INTRODUCTION In the beginning the town was a sitio of Silang‚The first town of Cavite‚which by then comprised one-third of the whole prvince.Situated at the midst at the town comprising the mother town‚it was called GitnangPulo.Because of its fertile soil‚Abundance of rivers and springs and its vast forest‚GitnangPulo became the favorite grounds of hunters and kaingeros many of who settled there.During these times‚Dapdap tress when in bloom bore bright red flowers that were glaring to the eyes
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Mumbai’s Waste Disposal Problems The 110 hectare Deonar dumping ground rises up to seven stories high‚ the dumping ground was opened in 1927 and accepted approximately 1‚450‚000 tonnes of waste in 2006. Currently‚ the site has approximately 9.2 million tonnes of waste in place. Dr Neelam Rane‚ vice-president of Smoke Affected Residents Forum (SARF)‚ said‚ "Until now‚ we were agitated because garbage from all over the city was dumped but now we find even bio-medical waste is being incinerated here
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STATEMENT OF NEED The improper disposal of municipal waste has a serious and dangerous impact on a wide range of areas. Garbage thrown in the street or in open space creates a public health hazard‚ while waste dumped near rivers‚ lakes and streams contaminates the water supply. Rubbish that is burned in the open rather than disposed off properly creates pollution and releases toxic fumes into the environment. Non-biodegradable materials thrown into open drains make their way into the sewerage system
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packaging used for materials delivered to the site -can this be reduced or recycled. Ensure that deliveries are rejected if damaged or incomplete Make sure storage areas are safe‚ secure and weatherproof (where required) Store liquids away from drains‚ burns and in bunded areas to prevent pollution. Site Activities Ensure options for the use of reclaimed and recycled construction materials‚ that meet the materials specification are considered. Recycle suitable spoil‚ demolition materials‚ prunings
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Automated Waste Disposal‚ Inc. [pic] 2010SP_IDM_6310_01_ INFO TECH MGT Professor: Dr. A. Abdullat Student: Yu-Ping Chen (913812) 1. What are the positive and negative aspects of Viento’s use of the GPS-based System to monitor his drivers and salespeople? Positive ▪ Understand drivers’ work situation and higher worker productivity. Viento’s use of the GPS-based System is not only smooth its operation‚ but also to Keep closer track of his workers and monitor them
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Types of wastes : 1. Municipal Solid Waste Municipal solid waste (MSW) is generated from households‚ offices‚ hotels‚ shops‚ schools and other institutions. The major components are food waste‚ paper‚ plastic‚ rags‚ metal and glass‚ although demolition and construction debris is often included in collected waste‚ as are small quantities of hazardous waste‚ such as electric light bulbs‚ batteries‚ automotive parts and discarded medicines and chemicals. Generation rates for MSW vary from city to
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Superfund was initially asked to identify and clean-up hazardous waste sites. However‚ thirty years later the United States is facing additional new threats to the health and safety of the American people. The Superfund sites themselves are becoming “nightmares to deal with‚ due to disturbances and damage caused by extreme weather conditions brought on by climate change” (Treadman‚ 2010). The EPA website states‚ “hazardous waste sites can discharge and release large quantities of toxic substances when
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CHAPTER I The Problem and Its Background Introduction Background of the Study Barangay 663 in Ermita Manila is surrounded by three (3) universities namely‚ Adamson University‚ Technological University of the Philippines and Philippine National University. In this case‚ this said barangay has obviously many carinderias‚ sari-sari stores and bakery. Most of the time‚ students hang-out in these places and it cannot be denied that the area or the streets have trashes. Ever since‚ flood is the main
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cattle dung based biogas plant programme‚ it is naturalthat the quest for increasing the biogas generation in the country will lead to developingof biomethanation processes for the use of substrates other than cattle dung. At present‚most of them are treated as waste‚ garbage‚ nuisance and hazard. The improper or inadequate disposal of such wastes leads to unhealthy conditions. This becomes a sourceof pollution and a public health problem. If such waste is recycled in a biogas plant‚ itwill be a source
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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 environment or aesthetics. Waste management is a distinct practice from resource recovery which focuses on delaying the rate of consumption of natural resources. All wastes materials‚ whether they are solid‚ liquid‚ gaseous
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