solid waste on health The group at risk from the unscientific disposal of solid waste include – the population in areas where there is no proper waste disposal method‚ especially the pre-school children; waste workers; and workers in facilities producing toxic and infectious material. Other high-risk group include population living close to a waste dump and those‚ whose water supply has become contaminated either due to waste dumping or leakage from landfill sites. Uncollected solid waste also increases
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Chapter 5 Review of the Waste Management System in the Philippines: Initiatives to Promote Waste Segregation and Recycling through Good Governance Vella ATIENZA1 Abstract Like other developing countries‚ waste management has become a major problem in the Philippines for the past decades. This paper provides an overview of the waste management and recycling in the Philippines and the responses of the government to address various problems brought about by improper waste management. It reviews
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Food Waste? Too valuable to waste! According to statistics from the Environmental Protection Department‚ in Hong Kong‚ solid waste generated daily weighs around 17000 tones‚ of which around 30% is organic matter (2700 tones) which is roughly equal to 120 double-deck buses in size. Compared this to the US where‚ revealed by the Environmental Protection Agency‚ only 12% of waste stream was scrap of food in 2005. Extra care in disposal is required for these putrescible wastes‚ otherwise nuisance
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What is e-waste? E-waste is those waste materials consisting of any broken or unwanted / obsolete electrical or electronic appliances & gadgets. If it is not carried out properly it can dangerous to the human health or to the environment. India currently produces 500‚000 tones of e-waste annually and the figure is expected to touch one million tones in 2012. However‚ India lacks a proper e-waste disposal system and it is left up to the unorganized sector to dispose of the waste. The unorganized
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The Problem Household hazardous waste along with E-waste is not only becoming an enormous problem locally in developed nations but also a major issue on a global scale. “A hazardous waste is a waste that exhibits a hazardous characteristic or is a listed waste. There are four criteria that define a characteristic hazardous waste. They are: 1. Ignitability‚ 2. Corrosivity‚ 3. Reactivity‚ 4. Toxicity.” These materials can be flammable‚ reactive‚ or unstable enough to release toxic fumes
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Recycling of Food Waste in Tsuen Wan A. Introduction From the Environmental Protection Department‚ 3584 tonnes of food waste are produced in Hong Kong everyday and it fill up all the landfills in Hong King. To reduce food waste‚ the government propose recycling of food waste. The following report will analyse the opinions on whether the government should carry out recycling of food waste in Tsuen Wan. Food waste is defined as uneaten food and food preparation wastes from residences
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EFFECTS OF TOURISM ON WASTE DISPOSAL What is tourism? Is the commercial organization‚ operation and travelling for recreation‚ vacation‚ business or visit to interesting places. The people going o these visits are called tourists. What is waste disposal? Waste management is the collection‚ transport‚ processing‚ recycling or disposal‚ and monitoring of waste materials. What are the Effects of Poor Domestic Waste management? Solid wastes‚ when improperly disposed off can be an environmental
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Improper Disposal of Waste By Frederick S. Blackmon‚ eHow Contributor According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ improper waste disposal means that hazardous materials enter the environment and require removal‚ clean-up or neutralization according to federal‚ state or local law. This happens when people dispose of waste materials at unauthorized dumps and random locations. 1. Environmental Impact o The improper disposal of waste impacts the environment by polluting groundwater
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Food waste or food loss is food material that is discarded or unable to be used. Various political organizations and entities have their own definition of what constitutes food waste. The causes of wasted food are numerous‚ and occur at the stages of production‚ processing‚ and retailing. As of 2011‚ 1.3 billion tons of food‚ about one third of the global food production‚ is lost or wasted annually. Loss and wastage occurs on all steps in the food supply chain. In low-income countries‚ most loss
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Waste Management in Ghana GROUP NUMBER 4 LEVEL 200 INDEX NUMBER: BIT/DP/09/10/1063 NAME: DANQUAH ASIAMAH EMMANUEL TERM PAPER TOPIC: WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ACCRA OR TEMA THESIS: The effective waste management can be done by public education on environmental cleanliness‚ enough dumping grounds for the waste generated‚ the practice of the polluter pays all‚ inspection of sanitary inspectors‚ reduction of waste of a firm or individual‚ re-used in the production process‚ recovery of waste‚ rendering harmless
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