Soil Waste Management

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

Define solid waste

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Unwanted non-liquid, non-toxic, and non-soluble, types of waste. Discarded household, commercial, industrial, agricultural, construction debris.

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Major sources of solid waste: Food preparation, market places

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Organic waste

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Major sources of organic waste: Paper, wood, dried leaves

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Combustible

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Major source of organic waste: Metals, tins, cans

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Non-combustible

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Major sources of solid waste: (can be hazardous wastes)

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Electronic wastes

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Major sources of solid waste: Carcasses of domestic animals and livestock

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Dead animals

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Major sources of solid waste: (excluding volcanic ash)

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Ashes/dust

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Major sources of solid waste: oil battery, medical waste

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Hazardous waste

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Health risks of solid plastic waste

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• breeding of disease vectors; rats and flies • Human health risk • Environmental risk, long residence time

#10

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Contributors of solid waste in the Philippines: kitchen scraps, yard waste, glass bottles, plastic containers, Waste electrical electronic equipment

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Residential wastes - 56.7%

#11

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Contributors of solid waste in the Philippines: markets and establishments

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Commercial wastes - 27.1%

#12

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Contributors of solid waste in the Philippines: Government offices, educational and medical institutions

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Institutional wastes - 12.1%

#13

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Contributors of solid waste in the Philippines: Manufacturing sector and industrial sector

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Industrial wastes - 4.1%

#14

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Worldwide distribution of solid waste

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33% are not managed properly 34% accounted by high income countries

#15

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5 factors of Municipal solid wastes

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• Rapid urbanization • Public Indifference • Changing lifestyles • Consumption patterns • Spiraling population growth rates

#16

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What is solid waste management

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Control of generation, collection, transport, and processing of solid waste that best address economic, aesthetic, and environmental conditions.

#17

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Why is SWM Interdisciplinary?

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Targets economics, the sciences, sociology, geography, material sciences, engineering e.t.c.

#18

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Steps to effective SWM

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• identify waste • identify source of waste • determine health hazards of waste • determine volume of waste • identify safe collection method of waste • identify safe transportation of waste 7.identify safe disposal of waste

#19

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What is the waste hierarchy pyramid from most to least preferred

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• prevention • reuse • recycle • recover • disposal

#20

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Sanitary landfill: no refuse exposed, all refuse covered with 6 inches of soil

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Daily cover

#21

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Sanitary landfill: compacted garbage surrounded by soil from daily cover

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Refuse cell

#22

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Sanitary landfill: Perforated pipes in sand layer collect rainwater filtered by landfill (leachate)

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Leachate collection

#23

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Sanitary landfill: FIRST layer that prevent soil and waste contamination

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Plastic liner

#24

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Sanitary landfill: SECOND layer that prevent soil and waste contamination

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Clay barrier