Ecological Solid Waste Management Handout PDF

MODULE 5 utilizing discarded materials and generating employment for housewives, out of school ENVIRONMENT: a complex system where youth and school children living and nonliving things interact and...

MODULE 5 utilizing discarded materials and generating employment for housewives, out of school ENVIRONMENT: a complex system where youth and school children living and nonliving things interact and work together; the immediate surroundings that affect an individual. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF ECOLOGICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE 1. Use suitable technology at the dump sites. MANAGEMENT: a zero-waste system that focuses on total recycling within the 2. Separate compostable and community; its goal is to unite the community non-compostable waste. to create an environment that is consistently clean, sanitary, and free of litter. 3. Turn waste into resources for income. R.A. 9003 (ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE METHODOLOGY OF THE FIVE F’s TOTAL MANAGEMENT ACT) RECYCLING - Considers waste as a resource that can be Two Kinds of Solid Waste: recovered, emphasizing recycling, reusing and composting as methods to minimize 1.Non-biodegradable waste. - Ensure the proper segregation, collection, -factory returnable (dry paper, cardboards, transport, storage, treatment, and disposal of plastic rubber, glass, bottles, mirror, metals, solid waste excluding incineration. etc.) - Empowers the LGUs to create solid waste 2.Biodegradable management communities even at the barangay level. -feed materials, fertilizer materials, fuel materials, filling materials. Benefits of Ecological Solid Waste What are the most Management productive/useful/healthful uses of each of the five F’s? Reduce Waste in Landfills. It contributes to a decrease in the volume of waste delivered 1.​ Factory recyclables - handicrafts, to landfills. They store a wide range of junk shops possibly environmentally hazardous garbage. 2.​ Feed materials - pets, livestock, Minimization of human activities' impacts. compost 3.​ Fertilizer materials - compost to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air enrich soil Pollution. We can lower the greenhouse gas 4.​ Fuel materials - cooking emissions and air pollution that greatly 5.​ Filling materials - compact in plastic contributes to global warming by disposing of bags to be buried waste properly. Increase in Job Opportunities. Cottage industries (handicraft, house-décor, toys) THREE R’s Reduce. Begin by asking the question: Do I ​ spoiled produce really need it? In doing so, we minimize waste and conserve our natural resources.. 4. Institutional Wastes Reuse. Encourages people to reuse instead -Waste produced by institutions like schools, of throwing away, and to use reusable instead hospitals, churches, and prisons. of disposable items to limit waste and increase resource life. Examples: Recycle. Turning waste into valuable ​ Paper resources, as items deemed useless can hold ​ Disposable syringes significant value for others. ​ bandages SOURCES OF SOLID WASTE IN FACTORS THAT AFFECT WASTE COMMUNITY GENERATION 1. Household Wastes Population Size and Density: Larger and more densely populated areas typically - Waste generated at the household level from generate more waste due to the higher daily domestic activities. number of people and consumption patterns. Examples: Economic Development: Wealthier regions or countries often generate more waste due to ​ Food scraps higher consumption levels, increased ​ old clothes production, and the disposal of more ​ broken furniture packaged goods. 2. Commercial and Industrial Wastes Consumer Behavior and Lifestyle: The choices made by individuals and - Waste produced by businesses, industries, households—such as preferences for and commercial establishments. single-use products, convenience foods, and packaging—affect the volume and type of Examples: waste generated. ​ Food waste from restaurants Technological Advancement: The use of ​ packaging materials from markets technology in production, packaging, and ​ paper waste from offices consumption can both increase waste (e.g., ​ Chemicals electronic waste) or reduce it (e.g., through ​ scrap metals from factories or plant recycling technologies and more sustainable mills. production methods). 3. Farm and Agricultural Wastes Packaging and Product Design: The amount and type of packaging used in - Waste from agricultural activities. products (e.g., excessive plastic packaging) Examples: can significantly impact the volume of waste generated. ​ farm manure MODULE 6 The Philippine Environment for 3. Promotes the use of local materials for Entrepreneurship producing finished or semi-finished goods. 4. Makes a wider variety of goods and 1. Unemployment services easily available to consumers. 7.8% (July 2008): Nearly 8 out of every 100 people were unable to find jobs. Entrepreneur -​ An innovator who introduces new 2. Underemployment products or methods. 18.9% (January 2008): People had jobs, -​ Someone who creates new but these were part-time or did not provide production techniques. sufficient income to fully support themselves. Characteristics of an Entrepreneur 3. Poverty 1. Opportunity Seeker 36.7% of Filipinos: A significant portion of -​ Identifies and acts on new the population struggled to meet basic business opportunities. needs. 2. Risk Taker Philippine Entrepreneurial Landscape -​ open to untoward experience and 1. Micro Enterprises (Micro E) considers constraints as 91.1% of businesses: These are very challenges small businesses, typically with limited resources and few employees. 3. Goal Setter -​ Establishes specific, measurable, 2. Large Enterprises (Large E) attainable, relevant, and 0.1% of businesses: These large time-bound (SMART) objectives. companies have a significant economic impact but are scarce in the Philippines. 4. Information Seeker -​ Gathers insights about clients, competitors, and suppliers. Entrepreneurship -​ both an art and a science, 5. Persuasive transforming ideas into marketable -​ Effectively sells ideas to others. goods and services that improve quality of life. It involves effectively utilizing the 4Ms: Social and Economic Impact of Entrepreneurship Materials Machines The following benefits that result from Money entrepreneurship are: Manpower 1.​ Entrepreneurship creates -The key concept of entrepreneurship is employment innovation, which is the creation of -​ Entrepreneurs need to hire something new or something different. or employ people to get Contributions of Entrepreneurship tasks done and ensure the success of their business. 1. Enable individuals to create their work opportunities. 2.​ Entrepreneurship improves the 2. Providing opportunities for others to quality of life have work. -​ Entrepreneurial undertakings contribute  significantly to the continuous improvement of living standards. 3.​ Entrepreneurship utilizes and mobilizes resources to make the country productive. -​ Our country will develop faster economically if none of its resources are idle or unused. 4.​ Entrepreneurship brings social benefits through the government. -​ Collects from taxes, duties and licenses by the entrepreneurs are placed into different services and projects for communities.