waste rather than contributing more to the landfills. By interviewing professionals in the industry that have an extensive knowledge in the field and obtaining information from internet sources and books‚ a few possible methods were found‚ such as: composting‚ animal feed‚ anaerobic digestion and Gore Cover. The advantages and disadvantages of each method were then compared‚ by using indicators such as cost‚ efficiency and end products. The comparison presented the most feasible method for the food waste
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Sandec: Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries Sandec Training Tool 1.0 – Module 6 Solid Waste Management Summary Summary With progressing urbanisation‚ solid waste management is becoming a ma jor public health and environmental con cern in urban areas of many developing countries. The overall goal of urban sol id waste management is to collect‚ treat and dispose of solid waste generated by all urban population groups in an environ mentally and socially satisfactory
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product is not currently recyclable‚ try to find another use for the product rather than throwing it away. * Compost organic material. Composting yard trimmings‚ food scraps‚ and other organic wastes can dramatically reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfills. To learn more about how to set up your own composting bin‚ the EPA has developed an online "Composting Is Easy" guide. * Use your own re-usable bags to carry home groceries and other purchases. * Sell or donate products you can
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city. Scavenging for recyclable material at open dumps is very common throughout many parts of the Philippines. Solid waste in small island communities is managed primarily through open dumping and open burning. In some progressive communities‚ composting‚ recycling‚ and resource recovery operations have been implemented. In the more remote areas of the country‚ solid waste is managed at the household level since there is so community – wide collection and disposal services. This study tends to
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WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste management is the collection ‚transport‚ processing ‚recycling or disposal of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by humanactivity‚ and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect onhealth‚ theenvironmentor aesthetics. Waste management is also carried out to recover resourcesfrom it. Waste management can involvesolid‚liquid‚gaseousor radioactivesubstances‚ with different methods and fields of expertise for each.Waste management practices differ for developed
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our barangay and wanted to replicate the project. However‚ when they ask about the capital‚ their enthusiasm begins to falter. My advice is that they should realize how Barangay Holy Spirit started. Start small. In our case we started with manual composting and simple waste segregation. The key‚ really‚ is initiative.” - Jovita Santos‚ OIC‚ Barangay Holy Spirit MRF T he garbage success story of Barangay Holy Spirit (BHS) in Quezon City emerged from the recognized need to revitalize the community
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Acknowledgement First acknowledgement is to almighty for guiding the intellect long the correct path. We hope it is a continuous process. Not forgetting our family for not providing everything that is related to this project work and their advice‚ which is the most needed for this project. We would also like to thank them for providing internet‚ books‚ computer and all that as our source to complete this project. They have also supported me and encouraged me to do this project. Then we would like
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Various common waste management techniques includes; composting‚ incineration‚ landfilling etc. To start with‚ composting is the most used technique when it comes to biodegradable waste. Compost is the organic matter that has been decomposed as a fertilizer or soil. Composting basically requires making a heap of wetted organic matter (green waste) & waiting for that material to be broken within weeks or months. The compost made from composting process will be rich in nutrients and can be used for
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Garbage is a commodity Garbage is always considered useless and unworthy. It is a by-product arising out of various human activities that center around production and consumption of goods. The major sources of garbage are households and the commercial‚ industrial‚ agricultural‚ construction and institutional sectors. Garbage has been quoted to be lacking economic importance to the owners‚ and as such destined for landfills. However‚ the impression that garbage is worthless becomes untrue when garbage
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