Waste is Wealth
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Waste is Wealth!
Ever wonder why we say "Waste is Wealth"?
For starters, wastes are undesired and unusable materials, considered useless substances. So if we were to calculate all the thrown-out garbage of the Philippines involving plastics, paper, food waste, face masks, face shields, and more to mention, it has accumulated at the projected annual rate of 18.05 million tons in 2020! If left unchecked, the numbers will soar up to three times their present projected rate in 10 years. That's tons and tons of useless substances overflowing from disposal sites!
Efforts globally are establishing long-term garbage collection, treatment, and disposal systems. Pollution of the air, soil, fresh and saltwater, and uncontrolled solid waste disposal endangers human health. Unless we act on it now, the problems we face today will continue to haunt the generations of the future.
But where is this "wealth" found in these useless substances we call waste?
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Know Your Waste
Environmental protection is a personal and individual obligation for all humans. It is our moral obligation to assist prevent climate change for the sake of our planet's future. Making a daily effort to conserve our environment will have a significant impact on our future.
The economy benefits from environmental protection as well. Every citizen should be fully aware of his or her important role in assisting the transition to more sustainable and resilient communities and a circular economy.
Municipal Waste
Compostable wastes are biodegradable wastes such as food waste, garden waste, animal waste, and human waste. They undergo biological degradation under controlled conditions and can be turned into compost (soil conditioner or organic fertilizer) by mixing them with soil, water, air, and biological additives or activators.
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Municipal Waste
Recyclable materials refer to any waste material retrieved from the waste stream and free from contamination that can still be converted into suitable beneficial use. These may be transformed into new products in such a manner that the original products may lose their identity.
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Municipal Waste
Residual wastes are solid waste materials that are non-compostable and non-recyclable. It should be disposed of ecologically through a long-term disposal facility or sanitary landfill.
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