Ayaka Okura 12121053 Evelyn Naoumi Academic Writing 1 Water Pollution In The Philippines The Philippines is an archipelago‚ which means it is made up of a group of islands and is rich in bodies of water such as the oceans‚ rivers‚ and lakes. However‚ according to the data released by Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA) in 2005‚ 42.89% of the waters in the Philippines are contaminated. These contaminated waters have not only been continuously harming people‚ but also the aquatic
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Close proximity of waste dump sites to residential properties and its effects on valuation Value is defined as an amount expressed in medium of exchange that is thought to be a fair exchange for something or the adequate or satisfactory return on or recompense for a commodity. According to experts‚ the worth of such exchange is its market value. This provides the principal yardstick for measuring the worth of properties and other similar commodities. Environmental characteristics which are
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Selection of waste materials and its benefits for vermicomposting... There are few food wastes that vermicomposting cannot compost‚ although meat waste and dairy products are likely to putrefy‚ and in outdoor bins can attract vermin. Green waste should be added in moderation to avoid heating the bin. Small-scale or home systems Such systems usually use kitchen and garden waste‚ using "earthworms and other microorganisms to digest organic wastes‚ such as kitchen scraps". This includes: • All fruits
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will be uneaten. Food waste has become a major problem throughout America. Restaurants‚ grocery stores‚ and consumers are all at fault for food waste. Food waste is not the only problem our society is facing. Packaging‚ large amounts of trash‚ and polluted landfills is causing trouble to America. When food is wasted‚ most of the time the packaging is too. When the packaging is not recycled it will end up in landfills causing pollution to our environment. But what about food waste? Foods that are rotten
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October 2012 E-Waste Electronic waste is becoming one of the world’s largest issues. We continue to innovative and improve the products we use every day. When people upgrade their phones or any electronic device‚ they sometimes take them to an electronic waste recycling facility. When products are taken to the recycling centers‚ I often wonder where the old iPods and televisions end up. During the first part of researching there was some surprising new that I found. E-waste may have been proved
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Protection Agency (EPA) facts for 2010. Before‚ we start let us take a moment to discuss what trash or municipal solid waste (MSW) is. MSW is the collection of commonly used items that discarded by the general populace‚ many of these include packaging‚ food scraps‚ grass clippings‚ sofas‚ computers‚ tires and house appliances (EPA). Although the information from the EPA shows that the waste in pounds per person has increase from 3.66 to 4.43 in the time frame of 1980 and 2010‚ it is the amount the being
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Waste disposal At present‚ the waste disposal issue on Cat Ba Island is still seriously concerned. Mr. Sang Bui Quang‚ Director of Department of Natural Resources and Environment‚ said on website www.monre.gov.vn that waste management has not met environment protection requirements‚ there has not been waste treatment firms‚ and commonly discharge waste directly from ships into the sea. Consequently‚ it seems to impact on the environment‚ the scenery and also Cat Ba People. Waste disposal includes
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of Municipal Solid Waste on the Environment "We cannot adopt the way of living that was satisfactory a hundred years ago. The world in which we live has changed‚ and we must change with it"(Adler). We are living in a consumist - throwaway society (see Figure 1815) where there is little awareness about the impact of Municipal Solid Waste‚ "MSWmore commonly known as trash or garbageconsists of everyday items such as paper and paperboard (35.7%)‚ yard waste (12.2%)‚ food wastes (11.4%)‚ plastics
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Waste Land is a documentary about finding beauty in things that people discard. Directed by Lucy Walker‚ the film follows Brazilian artist Vik Muniz who travels back to his home country from New York City to create artistic photographs shaped by using garbage that depicts the lives of the pickers who live in the largest landfill in the world. Located in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro‚ Jardim Gramacho is a landfill that holds 3‚000 garbage pickers‚ also knowns as catadores‚ who pick out recyclable
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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000 (R.A. 9003) The law emphasizes solid waste avoidance and volume reduction through source reduction and waste minimization measures‚ with the protection of public health and the environment as the primary goal. There are issues to be addressed here: (1.) lack of management system‚ (2.) lack of public support for environmental concerns‚ (3.) lack of public awareness through information and education. Solid waste management whose
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