Instructor:

Ms. Richie dela Cruz Arandia

I. Basic Concepts and Laws Governing
Environmental Education
Environmental Education
Organized efforts to teach how natural environments
functions and particularly, how human beings can
manage their behavior and ecosystem in order to live
sustainably.
Learning process that increases peoples knowledge
and awareness about the environment and associated
challenges, develops the necessary skills and
expertise to address the challenges and fosters
attitudes, motivation and commitments to make
informed decisions and take responsible action
A. Importance of Environmental
Education
All major natural resources in the country are in grave
danger of irreparable damage.
A society cannot survive if its natural resources are
rendered unfit for use by its people.
The only hope of salvaging the grave situations is by
making the young aware that they need to proactively
begin to protect the environment they will inherit.
Science and technology can help in a limited way but
cannot deliver it.
It is a moral and ethical education for changing
peoples attitude.


It is moral and ethical education for changing
peoples attitude
To protect children living in polluted regions ,
environmental education represents a
relevant means of prevention
It is a need of the time to propose
environmental education delivered with moral
concept.
It is conceived to sustain participation of the
citizens especially the youth particularly in
combating ill effects of climate change.
B. Related Laws in Promoting
Environmental Education
Republic Act 9512 Sec 2 National
Environmental Awareness and Education Act
2008
Republic Act 9003 January 26, 2001
Republic Act 9275 March 22, 2004 Sec 2
Republic Act 8749 June 23, 1999
Republic Act 9147
Republic Act 9175
CHED Memorandum Order No. 33 Series of 2009


Integration of Environmental Education in the
Tertiary Education Curriculum particularly the Civic
Welfare and Training Service Component of the
NSTP.
Definition of Terms
Biodegradable any material that can be broken down by naturally occurring
organism such as bacteria and fungi in air water and soil.
Composting Biological degradation under controlled conditions.
Domestic Waste Refuse from households, as distinguished from industrial waste,
hospital waste, etc. which maybe classified as a biodegradable or non-
biodegradable.
Food Materials Includes certain kind of seeds, pulp, peelings, pickles, sweets or snacks
Hazardous Waste special types of waste containing the chemical biological and radioactive
elements which are harmful to human health.
Incineration the controlled process by which combustible materials are burned and
changed into gases and residues that contain little or no combustible
materials.
Non-biodegradable any material that cannot be degraded or decomposed by naturally
occurring organisms such as bacteria and fungi in air, water and soil
Putrescible Substance that decomposes at certain temperature in contact with air and
moisture, generally containing nitrogen.
Recycling The re-use, retrieval, recommission of element / matter for any and all
purposes necessary to healthful and productive living; the process by
which waste materials are transformed into new products in such a manner
that the original product may lose their identity
Solid waste Include anything thrown away such as garbage, rubbish, trash, litter , junk
and refuse of any source.

II. The Seven Environmental Principles
1. Nature knows best
2. All forms of life are important
3. Everything is connected to everything else
4. Everything changes
5. Everything must go somewhere
6. Ours is a finite earth
7. Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of
God.
III. Climate Change
A. What is Climate Change?
Any change in climate over time whether
due to natural process or as a result of human
activity.
It is a change of climate which is attributed
directly or indirectly to human activity that
alters the composition of the global atmosphere
and which is, in addition to natural climate
variability, observed over comparable time
periods.
B. How does it occur?
Effects
C. What are the effects of Climate
Change?
D. What can be done locally?
Reduce the sources of green house gas emission or enhance their sink or
capture.
Moderate the harmful effects of climate change and exploit its beneficial
opportunities
Support and join awareness raising of people in your locality/community
about climate change.
Carry out disaster prevention, mitigation and management activities.
Suggest or advocate the integration of climate change mitigation and
adaption into organization.
Lobby for and or support climate change responsive policies and
ordinances.
Synergize efforts with other enlightened individual or group stakeholders
Develop a stable resources mobilization mechanism or system to ensure
and facilitate the flow of financial and technical support to local
implementers.
IV. Ecological Solid Waste Management

A. RA 9003 Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000
1
st
Bill by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Requires municipalities to dispose of waste in a
sanitary and environmentally friendly manner.
Born in each LGU and formulation of 10 year plans.
LGU is primarily responsible for implementation of
ECOSWAM services.
LGU or any organized organization provides and pool
these fees into a solid waste management fund.
RA 9003 provides the legal framework for the countrys
systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid wasrte
management program that shall ensure protection and
public health and the environment.

B. Salient Features of RA 9003
A. Creation of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), the National Ecology
Center (NEC) and the Solid Waste Management Board in every province, city and municipality in
the country. The NSWMC shall be responsible in the formulation of the National Solid Waste
Management Framework and other policies on solid waste, in overseeing the implementation of
solid waste management plans and the management of the solid waste management fund. The
NEC, on the other hand, shall be responsible for consulting, information, training and networking
services relative to the implementation of R.A.No. 9003. The Solid Waste Management Board of
provinces, cities and municipalities shall be responsible for the development of their respective
solid waste management plans.
B. Formulation of the National Solid Waste Management Framework; 10-year solid management
plans by local government units consistent with the National Solid Waste Management;
C. Mandatory segregation of solid waste to be conducted primarily at the source such as
household, institutional, industrial, commercial and agricultural sources;
D. Setting of minimum requirements to ensure systematic collection and transport of wastes and
the proper protection of the health of garbage collectors;
E. . Establishment of reclamation programs and buy-back centers for recyclable and toxic materials;
F. Promotion of eco-labeling in local products and services;
G. Prohibition on non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging;
H. Establishment of Materials Recovery Facility in every barangay or cluster of barangays;
I. Prohibition against the use of open dumps;
J. Setting of guidelines/criteria for the establishment of controlled dumps and sanitary landfills;
K. Provision of rewards, incentives both fiscal and non-fiscal, financial assistance, grants and the like
to encourage LGUs and the general public to undertake effective solid waste management; and
L. Promotion of research on solid waste management and environmental education in the formal
and non-formal sectors.

C. How can we help the solid waste
problem?
AVOIDANCE
1. Avoid disposable goods such as throw
away razors, pens, diapers, etc.
2. Eliminate household toxic waste from
the garbage stream
3. Avoid products that are made from
non-renewable resources
REDUCE
1. Reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging.
2. Adopt practices that reduce waste toxicity
REUSE
1. Consider reusable products.
2. Maintain and repair durable products.
3. Reuse bags, containers, and other items.
4. Borrow, rent, or share items used infrequently.
5. Sell or donate goods instead of throwing them out.
RECYCLE
1. Choose recyclable products and containers and recycle them.
2. Select products made from recyclable materials.
3. Compost yard trimmings, food scraps and other biodegradable
wastes.
4. Do not burn
Additional
1. Littering, throwing, dumping of waste materials in public places like
roads, sidewalks, canals, esteros, parks and establishments;
2. Open brining of solid waste
3. Allowing the collection of non-segregated or unsorted waste;
4. Squatting in open dumps and landfills
5. Open dumping or burying of biodegradable and non-biodegradable
materials in flood prone areas
6. Unauthorized removal of recyclable material intended for collection by
authorized persons
7. Mixing of source-separated recyclable material with solid waste in any
vehicle, box, container or receptacle used in solid waste collection or
disposal
8. Manufacture, distribution or use of non environmentally acceptable
packaging materials
9. Establishment or operation of open dumps and
10. Important of consumer products packed in non-environmental
acceptable materials
A. Classification of Solid Wastes

B. Hazardous Wastes
These are solid waste or a combination of solid
waste which identify concentration or physical,
chemical or infectious characteristics may do the
following:
1. Cause or significantly contribute to the increase
in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible
or incapacitating reversible ill ness
2. Cause a substantial present or potential hazard
to human health or the environment when
improperly treated, stored or transported
C. Hazardous Waste Management
A comprehensive and integrated management
of toxic and hazardous wastes which adheres to
the waste management hierarchy of source
reduction, recycling, treatment and safe
disposal for the protection of personnel,
environment and property.

D. Four Characteristics of Hazardous
Waste
1. Ignitable the substance causes or
enhances fires
2. Corrosive the substance destroys
tissue or metals
3. Reactive the substance reacts with
others and may explode
4. Toxic the substance is danger
to health, water, food and air.
E. The Three Main Goals of Hazardous
Waste Management
1. Protection of the environment
2. Improvement of Public Health's
3. Conversation of Energy
Heiracy of ISWM
F. Integrated Solid Waste Management
Source Reduction and
Minimization
Recycling and Reuse
Transpormation
Landfill
Hierarchy of ISWM
F. Zero Waste Management
Reuse Re-utilization of materials for
particular purpose

Reduce Process of lessening the fresh raw
materials that affects air, water and
land pollution through proper waste
disposal

Recycling Involves processing used unwanted
materials (waste) into new products
to prevent waste of potentially useful
V. Air Pollution Awareness and
Prevention
Main category of Pollutants are:
1. Particulars are very fine solids, collectively
referred to as total suspended particulars
(TSP)
2. Carbon Monoxide and oxides of nitrogen and
sulfur
3. Volatile organic compounds (VOC)
4. ozone
A. Sources of Air Pollution
1. Mobile Sources Vehicles

1. Stationary Sources power plants,
cements plants
and oil
refineries
B. Effects of Air Pollution from Fossil
Fuels
Respiratory disease -
cough, emphysema,
asthma and other
allergies and worst
cancer.
Destroys ecological balance.
Leukemia
Affect agriculture, ecology of microorganisms
and thus incidence of diseases.
C. The Clean Air Act
Republic Act No. 8749
1. Principles which state he over all mandate of the
state
2. Recognition of rights of citizens which the state
shall guarantee
3. The noteworthy features of the Air Quality
Management System are the provisions
regarding air sheds and non-attainment areas.
4. The Act gives an initial list of hazardous air
pollutants and guidelines for ambient air quality.
5. Prohibition and regulation of other substances.
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