Ateneo de Zamboanga University

The Jesuit University in Western Mindanao, Philippines

Since 1912
Senior High School
SCI111s- Earth Science

PERSONAL SOLID WASTE INVENTORY

NAMES: _euwann ameer b de vera_________________________ STRAND AND

SECTION: ____stem clavius_____________

PROCEDURE
1. For the next days, record all the materials you use. Materials recorded should include all solid
waste as well as any items that may be recycled or reused in some way. Examples of items to be
recorded include paper, plastic bags, food wrappers, beverage containers, product packaging
(shampoo bottles, deodorant containers, toothpaste tubes), newspapers, aluminum foil, cardboard
boxes, paperboard roll from toilet paper, and so on.
2. Keep a running inventory of your solid wastes throughout the week, with a final tally of the
number of items in each major material category (e.g., paper, plastic, aluminum, Styrofoam,
mixed metals, glass, etc.) being tabulated at the end of this time period.
3. In addition to tallying all of your waste materials by category, you must also weigh your waste
materials by category to calculate a total mass of all your materials for the week. Include an
inventory of organic waste generated in the preparation of your meals at home. Weigh it and
divide it by the number of persons in your households.
4. From this point, you can calculate the mass of your annual solid waste production based on this
seven-day period. A total solid waste mass for the entire class may then be determined.

Category No. of the Items Weight of the Items

2x pairs of plastic utensils (spoon
and fork)
1x water bottle
5 shampoo sachet
2xPlastic container from online
plastic packages 41.8 grams
1x Plastic cup lid
1x plastic bag

2x can
Mixed metals 147.4 grams
Styrofoam 2x Styrofoam for pc case
226.796 grams
1x Styrofoam food container
1x pc case cardboard box
5x paper straws
5x choccy milk carton box
paper Mcdo big mac carton box 585.248 grams
1x paper bag

1,001.244 grams
Total:
1.001244 kilograms

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
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 1. Based on the tallied results, which type of solid waste do you produce?
_________Based on the tailed results, the solid waste that I produce are plastic, mixed metals, Styrofoam, and
paper_____________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Why do you think you produce so much of this type of waste?

____________I produce this much plastic because I am not conscious about the current state of the
environment_______________________________________________________________________________
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3. Give concrete ways that will help you minimize the solid waste you generate?
______I could minimize it by recycling waste and create it into useful objects like a piggy bank, origami, pen
holder, and many more and i could try using unnecessary solid
materials__________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Suggest ways on how the household, school, and community can reduce their solid waste?
__I can suggest new rules like recycling solid waste into useful stuff in school, community, and house. And I
could suggest a system that would lessen the solid waste the school by creating a special day or period in class
that would be for recycling and gathering recyclable materials. It adds points to students who can gather and
recycle the solid
waste_____________________________________________________________________________________
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