INFORMATION SHEET 6.2-1

INFORMATION SHEET# 6.2-1
IDENTIFY AND SEGREGATE WASTE

Proper Waste Management for a Greener
Environment Advocacy

Increasing population and industrialization
would also mean more wastes in the environment.
More waste, more diseases. But then, there would
also be a positive effect of increasing population,
we could also help each other. Hand in hand for a
better, cleaner and greener environment for us
people to stay and live with.

Waste Segregation is the separating and sorting of waste to facilitate
recycling
"Waste segregation" means dividing waste into dry and wet.
Dry waste includes wood and related products, metals and glass.
Wet waste typically refers to organic waste usually generated by eating
establishments and are heavy in weight due to dampness.

Waste management is the collection, transport,
processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste
materials. The term usually relates to materials produced
by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce
their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics.
Waste management is also carried out to recover
resources from it. Waste management can involve solid,
liquid, gaseous or radioactive substances, with different
methods and fields of expertise for each.

Waste management practices differ for developed and developing nations, for
urban and rural areas, and for residential and industrial producers.
Management for non-hazardous waste residential and institutional waste in
metropolitan areas is usually the responsibility of local government authorities,
while management for non-hazardous commercial and industrial waste is
usually the responsibility of the generator

Waste Segregation Advisory

The Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (EMB-DENR) is enjoining everyone to observe proper
waste segregation in their homes.

We specifically call on all households who have members identified as
Persons under Investigation (PUI) or Persons under Monitoring (PUM) to take
extra precaution in handling their special wastes by initially disinfecting it with
chlorine based solution prior to collection to prevent any further spread of the
COVID-19 virus in the community.

Practicing proper waste segregation in accordance with Republic Act No.
9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act and proper handling of
household healthcare wastes such as used face masks and gloves that are
considered as special wastes will help stop the spread of COVID19.

Local Government Units (LGUs) nationwide are likewise
enjoined to ensure compliance of their constituents with the proper
segregation, handling and disposal of wastes in accordance with the provisions
of RA No. 9003 and RA No. 6969 otherwise known as Toxic Substances and
Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act.

STAY SAFE. STAY HOME.

WASTE SEGREGATION

How do you segregate waste?
How do I practice waste management at home?
1. Keep separate containers for dry and wet waste in the kitchen.

2. Keep two bags for dry waste collection- paper and plastic , for the rest of
the household waste.

3. Keep plastic from the kitchen clean and dry and drop into the
dry waste bin. ...

4. Send wet waste out of the home daily.

Sources of waste can be broadly classified into four
types: Industrial, Commercial, Domestic, and Agricultural.
1. Industrial Waste. These are the wastes created in factories and

industries.
2. Commercial Waste. Commercial wastes are produced in schools,

colleges, shops, and offices.
3. Domestic Waste.
4. Agricultural Waste.

Segregation of Waste:

Waste Can be segregated as

1.Bio Degradable Waste:

Bio Degradable waste includes organic waste, e.g. kitchen waste, vegetables,
fruits, flowers, leaves from the garden and paper.

2.Non Bio Degradable Waste:

Non Biodegradables can be further segregated into:

A – Recyclable Waste- Plastics, Paper, Glass, Metal Etc.

B- Toxic Waste: – Old Medicine, paints, Chemicals, bulbs, Spray Cans,
fertilizer and pesticide containers, batteries, shoe polish.

C- Soiled: – Hospital waste such as cloth soiled with blood and other body
fluids. Toxic & soiled waste must be disposed of with utmost care

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