...IMPROPER SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY AT BARANGAY 19, SAMPAGUITA STREET BATANGAS CITY Introduction Solid Waste Management refers to the collecting, treating, and disposing of solid material that is discarded because it has served its purpose or is no longer useful. Improper disposal of municipal solid waste can create unsanitary conditions, and these conditions in turn can lead to pollution of the environment and to outbreaks of vector-borne disease—that is, diseases spread by rodents and insects. The tasks of solid-waste management present complex technical challenges. They also pose a wide variety of administrative, economic, and social problems that must be managed and solved. The primary sources of solid waste include waste generated in residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial activities. Certain types of wastes that cause immediate danger to exposed individuals or environments are classified as hazardous; these are discussed in the article hazardous-waste management. All nonhazardous solid waste from a community that requires collection and transport to a processing or disposal site is called refuse or municipal solid waste (MSW). Refuse includes garbage and rubbish. Garbage is mostly decomposable food waste; rubbish is mostly dry material such as glass, paper, cloth, or wood. Garbage is highly putrescible or decomposable, whereas rubbish is not. Trash is rubbish that includes bulky items such as old refrigerators, couches, or large tree stumps....
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...Case Study of Solid Waste Management at a College Campus Abhilash Krishna1, Krishna Nandanan2, Pradeep Kumar S.S.3, Srihari K.S.4 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, India. abhilash.krishnadbz@gmail.com1,krishna_92@hotmail.com2,sspk1992@gmail.com3,srihariks12@gmail.com4 ABSTRACT This paper examines the technical, economic and environmental aspects of the waste management techniques practiced at an educational campus in South India. It encompasses the entire spectrum of waste collection, segregation, reuse, recycle, incineration and landfill. An in-depth analysis of this process has been done as it helps to both emulate and improve this complex yet essential practice. The study involves interaction with people directly associated with this process by which a clear understanding of the technical and management aspect of the entire process can be obtained. It has also provided a substantial amount of raw data regarding the amount and types of waste generated, labour, cost and other related aspects. Appropriate suggestions and justifications had been put forth to improve the efficiency of the system. Keywords - bio-degradable waste, compost, non bio-degradable waste, waste management. 1. INTRODUCTION A sample population of 8000 people in a 450-acre college campus had been considered. The college campus is located in a nondescript village in South India. In such a populous community, generation of large amount of wastes...
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...http://www.ripublication.com/ijaer.htm Case Study of Solid Waste Management at a College Campus Abhilash Krishna, Krishna Nandanan, Pradeep Kumar S.S. and Srihari K.S. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, India. Abstract This paper examines the technical, economic and environmental aspects of the waste management techniques practiced at an educational campus in South India. It encompasses the entire spectrum of waste collection, segregation, reuse, recycle, incineration and landfill. An in-depth analysis of this process has been done as it helps to both emulate and improve this complex yet essential practice. The study involves interaction with people directly associated with this process by which a clear understanding of the technical and management aspect of the entire process can be obtained. It has also provided a substantial amount of raw data regarding the amount and types of waste generated, labour, cost and other related aspects. Appropriate suggestions and justifications had been put forth to improve the efficiency of the system. Keywords: Bio-degradable waste, compost, non bio-degradable waste, waste management. 1. Introduction A sample population of 8000 people in a 450-acre college campus had been considered. The college campus is located in a nondescript village in South India. In such a populous community, generation of large amount of wastes is not surprising. Waste generated here varies from paper, plastic...
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...continuously improve the operational system and implement efficient recycling management for proper Solid Waste Management.( Rahmah Elfithri et al (2011)) Md. Zohur-uz-zaman, A.S.M. Riyad (2014) found out that all the environmental problems that have come into focus in Khulna, Academic Institutional Solid Waste Management has been the slowest to develop either in direction or regulatory mechanisms. The study was conducted at different educational institutions in Khulna, Bangladesh to determine the waste generation rates and identify the current situation of the Academic Institutional Solid Waste Management (ISWM). Which can be helpful to sustainably manage the institutional solid waste. It was found that the organic food waste dominates in...
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...The Role of Public Participation in Organic Waste Management A Case Study of Abuja, Nigeria ABSTRACT Environmental management issues continue to pose greater challenges to various regions across the globe. The municipality of Abuja suffers from low level of public participation in engaging in organic waste management as one of the main ways of achieving environmental sanitation. In a bid to identify ways of enhancing public participation in organic waste management, the study used qualitative primary research, which involved interviewing 57 members of the public through questionnaires. The participants were picked on a simple random basis. From the results the study established that there has been a low level participation amongst the members of the public in organic waste management. The low participation results from some specific obstacles or factors inhibiting the same. Amongst the obstacles identified include lack of adequate funding, insufficient resources, lack of information, ineffective policies and regulation framework, and lack of awareness as some of the obstacles that have inhibited public participation in organic waste management. As a result, the study provides specific recommendations on how to enhance public participation in organic waste management as one of the ways of promoting environmental sanitation. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 6 1.1 Introduction 6 1.2 Statement of the Problem...
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...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the study One of the most basic abilities of human beings is to classify and categorize objects and information into simpler schema, such that we can characterize the objects within the groups in total rather than having to deal with each individual object. (http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/1458/thesi s.pdf?sequence=1) In a developing country, the problems associated with solid waste management are more acute than in a developed country. Lack of financial resources and infrastructure to deal with solid waste creates a vicious cycle; lack of resources leads to low quality of service provision which leads to fewer people willing to pay for said services, which in turn further erodes the resource base and so on. The problem is further complicated by rapid growth in population and urbanization, which adds greatly to the volume of waste being generated and to the demand for waste retrieval service in municipal areas. However, more often than not, an increase in population is not matched with an equal increase in revenue for the local municipalities for waste management. Besides this, rapid urbanization means rapid growth of shanty dwelling units that are largely unplanned for, and add to the waste, health, and hygiene problems. Another significant factor that contributes to the problem of solid wastes in a developing country scenario is the lack of proper collection and transportation facilities. Improper planning coupled with rapid...
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...HOUSEHOLD WASTES - CASE STUDY OF ALIMOSHO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IYANA IPAJA AND ENVIRONS) LAGOS STATE BY ANWULI JOY NWOSU MATRIC NO: 030802060 In Partial Fulfillment for the Award of Master in Environmental Management (MEM) OCTOBER, 2014 CERTIFICATION This is to certify that this research project on Preparedness of Household waste sorting around Iyana Ipaja and its environs as a case study was done by Joy………… in the department of Chemistry under the supervision of my Project Supervisor. ……………………………………… ……………………………… Prject Supervisor Date ……………………………….. ……………………………………. (HOD, Chemistry Department, Unilag) Date DEDICATION AKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT ABSTRACT This study examines the overview and the concepts of household waste sorting – waste prevention, collection, recycling and reuse, followed by household analysis using empirical data. The analysis shows the average mean weight composition of household waste sortingat source ranges from 0.50kg to 0.63kg paper, 2.21kg to 3.29kg putrescibles, 0.85kg to 1.41kg glass, 0.52kg to 0.68 plastic and 0.89kg to 1.20kg cans. The average percentage composition of wastes ranges from 10% paper to 45% putrescibles. From the analysis, there is a low level of household awareness about the preparedness of household waste sorting at source, and hence low level of participation in household waste sorting, disposal and recycling. The study also concludes the need for strengthening the relationship of proper waste management framework...
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...DECLARATION The group hereby declares that except for references to other people’s work, which has been acknowledged, this dissertation is the outcome of our own independent investigation under the supervision of Mr. Sumani John Bosco. NAME ID SIGNATURE GYAMFI KINGSLEY KWAKU IDS/3498/06 ………………………….. JEBUNI BERNARD IDS/3548/06 …………………………. SALIA ELIZABETH ZENABU IDS/3794/06 ………………………… YANGFO JACOB IDS/3902/06 ………………………… ZIEM ABRAHAM IDS/3934/06 ………………………… …………………………… Mr. Sumani John Bosco (Supervisor) Date…………………….. DEDICATION This work is dedicated to the parents and relatives of the group members for their love, care, prayers and support. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The group wishes to render its first thanks to the Almighty God without whose divine intervention the work would not have been possible. We also acknowledge the immense contribution of the chiefs, elders and people of Zanko and Sokpayiri communities who contributed in diverse ways to making our research a successful one. The group also...
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...According to the UN-Habitat, state of the world’s cities, 2008/09, page 129, a major flood in Surat, India, in 1994 resulted in an outbreak of a plague-like disease, and the official inquiry cited uncollected solid waste of which plastics are of greater percentage blocking drains. The disease caused panic country-wide and while the citizens blame the municipality, the public authorities in turn blamed the citizens for their lack of civic sense. Such a phenomenon of blame games when it comes to waste management and whose responsibility is it occurs in most major cities in the developing world, and Accra, Ghana is no exception. Solid waste management is a herculean task and can easily become a crisis if it is ignored. A solid waste crisis can...
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...Local Case of Inclusive and innovative Growth A. Case Profile Project Title: Solid Waste Management and the Economic Growth of Miagao Location: Municipality of Miagao, Province of Iloilo Beneficiaries: Schools and Community in Miagao Lead Organization: LGU and DepEd Miagao Funding Source: MOOE (LGU of Municipality of Miagao) B. Highlight Innovative and Inclusive Aspects/Approaches(Documentation) Introduction Individuals who are keen observer of the country’s growth and development would notice the high levels of inequalities that negatively affects the well-being and growth of the community. This is the focus of an inclusive and innovative growth; that everyone may have access to quality basic goods and services on a sustainable basis and with extensive outreach. In this paper, the reader will discover how the Municipality of Miagao were able to implement RA 9003 to solve the local problems on solid waste management and encouraged them at the same time to participate actively in the implementation of the said law in order to promote well being of the residents and help in the economic growth of their locality. As baptized Christian, we have the very responsibility to take care of this beloved home, the earth and all creations beneath and above it. But why do we experience the effect of “Climate Change” at present? This is because of our attitude towards nature and the environment. We dumped our garbage anywhere, at river banks where flood can carry...
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...TITLE : CASE STUDY ANDROIDS UNDER ATTACK 1) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The case study is about Androids is under attack as it was already in the news, and what made Androids a tastier target was the fact that Enronaa was not the first time. Its start from they had used accounting practices that allowed Enronaa to hide its debts, but really these are all within the context of fair value accounting. Androids was critics that the auditors were incompetent, at worse, they deliberately overlooked irregularities at Enronaa in order not to lose the lucrative stream of consulting and other work it provided. Androids also had prior entanglements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Androids agreed to pay the SEC a civil penalty of USD 7 million to settle charges related to the firm’s work as auditors of Solid Waste. This issue is the US SEC found Androids guilty of issuing materially false and misleading audit reports on Solid Waste financial statements for the period 1993 through 1996. Then, Androids also issued an audit report on Solid Waste’s financial statements in which it stated that the company’s financial statements were presented fairly, in all material respects, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and that Androids had conducted its audit of those financial statement in accordance with generally accepted auditing standard (GAAS). So, SEC found that Androids’ representations were materially false and misleading. While, Solid Waste’s financial...
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... |through creative ways managing their garbage mostly through recycling and re-use of their | | |personal resources. | | | | | |MMCOMRE Term/SY: 2nd Term, 2013 | *To be evaluated by the MMCOMRE/MMRECON teacher. I. Background Defintion Here is a brief definition basically of what garbage disposal is on a wider point: “Waste management is the...
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...EFFECTIVENESS OF HOUSEHOLD SCALE GASIFIER IN REDUCING WASTES A Research Proposal Submitted to The Faculty of the School of Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering Mapua Institute of Technology In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering By: Acorda, Almond Louise M. Alarcon, Mark Rolan C. Albacea, Jezza Marie S. Alix, Rae Mikael D. Busa, Mctristan C. Consuelo, Anthony John L. August 2014 APPROVAL SHEET This is to certify that we have supervised the preparation of and read the research report prepared by Almond Louise M. Acorda, Mark Rolan C. Alarcon, Jezza Marie S. Albacea, Rae Mikael D. Alix, Mctristan C. Busa and Anthony John L. Consuelo entitled Effectiveness of Household Scale Gasifier in Reducing Wastes that the said research report has been submitted for final examination by the Oral Examination Committee. _______________________________ Engr. George C. Vallestero II Course Instructor As members of the Oral Examination Committee, we certify that we have examined this thesis / practicum or research report presented before the committee on August 19, 2014, and hereby recommend that it be accepted as fulfilment of the research report requirement for the degree in Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. _______________________________...
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...mushrooming of slum that produces a lot of unmanageable solid waste in all major cities of Bangladesh. More over as a typical developing country, Bangladesh is experienced with mushrooming factories, tanneries and industries in the industrial areas and other unconventional areas; are contributing a significant amount of solid waste. Thus we need proper solid waste management with associated facilities and strict implementation of rules and regulations. However, the sustainability of this process depends on awareness and motivation programs, and proper monitoring and management by concerned authority. Practically, the authorities of all metropolitan cities are failed to manage the solid waste of their respective areas, mainly because of shortage of financial support and lack of willingness for overall sustainable solid waste management policies. The paper discusses about the solid waste management concept, existing practice of SWM in Chittagong, practical waste recycling, technology used in ‘Ananda-Bazar garbage treatment plant’ in Chittagong, safety measures for the workers and contribution to the economy. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1. To know about the Present scenario of Waste generation and waste management in Bangladesh. 2. Solid waste management in Chittagong perspective. 3. Recycling process; especially in ‘Ananda-Bazar garbage treatment plant’ in Chittagong. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY Practical survey in Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) area...
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