Solid Waste Management In Tanauan City A Thesis Submitted to Ms. Patricia Abrihan in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the National Service Training Program in Lyceum of the Philippines-Laguna By: Garcia‚ Kenneth Laurena‚ Charlynne Macahiya‚ Christian Tesoro‚ Dustin Villanueva‚ Mark Villaroman‚ Hubert March 2013 Abstract Waste is anything which is considered to be no longer useful to anyone. In reality‚ it actually possesses the ability to be the raw material
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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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disposal sites‚ solid waste has become a major problem for most medium to large – size cities. When Philippine President Gloria Macapagal – Arroyo took office in January 2001‚ the first act she signed into law dealt with solid waste management systems have posed serious health risk particularly in densely populated areas. In Manila‚ for example‚ the closure of the largest disposal site in 2000 combined with inadequate capacity at other sites resulted in the disposal of tons of waste along city streets
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Industrial waste is a type of waste produced by industrial activity‚ such as that of factories‚ mills and mines. It has existed since the outset of the industrial revolution.[1] Much industrial waste is neither hazardous nor toxic‚ such as waste fiber produced by agriculture and logging.[2] Toxic waste‚ chemical waste‚ Industrial solid waste and Municipal solid waste are designations of industrial waste. Sewage treatment can be used to clean water tainted with industrial waste. Penalties and fees
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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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Socialization –the social learning process through which individuals develop their human potentials and also acquire the established patterns of their culture (p. 362)… Socialization is not a simple “learn it once and it’s yours forever” experience reserved exclusively for societal newcomers. Even long-term members of any given society must continuously alter their personal knowledge‚ values‚ beliefs‚ and behaviors as physical‚ cultural‚ societal‚ and other environments surrounding them undergo constant—and
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Urban areas of the future present the greatest challenges and opportunities to people. Discuss. Introduction 3% of land surface on the earth is covered by urban areas‚ and more than half the world’s population live in urban areas. 100 years ago‚ only 20% of people lived in urban areas‚ and today the number is continually rising past 50%. However‚ with an increasing number of people taking up residence in ever expanding cities‚ towns and villages‚ problems in urban areas are growing more serious
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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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Construction Waste Management in Sri Lanka Waste Generated by the Construction Industry Waste is best defined as any material by-product of human and industrial activity that has no residual value‚ but construction industry’s waste has a residual value and is avoidable. Hong Kong polytechnic (1993) defines construction waste as the “by product generated and removed from construction‚ renovation and demolition work places or sites of building and civil engineering structures”. Types of
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Plastic Waste Management 1. Plastics Waste: Environmental Issues and Challenges The quantum of solid waste is ever increasing due to increase in population‚ developmental activities‚ changes in life style‚ and socio-economic conditions‚ Plastics waste is a significant portion of the total municipal solid waste (MSW). It is estimated that approximately 10 thousand tons per day (TPD) of plastics waste is generated i.e. 9% of 1.20 lacs TPD of MSW in the country. The plastics waste constitutes two major
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