CWTS 2.module 3

NSTP-CWTS 2

MODULE 3
Solid Waste Management

G I R LI E A . FE R N ANDEZ
I N S T RUCTOR
Module 3: Solid Waste Management
Module Overview ………………………………
Lesson 1: What is Solid Waste Management (SWM)?........
Objectives: At the end of the module, the students should be
able to:

a. Explain the concept of solid waste disposal

management; and
b. Formulate a sustainable solid waste

disposal program for the family/school/community.
Introduction
What is Solid Waste Management (SWM)?
Solid waste management

- refers to a set of actions done for the
proper collection, transport, processing, and
disposal of solid waste materials in such a
way that is protective of the general welfare
of the people and the environment.
Solid wastes are any of the trash, garbage’s, smudge /smaj/ (dirty)
which are results of human consumption of products, processes,
and machine wastages. These are considered useful, hence these
materials are discarded.
TITLE AND KEY PROVISIONS UNDER RA 9003
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
LGUs to manage their respective solid
wastes Waste segregation at source
Composting of biodegradable waste
Establishment of Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at
the barangay level Requires municipal/city governments
to construct sanitary landfill.
This lesson is about Solid Waste Management. Your prior knowledge about the lesson
will be elicited in the following chart used to activate prior knowledge.
Let’s begin by answering the first column. Please be guided by the chart below. Fill in
the first column first. Towards the end of this lesson, you will be asked to.
TASK # 1
What do you
understand about
Solid Waste
Management?
Legal Basis for Solid Waste Management
Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste

Management Act of 2000 was crafted to support the push for
proper solid waste management. It created a systematic program
to ensure that public health and the environment is safeguarded
from the effects of solid wastes. It aimed not only for
environmental care but also for poverty alleviation through the
reduction, reuse and recycling of wastes into viable forms. In
addition, proper segregation of wastes including transport,
storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste was imposed. The
four R’s summarize the waste production techniques as stipulated
in this Republic Act.
What are the four R’s in
Waste Management?
1. Reduce – This technique is used to decrease consumption of residual

materials. The term “residual materials” refers to all the material that an
individual would want to dispose of, more commonly referred to as waste.
Examples of basic reduction actions:
• Use of paper bags instead of plastic bags
• Non-use of disposable cups (especially plastic coffee mugs)
• Use of non-disposable materials such as fabrics for diapers, reusable
containers for canteens, etc.
2. Reuse – Reuse of materials involves the use of the material to its maximum
utility. That is, to use the material until such time that it fails to serve its
function, or use it more than once, or use it in another function.
Examples of reusing:
• a single-sided paper as a scratch paper or note pads;
• reusing envelops
• using rechargeable batteries
3. Recycle – This is the processing of used or waste materials into new usable
material. This technique will prevent wastage of used materials;
prevent pollution and provides new material out of an old material.
Example of recycling:
• Use of old tires in gardening
• Use of plastic glass as pencil holders
• Sewing of old cloths as newly designed apron
4. Recover – This technique involves transformation of a waste
material into new material or a material or energy. Most common
recovery action is composting where organic wastes are transformed
into soil energy. The solid wastes can be converted into gas to produce
energy. We can generate electricity by burning solid waste found in the
landfills.
Process Questions:
1. What did you understand about the four R’s in Waste
Management?
2. How do the four R’s in Waste Management relate with
each other?
3.What do you think are the three main reasons to
segregate our waste?
Penalties on Violation of RA 9003
The penalty of imprisonment and corresponding fines is imposed on violators of the
provisions of RA 9003. In the following boxes try to indicate the imprisonment ranges
from 15 days to 6 years, depending on the specific section of the prohibitions in the
Act and its Fines ranging will be enforced correspondingly.
Penal Provisions
Chapter 6 of RA 9003 provides a comprehensive list of prohibited acts

including:
(1) littering, throwing, dumping of waste matters in public places;

(2) undertaking activities in violation of sanitation operation;
(3) open burning of solid waste;
(4) causing non-segregated waste;
(5) squatting in open dumps and landfills;
(6) open dumping, burying of biodegradable materials in flood-prone
areas;
(7) unauthorized removal of recyclable material;
(8) mixing of source-separated recyclable material with other waste;
(9) establishment or operation of open-dumps;
(10) manufacturing, distributing, using, and importing consumer
products that are non- environmentally-friendly materials;
(11) importing toxic wastes misrepresented as “recyclable” or “with
recyclable content”;
(12) transporting and dumping in bulk in areas other than facility
centers;
(13) site preparation, construction, expansion or operation of waste
management facilities without an Environmental Compliance Certificate
and not conforming with the land use plan of LGUs;
(14) construction of establishment within 200 meters from dump sites or
sanitary landfills; and
(15) operation of waste disposal facility on any aquifer, groundwater
reservoir or watershed area.
After you have identified the penalties, I should like you to recall an incident in your life
when you become somehow a violator or somebody who violates the solid wastes.
It is time for you to tell your story.
Process Questions:
1. After telling your story, what have

you realized as far solid waste
management is concerned?.
TASK #3
2. What do you think are the
advantages and disadvantages of
solid waste management ?
3. What do you as the most
challenging situation a violator could
encounter?
ABSTRACTION
Solid wastes may come in solid,
liquid forms which may bring
harm to humans, animals, and
the environment. These wastes
have adverse impacts on our
planet. Wastes, when not
properly managed, cause
pollutions of basic life forms, even
our oceans and other water forms
which are the habitats of aquatic
resources. In the atmosphere, Class Activity
wastes increase the greenhouse Form groups and formulate 5 Reuse and 5
gas effect, and which cause Recycling actions that can be done at
home or in the community. Draw and
global warming. Humans are not
color these actions and present to class.
anymore safe with these
TASK # 4
enormous pollutions in our planet.
Now that you are ending this lesson, I should like to take account of what you have
learned so far. by completing the chart that follows.
TASK #5
Process Questions:
1. As Tomasenyo who aspires to be a
good practitioner, how would you manifest
a good example to others by following AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2005
REVENUE CODE OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF SANTO TOMAS?
2. What do you think are the practical
ways to Community Service Implementer?
3. What are some of your realizations?

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a. Explain the concept of solid waste disposal

b. Formulate a sustainable solid waste

Solid waste management

Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste

1. Reduce – This technique is used to decrease consumption of residual

• using rechargeable batteries

Chapter 6 of RA 9003 provides a comprehensive list of prohibited acts

(1) littering, throwing, dumping of waste matters in public places;

1. After telling your story, what have

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