FOOD WASTAGE Food waste or food loss is food material that is discarded or unable to be used. Various political organisations and entities have their own definition of what constitutes food waste. The causes of wasted food are numerous‚ and occur at the stages of production‚ processing‚ and retailing. As of 2011‚ 1.3 billion tons of food‚ about one third of the global food production‚ are lost or wasted annually.[1] Loss and wastage occurs on all steps in the food . In low-income countries‚ most
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THE EFFECTS OF PROPER WASTE SEGREGATION AND DISPOSAL OF THE 4TH YEAR STUDENTS IN GERONIMA CABRERA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL I. INTRODUCTION Recent scientific studies reveal that human activities have contributed significantly to the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that causes climate change. One of these human activities is the irresponsible disposal of garbage. Philippines is looming with garbage problems despite the passage of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act or the Republic
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IN TREATMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN THE PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE CHEMICAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (CHWEMP) Juan Miguel Fuentes‚ Ninette Ramirez** and Enrique Linsangan*** *President‚ Environmental Practitioners Association **Environmental Specialist‚ Environmental Practitioners Association ***Director for Operations‚ Bureau of Fire Protection – Department of Interior and Local Government I. Introduction The Chemical and Hazardous Waste Emergency Management Program
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The project is to investigate if the teenagers nowadays really waste lots of food or they treasure food. As nowadays‚ the landfill sites in Hong Kong are almost full. The ways to deal with the rubbish is a concern. But at the same time‚ the number of wastes is also a concern in the society. Food waste will also be poured into the landfill. As they are the future pillar‚ the future society is depended on them. Therefore‚ it is important for the teenagers to know how to use the resources wisely. We
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Solid waste management is a must because first & foremost‚ it is mandated by law. The law in the form of RA 90031 specifies an effective solid waste management to protect the public health from the spread and/or outbreaks of infectious diseases resulting from unattended solid wastes. Deriquito (2006)7‚ in describing Makati’s successful waste management‚ posits that “solid waste management is a responsibility of the society.” Success in having an effective solid waste management can be attributed
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for solid waste management: Lessons from other countries CAI QINGZHI Word Count: 2770 Similarity: 6% Introduction: Do you still hold the view that the solid waste problem seems normal in Hong Kong? Although the megalopolis seems to be well-ordered and tidy‚ the answer is actually no! Depending on TIME magazine (Krista Mahr‚ Oct. 26‚ 2010)‚ actually‚ Hong Kong generates more trash per capita than any other places in the world for the appalling figure of 921 kg of municipal solid waste per person
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Kinkade RWS 280 Analysis of “Nuclear Waste” Richard A. Muller‚ an awardee of the MacArthur Fellowship and physics professor at UC Berkley‚ states in his 2008 essay “Nuclear Waste”‚ that Americans and the rest of the world are overly concerned with radioactive debris and the possibility of nuclear contamination. Muller first brings to light the most common fears of storing nuclear waste; volcanic activity in the Yucca Mountains‚ the area where the waste is stored‚ and the possibility of radioactive
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Many American’s assume that nuclear waste can be more dangerous than natural radioactive substances already present in the Earth currently. However‚ Richard Muller challenges this assumption in his chronicle “Nuclear Waste” by demonstrating the mathematical differences concerning the half-life of numerous radioactive substances. Basically‚ Muller is warning that “the dangers of storing our waste at Yucca Mountain to be small compared of the dangers of not doing so‚ and significantly smaller than
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attracts and concentrates‚ and larger fragmented pieces of plastic called nurdles. In the 1960s the latter were observed in the guts of seabirds‚ and since then have been found in increasing concentration. In 2009‚ it was estimated that 10% of modern waste was plastics‚ although estimates vary according to region. Meanwhile‚ 50-80% of debris in marine areas is plastic. They also contribute great effect on global warming especially if they are incinerated because it increases carbon emissions. So how
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Chioma Peace Mat. No.: 04/8131 Department of Optometry‚ Imo state University‚ Owerri. Supervised by: Dr. Onome Okereke December‚ 2009 Table Of content Page 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 About The study 4 3.0 The Owerri municipal waste dumping site 6 4.0 Environmental pollution and impact of exposure 7 5.0 The study findings 9 6.0 Conclusion 10 7.0 References 11 1. Introduction Over the last three decades there has been increasing global concern
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