Waste Management

Terminologies
Dump accumulation of refuse and
discarded materials
Garbage discarded or useless materials
Trash something worth little or nothing
as junk or rubbish

 Recycle to pass again through a series

of changes or treatments in order to
regain material for human use
Landfill a system of waste and garbage
disposal in which trash is buried between
layers of earth to build up low-lying land

Ecological Solid Waste

Management Act
Solid waste - All household, commercial
waste, non-hazardous institutional debris,
agricultural waste, and other nonhazardous/non-toxic waste

 In 2000, Republic Act 9003 or the

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
was enacted to provide a framework for
managing the growing problem of solid
waste in the country.
Furthermore, Republic Act 9003 gives
prime importance to the roles of LGUs in
managing their respective solid wastes.

Facts about our Garbage

1,500 tons daily is dumped illegally on
private lands, rivers, creeks, Manila Bay
Some garbage are openly burned
6,700 tons of garbage is generated in
Metro manila
720 tons of garbage is recycled
150,000 residents of MM live in dumpsites

Payatas Tragedy
In July 2000, Payatas dumpsite collapsed
and buried hundreds of homes
Mixture of methane gas and downed
electrical pole caused fire in the dumpsite
December 2000 Payatas dumpsite was
permanently closed

Integrated Waste Management

Separation of biodegradable and nonbiodegradable trash
3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recyle)

 Biodegradable
Made up of organic matter which could be
digested or spoiled by natural decomposers
Organic wastes often used for composting
Vermi-composting use of earthworms to
digest organic waste
Fruit peelings, paper, dead leaves

 Non-biodegradable
Cannot be decomposed
Recycled or reused instead
Tin cans, aluminum cans, plastic bottles, used
batteries and chargers, busted light bulbs

 Garbage Incineration
Use of high temperature furnace or oven
Combustible waste is burned and the volume
of garbage is reduced to as much as 75%
Incineration plants facilities for mixing
garbage, furnace for burning, smokestacks for
gaseous emissions, and equipment for
collecting ash and non-combustible products

 Sanitary Landfills
RA 9003 mandates the use of sanitary
landfills as final disposal sites for solid wastes
Large tract of land far from watersheds,
agricultural lands, and residential areas
Assessment of impact of sanitary landfill to
the environment

 Landfill should be covered with clay soil and

strong liner to prevent leachates from
contaminating the soil and groundwater
Landfill may be used 10-20 years
Monitoring of methane gas, leachates, or
other pollutants
Leachates liquid that drains from a landfill

 Hazardous waste
Wastes that present a threat to human health
and environment
Contain toxic or disease causing components
Carcinogenic, teratogenic, mutagenic

Classification of Hazardous
Waste
Flammable or combustible can easily
catch fire such as acetone, paint solvent,
kerosene
Explosive can explode or detonate due
to shock such as pressurized containers,
LPG tank, batteries

 Corrosive may cause damage to skin

tissues or other materials such as toilet
bowl cleaners, muriatic acid, drain
cleaners with caustic soda
Toxic can cause death or injury upon
ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact such
as insecticides, bleaching agents or
chlorine

 Hospital wastes
Infectious: contact with patients
Sharps: needles, blades
Radioactive: x-rays or cancer treatment
Biodegradable and non-biodegradable
Human organs and body parts

 Basel Convention on the Control of

Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and their Disposal
Control and minimize hazardous waste
generation
Ensure environmentally say disposal of
hazardous wastes
Ensure disposal of such wastes is as near to
the source of generation as possible