INTRODUCTION The Philippines is looming with garbage problems despite the passage of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act or the Republic Act (RA) 9003. In 2007‚ the first quarter data from the National Solid Waste Management Commission shows that there are 677 open dumpsites‚ 343 controlled dumps‚ and 21 landfills in the country. An additional 307 dump sites are subject for closure or rehabilitation plans but without definite schedules for enforcement. About 215 additional landfills are
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Solid Wastes Management BASURA‚ GARBAGE‚ GOMI‚ ORDURES‚ AFVAL‚ SPAZZATURA— whatever people call it‚ solid waste is a problem that must be properly managed. While it is generally understood that proper waste management helps protect human health and the environment and preserve natural resources‚ many do not realize that solid waste also impacts climate change. The manufacture‚ distribution‚ and use of products—as well as the disposal of the resulting waste—all result in emissions of atmospheric
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Hospital waste management By Karthik Kesar P S Ramkumar K Genevious Daniel Introduction Hospital waste management is one of the most critical and yet underrated kind of waste management .The growing number of hospitals and the unhealthy eating habits of the people has contributed to the rising number of patients in hospitals. Wastes that are improperly disposed lead to spreading of infection. This will lead to the unhealthy society as a whole. Modern day societies place high importance
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E-waste comprises of wastes generated from used electronic devices which are not fit for their original intended use and are destined for recovery‚ recycling or disposal. Such wastes encompasses wide range of electrical and electronic devises such as computers‚ hand held cellular phones‚ personal stereos‚ including large household appliances such as refrigerators‚ air conditioners etc. The increasing “market penetration” and “high obsolescence rate” in developing countries make e-waste as one of
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Waste Management in Paraguay Within the capital of Asuncion‚ Paraguay lays the countries largest waste disposal site called Cateura. The metropolitan area of Asuncion has rapidly grown in urban population and development over the past 40 years‚ but not in a well-planned manner. As such‚ this has created environmentally sensitive areas associated with negative impacts such as inadequate storm water drainage systems‚ and solid waste collection and disposal. This affects the water supply and sanitation
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Solid Waste Management in Mumbai Mumbai has a coastal stretch of 603 sq km. Geographically‚ the city of Mumbai can be divided into three sections‚ namely‚ the island city (or main city)‚ the western suburbs and the eastern suburbs. These are also known for administrative purposes as Division I‚ Division II and Division III‚ respectively. The total population of the city amounts to nearly 13million that is increasing on a daily basis. Such a huge habitat obviously generates a huge amount of waste
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The disposal of nuclear waste is quickly becoming the most important issue facing the environmental community today. Nearly twenty percent of our nation’s electricity is being supplied by approximately 100 nuclear power plants that are operating in the United States. Currently‚ most of the nuclear waste created by these power plants is being housed temporarily in storage facilities and although the total amount of nuclear waste produced in one year is small‚ the need to find a permanent method
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Solid Waste Management Sci/275 Shannon Johnson 08/21/10 Shannon Gumtau The terrestrial resource I chose was solid waste. The EPA defines solid waste as “any garbage or refuse‚ sludge from a wastewater treatment plant‚ water supply treatment plant‚ or air pollution control facility and other discarded material‚ including solid‚ liquid‚ semi-solid‚ or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial‚ commercial‚ mining‚ and agricultural operations‚ and from community activities. What this basically
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Website Material on Plastic Waste Management Central Pollution Control Board‚ Parivesh Bhawan‚ East Arjun Nagar‚ Delhi-110032 June‚ 2013 Chapter – 1: Annual Report (2011-12) on Implementation of PWM Plastic products have become an integral part in our daily life as a basic need. It produced on a massive scale worldwide and its production crosses the 150 million tonnes per year globally. In India approximately 8 Million tonnes plastic products are consumed every year (2008) which is
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Waste management Introduction Waste management is a set of operations used to lead and manage solid wastes. This term is originally used for all the human wastes and activities and is commonly considered to make a difference in the environment. A long time ago‚ waste consisted of biodegradable waste and ashes‚ but as time changed‚ nowadays waste is also formed by chemicals and electronics such as computers‚ batteries‚ etc‚ which makes it difficult to reduce or reuse. So‚ as the beginning this wasn’t
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