Proper Waste Management: Waste Segregation

 

     We need to understand and practice the proper waste management. Segregation is very important. Through awareness of proper waste segregation and management, we could lessen the amount of our waste produced, reuse and recycle things, and recover waste for composting. 

Picture © Utpala Ghosh | Nov 25 2020 | What is Non-Biodegradable Waste ? [Explained] | OkCredit | https://okcredit.in/blog/what-is-non-biodegradable-waste/

   The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (Republic Act 9003) refers to the "systematic administration of activities which provide for segregation at source, segregated transportation, storage, transfer, processing, treatment, and disposal of solid waste and all other waste management activities which do not harm the environment". 

Picture © Divina Jane Bravo | Segregation: A Key for an Effective Waste Management | https://pin.it/1idWJsd

Proper Waste Segregation

Proper Waste Disposal According to the Properties of Each Material | Aug 17 2020 | Science For Every Juan | https://youtu.be/Lfj8SKFlTpI

     We can segregate our trash in our homes to the 3 basic segregation system namely biodegradables, non-biodegradables, and recyclables. 

WASTE MANAGEMENT. The colored bins for non-biodegradable, biodegradable, and recyclable materials are being placed and utilized at the Iloilo provincial capitol (Momblan, 2020). Picture © Gail Momblan | Jan 15 2020 |  Iloilo Capitol eyes standard, uniform waste bins | https://okcredit.in/blog/what-is-non-biodegradable-waste/ 

Biodegradable 

• Biodegradable wastes are those waste materials that are degraded by abiotic elements like oxygen, temperature, UV, etc., and also natural species like bacteria, fungi, and microbes.
• Food waste, fruits and vegetable peelings, leaves, woods, flowers, and wet paper

Non-biodegradable 

• Non-biodegradable waste is defined as a substance that cannot be decomposed or dissolved naturally and acts as a source of pollution.
• paints, chemicals, bulbs, cable wires, batteries, non-biodegradable plastics

Recyclable

• These are non-biodegradable waste that can be recycled or reused again. 
• Paper, plastic bottles, metal, glass 

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle 

Furthermore, we can segregate our recyclables into 4 namely "Plastics, Glass, Metals, and Paper". We can dispose this to MRFs (Material Recovery Facility) in our respective barangays. 

Picture © Must Collect Rubbish | https://pin.it/4vUxvlh

Additional Videos from Various Sources Related to Waste Management: 

Proper Waste Management | How waste reduction and recycling help our environment | Your ONLINE Teacher PH | Jan 11 2021 |  https://youtu.be/Qyu-fZ8BOnI | 

DENR 12 RA 9003 | The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 | DENR12 Official | Oct 11 2020 | https://youtu.be/QGjPyPBpevY

     We are given this place to live in so we are held responsible in maintaining the cleanliness and beauty of our planet. I hope that we will spread more awareness about the proper waste segregation and management and we must practice these ourselves. The future lies in your hands in saving our planet Earth. 

References: 

(Utpala Ghosh, 2020), What is Non-Biodegradable Waste? [Explained], https://okcredit.in/blog/what-is-non-biodegradable-waste/ 

Gail Momblan (2020), Iloilo Capitol eyes standard, uniform waste bins, https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1090800 

Alicia L. Castillo and Suehiri Otoma (2013), Status of Solid Waste Management in the Philippines, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsmcwm/24/0/24_677/_pdf