waste: Prominent effectiveness of leather industry is amplified by high input and expenditure but on other side it causes huge waste of resource‚ incredible environmental pollution and biological chain destruction [17]. Streams of gaseous‚ liquid and solid waste are resulted by environmental blow of tanneries. Global leather industry generates 4 million tones of solid waste per year [18]. People use products of the leather-processing industry on a daily basis. These include
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There should be a ban on fast food advertising during children TV programmes. Do you agree? Advertisements are everywhere. Billboards‚ Newspapers‚ Pamphlets and most importantly television. However‚ there are many people who are concerned about fast food ads‚ that are running during children programmes. Concerned about children’s wellbeing‚ people want a ban on fast food advertisements during children programmes. This is because of the addiction‚ the amount of money being wasted and that children
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