Facts and Trivia

Can you guess what the most common type

of material can we find in our global
landfills?

Paper is the most prevalent kind of municipal waste.

Municipal wastes are wastes produced from
residential areas, businesses, and
establishments. Given that paper is one of the
materials with the highest demand and fastest rate of
duplication (15 seconds), this is not an unrealistic
thought. Around 26% of all garbage in landfills is
made up of paper. Every day, there must be produced close to half a million tonnes of paper. Everything
requires energy to manufacture, and making paper requires twice as much energy as making plastic bags.
Paper is made from trees, hence making paper also involves the destruction of trees. Because of this,
people in the modern electronic era occasionally consider going paperless.

Can you eat toxic waste???

Toxic Waste Challenge
Back in the year, there is an American company, Candy
Dynamics that produces a product line of sour candies. Their
products were coined as “hazardously sour candies” and
created the challenge called “Toxic Waste Challenge”
wherein people will try and challenge themselves to how
long they can keep the candy in their mouth. wThere is a
caution on the drum stating that sensitive individuals should
not consume the product.
Back in 2007, their product called “Nuclear sludge” doesn’t
gain popularity compared to other products. was revealed by the California Department of Public health
to have a dangerously high amount of lead, Leading to

1. What is the most harmful waste?

 Industries produce a variety of solid, liquid as well as gaseous waste containing a lot of harmful
and lethal chemicals. Hence Industrial waste is the most harmful type of waste.

How climate change is related to solid waste management?

Solid waste contributes directly to greenhouse gas emissions through the generation of methane from the
anaerobic decay of waste in landfills, and the emission of nitrous oxide from our solid waste combustion
facilities.

BONUS Trivia!!

What country has no waste?

South Korea created its Waste Management Law in 1986, a practical step to achieving a no-waste
country. The law focused on reducing the millions of tonnes of waste dumped at landfills. To reduce the
high quantities of plastic in the garbage, the government banned the use of disposable plastic bags and
containers.
3. How much waste does the Philippines produce?
Like many rapidly developing countries, the Philippines grapples with unsustainable plastic
production/consumption and insufficient solid waste management infrastructure. A staggering 2.7 million
tons of plastic waste are generated in the Philippines each year, and an estimated 20 percent ends up in
the ocean.
4. https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/national-overview-
facts-and-figures-materials
5. Is solid waste management a problem in the Philippines?

Based on data from the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), Metro
Manila generated as much as 9,500 tons per day (tpd) of waste in 2020 and is projected to rise to
10,400 tpd in 2025.
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