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Module 2016
Module 2016
on
MANAGEMENT
in
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ARLENE T. DALAWIS
January 2016
PREFACE
Basing from the comments and suggestions taken during the survey on the knowledge
and practices of students who were respondents of this study in December 2015, to January,
2016, involving BSHRM students from first to fourth year levels at St. Therese-MTC-Colleges-La
Fiesta Site in Molo Iloilo City, the inputs were very useful and relevant to come up with the
learning activities in a modular approach, to serve as complementary to classroom discussion
and co-curricular undertakings such as clean-up drive and other related endeavors in urban
areas, rivers and coastal areas.
The information used in this supplemental module are likewise taken from the handbooks
distributed and published by the National Solid Waste Management (NSWMC)-Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) with the assistance from UNDP and the Government
of Japan. Other references of the same content are likewise used.
Pre-test and post test are provided before and after the lecture discussion, respectively,
to determine the performance of the student as part of the evaluation.
This will assist the teacher to find out if learning takes place. The measure of effective
teaching is the knowledge gained by the learner and his/her application in real –life situation.
There are 5 (five) chapters in the module, which include the objectives, topics, learning
activities in a maximum of three (3) hours per week to be piloted within the month of February
2016. A sort of a teaching guide was included to complete the session for the teacher to
undertake.
Behavioral objectives are presented in every topic in which after every learning activity,
the student will undertake what is expected of him/her after the discussion or lecture. The
student shall test his/her knowledge by answering the assessment exercises at the beginning of
the module. This is called pre test.He will answer the same test exercises thereafter which will
hopefully gauge his understanding and learning of the topic. This is a post test.
It is expected that after five (5) chapters are taught and tested, the level of knowledge of
the student will increase on ESWM and the compliance with the ESWM practices will be done
later by him/her more often, or always to materialize the goals of the law.
Let this ESWM supplemental module be used as part of the classroom activities being a
vital component of curriculum enrichment and in augmenting the co-curricular activities which
shall supplement the requirements of the subject or any other relevant co-curricular program
such as the NSTP.
Sincere appreciation is extended to Engr. Melba Teruel (St. Therese-MTCC), Mr. Edgar
Hortillosa (WIT) and Dr. Danilo Rubrico (NIPSC) for their expertise on the subject and in
refining the module. Likewise, to Ms. Juliet Salubre (DENR-EMB) in providing the author the
needed materials for reference. Most of all, to Dr. Remedios Somcio, my adviser and mentor for
her guidance.
ARLENE T. DALAWIS
SUPPLEMENTAL MODULE ON ECOLOGICAL
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
(ESWM)
Waste Reduction and proper solid waste segregation are no longer the choices we
have to make. As law-abiding citizens of this country, we are required to follow a law enacted as
early as 2001.
Republic Act 9003.or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, was signed
into law on January 26, 2001. It is considered a broad-based and comprehensive approach to
solid waste management.
It involves segregation at source, segregate collection, storage, transfer, processing,
treatment and disposal of solid waste.
Goals of RA 9003
Protect public health and the environment.
Encourage resource conservation and recovery.
Promote greater public participation.
Support research on technologies and techniques in SWM.
Promote environmental awareness.
The law promotes a way of thinking that waste is a resource that can be recovered. This
can be achieved by following the 3 Rs: reduction, reuse and recycle. The law mandates us to put
these principles into practice. By doing so, the problem of solid waste management can be
solved.
The law requires the following:
Solid waste must be reduced at source.
Recyclable materials must be recovered.
The remaining waste, after recyclable and biodegradable materials have been
separated and used, is to be disposed of properly.
Solid waste management begins inside the household. Starting in our homes, we must
learn to conserve resources so we can reduce the amount of materials that we throw away.
Our local government units (LGUs) are responsible for enforcing the law. Government
agencies on the national level are required to support LGUs in carrying out this responsibility.
LGUs are to draw up a solid waste management plan.
In terms of areas of responsibility, the barangay is tasked to ensure that household and
establishments reduce waste, reuse materials, and recover recyclable items. The city or
municipality provides a garbage collection system, and proper waste treatment and disposal
facility that protect the environment.
Waste Generation
Of the different components of solid waste that need to be managed, the generation of
waste is the most difficult to control. The amount of waste generated in particular area depends
on the level of economic activity - the greater the economic activity, the higher the rate of
generation. In this part of the process, solid waste must be identified, sources categorized,
amount of waste, their nature type and characteristics must be analyzed.
At the basic level, there must be segregation of wastes at source. That means, members
of every household must be informed about how to segregate their trash to compostable, non-
recyclable and special or hazardous waste.
On-site- storage
It is not practical to design a solid waste management system that collects and disposes
of waste. At the instant, it is generated. For this reason, waste must be stored prior to collection.
There must be a separate container for each type of waste. Segregated recyclables must be
properly cleaned before being stored in their respective containers.
Collection
Collection involves gathering of solid wastes and hauling them to transfer stations,
processing and recovery stations of final disposal sits. In most solid waste management systems,
the cost of collection accounts for a significant portion of the total cost (from 40% to 80%). The
use of special collection schedules and/or separate trucks or haulers must be required for
specific types of waste.
Disposal
The final step in any solid waste management system is disposal. Processing of solid
wastes by incineration that leaves behind ash and other unburned materials that require
disposal. In selecting the final disposal method, the nature, amount and characteristics of waste
materials must be taken into consideration to prevent secondary environmental problems. The
most common and most widely accepted final disposal method is the use of sanitary landfill.
(END)
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Time Requirement: Three (3) hours
Process Skills:
1. Discussing the goals of the law.
2. Enumerating the requirements of the law.
3. Defining the ecological solid waste management and its mechanics.
Value Focus: Awareness of the law and appreciation of clean environment through applying the
knowledge/learning gained.
Developmental Activities
H. Assignment
1. Write your experiences from your sharing with others the advocacy of ESWM like to a
friend or acquaintance on a weekend. Write the date, name of the person, and name
of the place. Include the insights of the person you were able to talk to. Likewise,
your own insight/learning.
Chapter II-Ecological Solid Waste Management, Its classification and Approaches
(Supplement to Lecture on garbage in the book of Lee & Anes)
General Objective: To familiarize the student on ecological solid waste management (ESWM)
the types of solid wastes and the different approaches to ESWM.
Specific Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to:
1. define ecological solid waste management.
2. classify the different types of solid waste
3. discuss the various approaches to the ESWM.
Ecological solid waste management should start at the household level. Management of
waste materials in the households are normally carried out by the servants and often the
housewives. Thus, they must be well-informed about proper waste handling and management.
C. RESIDUAL WASTES. Residual wastes are solid waste materials that are non-
compostable and non-recyclable. They should be disposed ecologically through a long-
term disposal facility or sanitary landfill.
Examples are:
Sanitary napkins
Disposable diapers
Worn-out rugs
Cartoons which contain a plastic lining usually used for milk and juice containers
Ceramics
Candy wrappers/ sachets
Other soiled materials that cannot be composted and recycled.
D. SPECIAL WASTES. Special wastes refer to household hazardous wastes:
Examples are:
Paints
Thinners
Household batteries
Lead-acid batteries
Spray canisters
Bulky wastes such as:
Large worn-out or broken furniture
Lamps
Book cases
Filing cabinets
Consumer Electronics refer to worn-out, broken and other discarded items such as
Radios
Stereos
TV sets
White goods which refer to large worn-out or broken household appliances such as:
Stoves
Refrigerators
Dishwashers
Clothes washers
Dryers
Developmental Activities
F. Application
Distribute the flyer or
information to other
people.
Multiple Choice:
1. Solid wastes refer to the following except one.
a. Construction debris
b. Commercial waste
c. Agricultural waste
d. Microorganisms
2. Flowers are _____wastes.
a. compostable b. recyclable c. residual d. special
3. The _____wastes should be disposed in sanitary landfill.
a. Compostable b. Residual c. Recyclable d. Special
4. Recyclable should be____ before storing them.
a. kept b. cleaned c. destroyed d. disposed
5. Paints are ______wastes.
a. residual b. recyclable c. special d. compostable
H. Assignment
Bring a recycled item next meeting and discuss what it is made of and present its
usefulness.
Chapter III. The 3 R’s of SWM (Supplement to lecture on garbage in the book of Lee
& Anes)
To bring down the amount of trash we throw out, experts came out with the three Rs,
which stands for Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. It is possible to limit the trash we generate by
simply avoiding the ways we make them in the first place.
Reduce means bringing down the amount of trash we dispose of by consciously avoiding
buying items that generate a lot of trash. For example, an item that comes with packaging or
too much wrapping results in unnecessary trash. Disposable items like razors, ball pens, printer
ink cartridge also produce waste. Go for refillables. Don’t buy poorly made products that don’t
last or could no longer be repaired. They quickly end up in the dumpsite.
RA 9003 sums it up:
Avoidance-buy only things you need and avoid items with heavy packaging.
Product reuse- find creative ways to reuse things and have broken items fixed.
Increase product durability-go for tough, durable and well-made items.
Reduce materials used in production-efficiency in manufacturing is called for.
Decreased consumption-less means less waste
The 3Rs of Solid Waste Management
REDUCE
Avoid wasteful consumption of goods. Begin by asking yourself. “ Do I really need it?” In
doing so, we minimize waste and conserve our natural resources. Reduce the amount of
unnecessary packaging. Adopt practices that reduce waste toxicity.
REUSE
Whenever practicable, reuse items that are still useful instead of just throwing them
away. Maintain and repair durable products. Borrow, rent or share items that are not used
frequently. Sell or donate goods instead of throwing them out. It would greatly help if we
patronize goods that are reusable, rather than “throw-away” types.
RECYCLE
Waste should be treated as a valuable resource. Items that are useless or of very little
value to one person often have significant value to another within a different setting or time.
The process whereby portions of waste material are sorted and used for something of benefits is
called recycling.
Process Skills:
1. Explaining how to reduce the necessary wastes.
2. Telling how to reuse products.
3. Discussing how to recycle products.
4. Enumerating the tips in practicing the 3Rs.
H. Assignment
Bring waste materials that can be made into containers for storage of foods, things, etc.
Chapter IV- Composting and Its Benefits and Uses?
The main purpose of composting is to reduce the amount of solid waste. Half of the trash
we generate are biodegradable. This means it can be broken down by microorganisms in the soil
and turned into compost.
Composting our biodegradable waste is highly encouraged under the law as it cuts by
half the trash that go into our dumpsites.
Composting is like recycling because we turn organic waste into soil conditioner and even
fertilizer for our plants. It enriches, restores and replenishes the topsoil with valuable nutrients.
Through composting, organic waste is made useful because it goes back to the cycle as plant
food and into the food chain.
Below are some of the items that can be turned into compost:
1. Kitchen waste food scraps, fish and animal skin and innards, seeds, vegetables and fruit
trimmings, shells and seafood, coffee grounds, tea bags, used paper napkins, egg shells
and dried pet or animal waste.
2. Garden waste grass cuttings, leaves, twigs and branches, and other woody material.
BENEFITS AND USES OF COMPOST
Compost improves the physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil, as a
soil conditioner.
Compost can be used as a soil supplement in flower beds, vegetable garden, lawn
and in planting a new tree or shrub.
Compost helps conserve moisture, prevent erosion and reduce weed growth.
1. Chop the biodegradable wastes into finer portions. The smaller the size of organic
wastes, the faster the compost will be ready for use.
2. Mix-up the biodegradable wastes and place them into the composters. Do not
burn on top of the piles or composters because the heat will kill the
biological-“decomposers” thus, delaying the composting process.
3. Sprinkle a small amount of water. Moisture is essential for microbial activity.
Protect the composters from accumulating too much liquid to avoid leaching.
4. Sprinkle or layer with soil so as not to invite flies and to control odors. Place the
soil in between the layers of the mixture.
5. Aerate the pile. Turn it once or twice a month to provide the necessary oxygen to
hasten the composting process.
6. When the interior of the pile is no longer hot and the material has broken down
into a dark and dry soil, the composting is finished.(END)
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Time Requirement: Three (3) Hours
Process skills: (based from the specific objectives cited)
Value Focus: To appreciate the value of composting by being resourceful and responsible to
make an alternative to chemical fertilizer.
Materials: Pictures on “How-to-do” Composting.
Handbook
Developmental Activities:
H. Assignment
Write an Essay on your project at home which is “Making a Compost.” Attach pictures.
Chapter V. How to Make a Simple Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
(Supplement to Lecture XIX in the book of Lee & Anes)
General Objective: To participate in the establishment and maintain the MRF in the barangay.
Specific Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to:
RA 9003 states that the barangay shall be responsible for setting up an MRF to process
the recyclable and biodegradable materials it collects. But what is an MRF?
An MRF is simply a site where collected materials can be stored until they are sold or
processed for composting. An MRF is not a dumpsite; it should not hold residual waste. It is also
not advisable to do the sorting of unsegregated trash at the MRF for environmental and hygienic
reasons.
There are no hard and fast rules on what an MRF should look like. It should , however,
provide the following facilities:
A covered area where various recyclable materials can be separately stored to
facilitate sale to buyers.
An area where composing can be performed.
Adequate drainage and security.
Since an MRF is run efficiently like a plant, it should always be maintained clean and color
free. No flies, rats and animals should be present. It should not release leachate from the
collected biodegradable waste.
Building a basic MRF is like building any storage space. Here’s how”
1. Choose a site as small as 12 square meters that is accessible to the barangay.
2. Build a storage space with roofing and partitioned areas protected by cyclone wire. These
partitions will hold recyclable materials in separate cells for plastics, glass, metal,
aluminum, paper, etc. Hold the area under lock and key to prevent pilferage or theft of
the materials.
3. For sites with larger land area, a composting facility can be put up. Construct a mixing
pond from concrete where kitchen and garden waste and coco dust can be mixed. The
mixing pond should have adequate drainage for the leachate from the kitchen waste and
a roofed area for storage of compost sacks. The roofed area will also hold the shredder
and mixer.
4. If the barangay chooses other ways of composting, the site should have open ground for
compost pits of piles.
Not all barangays can afford to set up a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). While some will have
the funds, they may also lack the space. But there are other ways to recover recyclable materials
without breaking the bank.
Here are some ways that are being practiced by some communities:
The hauler will collect the segregated waste to be transported in a truck with
partitioned cargo space.
Households will sell recyclables directly to JunkShops and compost biodegradables in
the backyard. Hauler will collect residual waste or even biodegradable waste.
Barangay will put up an MRF, sell the recyclables to junkshops, and make their own
compost. Households can also do backyard composting. The hauler will collect
residual waste. (END)
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Value Focus: Responsibility and resourcefulness to put up and maintain the MRF.
Materials: Pictures on MRF in a barangay.
CD or Handbook
Developmental Activities:
H. Assignment:
Be able to update or give feedback on the status of the MRF in your barangay and
recommend for improvement. This is an ORAL EXAM next meeting.
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