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    Waste and Frugality

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    bother to stretch one finger to turn off the taps or lights. They lack of empathy‚ because they can’t imagine that there are some people even don’t have a light or water to use. What is worse‚ lots of youth seem to have been accustomed to such behavior and never feel guilty. So frugality should be pass down‚ people should not waste water. Save the world‚ save yourself. Today‚ environment problem is one of the major issues in China. So the value of frugality is reflected so importantly. No country

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    Non-biodegradable Waste

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    Non-biodegradable waste will NOT break down (or won’t for many many years). Examples are plastics‚ metal and glass. Some dangerous chemicals and toxins are also non-biodegradable‚ as are plastic grocery bags‚ Styrofoam (polystyrene)‚ and other similar materials but will eventually break down over time. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_non_biodegradable#ixzz1m8B59V9d Reduce‚ reuse and recycle‚ the three R’s for waste management‚ are effective measures that serve as

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    Hazrdous Waste

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    HAZARDOUS WASTE Signs/Symbols Toxic Waste Biohazard Warning Outline Definition  Sources  Disposal/Control  Outline Definition  Sources  Disposal/Control  What Is Hazardous Waste? Hazardous substance  Quantity  Concentration  Characteristics (physical‚ chemical‚ infectious) increase in mortality  Increase in irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness  Pose substantial present or potential hazard to human health and the environment  What Is Hazardous

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    Solid raft foundation

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    What is raft foundation? Raft foundation is a thick concrete slab reinforced with steel which covers the entire contact area of the structure like a thick floor. Sometimes area covered by raft may be greater than the contact area depending on the bearing capacity of the soil underneath. The reinforcing bars runs normal to each other in both top and bottom layers of steel reinforcement. Sometimes inverted main beams and secondary beams are used to carry column loads that require thicker foundation

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    Reducing College Tuition

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    colleges have quietly gained not only in enrollments‚ but in public institution market share as well (25 Ways to Reduce the Cost of College Tuition‚ 2006). Colleges and universities are not in a position to give you a discount on the cost of tuition. What they can do‚ however‚ is offer you gift aid in the form of scholarships‚ grants and work-study programs to reduce your out-of-pocket cost of attendance. Even if you’ve been awarded some

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    Waste Management

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    Science One World Essay: Waste Management The World Book Dictionary defines waste as “useless or worthless material; stuff to be thrown away” (Zero Waste America Is a…). It is also categorized into different types such as municipal waste‚ industrial waste‚ hazardous waste‚ construction and demotion waste‚ sewage and so on. Sewage is classified as one of the most serious type of waste because it always happen everyday. Wastewater is defined as “a combina- tion of one or more of: domestic effluent

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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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    SOLID AGRICULTURAL COMPANY I. Summary Solid agricultural company is a family owned company that has been in existence since 1960. It operates piggery farms in Antipolo‚ Rizal and Meycauayan‚ Bulacan. It has grown conservatively due to limited family resources. The company was previously primarily managed by Mr. Henry Koh. But in the recent years‚ his son Mr. Manuel Koh helped in the management of the company. Mr. Manuel Koh saw an opportunity for expansion. The expansion is projected to increase

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    Water Waste

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    any waste compounds introduced into such waterways will initiate biochemical reactions (such as shown above). Those biochemical reactions create what is measured in the laboratory as the Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). Such chemicals are also liable to be broken down using strong oxidizing agents and these chemical reactions create what is measured in the laboratory as the Chemical oxygen demand (COD). Both the BOD and COD tests are a measure of the relative oxygen-depletion effect of a waste contaminant

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    food waste

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    FOOD WASTE Fresh vegetables‚ ready-to-cook meals‚ and cheap meat is what a modern consumer’s supposed grocery list comprises of! Dump it all into your fridge full of deals‚ discount offers and feel happy. This is how the shop keeper gets a loyal customer. At the end o the story‚ it’s the food industry’s creed that the customer is always right….. If food became it s own pungent country‚ it would be the world’s third biggest contributor to climatic changes. According to United Nations Food and Agriculture

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