Dealing with polymer waste Polymers can be made into a huge variety of items rather easily; this is why it is so popular. Nowadays it is used everywhere from everyday items such as cups‚ milk bottles and plastic bags‚ to medical and laboratory equipment. All applications use different types of polymers such as polyethene‚ polyvinyl chloride and polypropene. Polymers‚ also‚ can be used as a fuel source by burning under controlled conditions to release heat energy and therefore electricity. Despite
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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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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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Fuel From Plastic Waste Introduction: Household items made of various kinds of plastic. Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic amorphous solid materials used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass‚ and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce costs. Monomers of Plastic are either natural or synthetic organic compounds. The word is derived from the Greek
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Managing our Solid Waste: An Overview of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act Much had been written about the worsening problem of solid waste in Metro Manila and other urban centers in the country. Even more were fora‚ seminars and conferences conducted to discuss ways of solving the problem. For how long would it take us to attain a zero waste economy‚ no one knows. But‚ one thing is sure - time is running out and WE need to act NOW! Why WE? The answer is simple‚ but at the same time
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Implementation of Waste Collection and Segregation at Barangay San Isidro‚ Daet‚ Camarines Norte Chapter 1 The Problem Background of the Study As the homes are piled up with garbage or “junk” because of beverage containers‚ tableware‚ papers‚ plastics‚ sporting goods and on and on this throwaways did not just go into the dump but also they litter it in public places. Not only household but also firm that contribute to waste. This is just one of the problems in the Philippines. Much has been
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As a chief medical officer‚ I have a deep responsibility to protect the vulnerable and disadvantaged population against catastrophic diseases (motivation factor)‚ particularly when resources are limiting (Herzberg’s two-factor theory). With this in mind‚ four patients that would receive the vaccine are: the gay physician‚ the prostitute‚ the crippled boy and the 82-year old restaurant owner. I believe that addressing their dire needs would fulfill my responsibility and have a positive impact on overall
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Running Head: TOXIC ORGNAIZATIONAL CULTURE The Toxic Organizational Culture at Wal-Mart TOXIC ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE The Toxic Organizational Culture at Wal-Mart Organizational culture is not a new concept in the world of organizational behavior. Yet despite its age‚ it still has many varied definitions as well as philosophies on its importance and impact to the success of a company. One definition is that organizational culture is a cognitive framework consisting of attitudes‚ values
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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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Sonnet 18 Explication Sonnet 18 is a typical Shakespearean sonnet that hardly departs from the “classic” rules of an English sonnet. It has fourteen lines in a simple iambic pentameter; although‚ there are a few strong first syllables in the poem and some lines have eleven syllables instead of just ten. None of the lines flow into the next one. All of them have a distinct stopping place except that of line 9 (as far as punctuation goes.) There are three quatrains in the poem‚ the third one changes
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