1. Waste Management Waste Classification Waste is any substance or object that the holder discards or intends to discard. Waste can be hazardous or non-hazardous in nature. Generally waste from SMEs arises under some of the following categories: office (e.g. office paper)‚ retail (e.g. packaging waste)‚ hospitality (food waste) and manufacturing or process waste. Non-hazardous commercial waste includes packaging waste‚ canteen waste and office paper waste. Hazardous waste is generally waste that
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WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste management is the collection ‚transport‚ processing ‚recycling or disposal of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by humanactivity‚ and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect onhealth‚ theenvironmentor aesthetics. Waste management is also carried out to recover resourcesfrom it. Waste management can involvesolid‚liquid‚gaseousor radioactivesubstances‚ with different methods and fields of expertise for each.Waste management practices differ for developed
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INTRODUCTION Background of the Study RA 9003‚ otherwise known as the "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000‚" mandates that segregation and collection of solid waste at source shall be conducted at the barangay level specifically for biodegradable‚ compostable and recyclable wastes‚ and that the respective cities and municipalities shall promote initiatives in the community to undertake waste segregation and collection at source pursuant to the spirit of the law. Complementing this provision
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Implementation on Solid Waste Management of Boarding Houses A Research Proposal Presented to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Surigao del Sur State University Main Campus Tandag City In Partial Fulfillment Of the requirements for The Subject Research Rovie Galagar Saz Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction Solid Waste Management‚ the collecting‚ treating‚ and disposing of solid material that is discarded because it has served its purpose or is no longer useful
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Waste management Waste management is the collection‚ transport‚ processing or disposal‚ managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity‚ and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health‚ the environmentor aesthetics. Waste management is a distinct practice from resource recovery which focuses on delaying the rate of consumption ofnatural resources. All wastes materials‚ whether they are solid‚ liquid‚ gaseous or radioactive fall
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Electronic Waste The mishandling of electronic waste also referred to as E-Waste‚ has lasting environment and social impacts on underdeveloped and struggling countries that become dumping grounds for unwanted and nonworking electrical and electronic components and devices. Many of the electronic-waste recycling facilities are located in South and East Asia. E-waste is a source of electronic parts and valuable metals for reuse. This industry is only profitable in Asia‚ because laborers work for
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Don’t Be Haste to E-Waste Electronic-waste (e-waste) has emerged as a critical global environmental health issue in both developed and developing nations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refers to e-waste as "electronic products that are discarded by consumers." More specifically‚ e-waste is a generic term that encompasses various forms of electrical and electronic equipment that may be old‚ might have reached end-of-life and most importantly cease to be of any value to their present owners
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WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE WASTE • any material “thrown away” • regarded as useless and unwanted (at a certain time and place) KINDS OF WASTE Solid wastes domestic‚ commercial and industrial wastes especially common as co-disposal of wastes Examples: plastics‚ styrofoam containers‚ bottles‚ cans‚ papers‚ scrap iron‚ and other trash Liquid Wastes : wastes in liquid form Examples: domestic washings‚ chemicals‚ oils‚ wastewater from ponds‚ manufacturing industries and other sources CLASSIFICATION
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Nuclear Waste by Richard A. Muller Nuclear waste is a radioactive waste that is dangerous‚ and a fair percentage of people would agree on this topic. However‚ is it really dangerous or is it just harmful to an extent? In society‚ many debates are held over trying to prove to the world that this substance is harmful. In the essay‚ “Nuclear Waste‚” Muller states clearly that he sides with the anti-nuke of the debate and how he pinpoints the facts of nuclear waste with great persuasion. Yet‚ it is
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impacts of the paper lifecycle. The manufacturing process that transforms wood from trees into thin‚ uniform paper products requires the intensive use of wood‚ energy and chemicals. This process also consumes thousands of gallons of a finite resource‚ clean water‚ to make each ton of paper. Pollution literally represents a waste of these resources‚ in the form of air emissions‚ waterborne wastes (effluent)‚ solid waste and waste heat. Among primary manufacturing industries‚ for example‚ paper manufacturing
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