Studies Research-Based Expository Essay Food Waste Problem in Hong Kong: The current situation and the possible solutions Introduction Renowned as the Food Paradise‚ people all over the world come to Hong Kong for the food here. This definitely creates lots of economics benefits for Hong Kong. Nevertheless‚ this makes the problem of food waste ever more serious. As mentioned by the Environmental Protection Department‚ “In recent years‚ the amount of food waste arising from the C&I sectors has increased
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Waste Management Waste management is crucial to the health care and hospital industry and is necessary in ensuring a sustainable future. Waste management and waste minimisation practices serve to protect and enhance public health‚ minimise the environmental implications of disposing of health care waste and where possible ensure that waste is reduced‚ reused and recycled. There are various waste streams generated within healthcare and hospital facilities‚ below are three types of waste
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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 23 (2003) 61–88 www.elsevier.com/locate/wasman Management of municipal solid waste incineration residues T. Sabbasa‚ A. Polettinib‚*‚ R. Pomib‚ T. Astrupc‚ O. Hjelmard‚ P. Mostbauera‚ G. Cappaie‚ G. Magelf‚ S. Salhofera‚ C. Speiserg‚ S. Heuss-Assbichlerf‚ R. Kleinh‚ P. Lechnera (members of the pHOENIX working group on Management of MSWI Residues) BOKU University Vienna‚ Department of Waste Management-Nussdorfer La¨nde 29-31‚ A-1190‚ Vienna‚ Austria University of Rome ‘‘La Sapienza’’
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State-wise Availability of Common Hazardous Waste Treatment‚ Storage & Disposal Facility (TSDF) S.No. 1. Name of the State/UT Andhra Pradesh Number of Common TSDFs in operation Total 02 TSDFs with Secured Landfill Facility and Common Incinerator Facility at following sites: (i) M/s Hyderabad Waste Management Project (Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd) Survey no. 684/1‚ Dundigal village‚ Qutbullapur Mandal‚ R.R. Dist- 500 043 (A.P.) (ii) M/s Coastal Waste Management Project‚ Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma
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Electronic waste From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the EC directive‚ see Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. Defective and obsolete electronic equipment. Electronic waste‚ e-waste‚ e-scrap‚ or waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. There is a lack of consensus as to whether the term should apply to resale‚ reuse‚ and refurbishing industries‚ or only to product that cannot be used for its intended purpose
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Food waste or food loss is food material that is discarded or unable to be used. Various political organizations 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‚ is lost or wasted annually. Loss and wastage occurs on all steps in the food supply chain. In low-income countries‚ most loss
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Hazardous chemical waste in the Liverpool area The aim of my research action plan is to address how people disposed of their hazardous chemical waste from households and schools within the Liverpool area. What is hazardous chemical waste? Chemical waste is a waste that is made from harmful chemicals such as: * Paint/ artist paint/ paint thinner * Motor oil * BBQ gas cylinders * Insect sprays * Rat poisons * Garden chemicals- fertilisers ‚ insecticides * Car wax
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Food Waste? Too valuable to waste! According to statistics from the Environmental Protection Department‚ in Hong Kong‚ solid waste generated daily weighs around 17000 tones‚ of which around 30% is organic matter (2700 tones) which is roughly equal to 120 double-deck buses in size. Compared this to the US where‚ revealed by the Environmental Protection Agency‚ only 12% of waste stream was scrap of food in 2005. Extra care in disposal is required for these putrescible wastes‚ otherwise nuisance
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Chapter 5 Review of the Waste Management System in the Philippines: Initiatives to Promote Waste Segregation and Recycling through Good Governance Vella ATIENZA1 Abstract Like other developing countries‚ waste management has become a major problem in the Philippines for the past decades. This paper provides an overview of the waste management and recycling in the Philippines and the responses of the government to address various problems brought about by improper waste management. It reviews
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