ns1 waste management
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Basel Convention Definition of Wastes
substances or objects which are disposedof or are intended to be disposed of or are
required to be disposed of by the provisionsof the law
Disposal meansany operation which may lead to resourcerecovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative uses (Annex IVB of theBasel convention)
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Solid wastes: domestic,commercial and industrial
wastes especially common
as co-disposal of wastes
Liquid Wastes: wastes in liquidform
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Bio-degradablecan be degraded (paper,
wood, fruits and others)
Non-biodegradable
cannot be degraded (plastics,bottles, old machines,
cans, styrofoam containers andothers)
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Households
Commerceand Industry
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Hundreds of tons of domestic
wastes are generated daily by
households contributing to the
enormous environmentalproblems the world is facing.
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Affects our health
Affects our socio-economicconditions
Affects our coastal and marineenvironment
Affects our climate
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Hazardous wastesSubstances unsafe to use commercially,industrially, agriculturally, or economically that are
shipped, transported to or brought from the countryof origin for dumping or disposal in, or in transitthrough, any part of the territory of the Philippines
Non-hazardous
Substances safe to use commercially, industrially,agriculturally, or economically that are shipped,transported to or brought from the country of originfor dumping or disposal in, or in transit through, anypart of the territory of the Philippines
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1. Reduce
2. Reuse
3. Recycle
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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9003 ]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ECOLOGICAL
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTPROGRAM, CREATING THE NECESSARYINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND
INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS
PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) bears the responsibility for carryingout the regulations set forth inCongressional legislation but also wieldsthe authority to promulgate additional
regulations of its own. These regulationsimpact the depth and course of streams,plant life, wildlife habitats, animals, soilquality, air quality, water quality, control of
hazardous waste, limits on greenhousegas emissions, and effects on recreationallocations.
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However, compliance with environmentalregulations usually requires the expenditure of
significantly increased overhead forbusinesses. In an attempt to avoid theseadditional costs, some businesses will refuseto comply with the regulations. Sometimes,businesses openly refuse to comply and will
pay governmental fines rather than pay thecompliance costs, which surpass the totalcosts of the fines. Other businesses, however,will try to hide their noncompliance, such asby dumping hazardous waste into rivers,
streams, oceans, or otherwise secluded areasrather than paying to have it taken to achemical treatment plant.
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Other common types of environmentallaw violations include littering; improper
waste disposal; the use of illegalpesticides in agriculture; releasingparticulates, sulfur dioxide, nitrogendioxide, carbon monoxide, and ozone in
amounts surpassing the regulatory caps;oil spills; the destruction of wetlands;burning garbage; improperly removingand disposing of asbestos; falsifying lab
data pertaining to environmentalregulations; smuggling illegal chemicalsinto the country; and committing fraudrelating to environmental regulations
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The criminal law characterizes an
environmental law violation as a formof white-collar crime. If convicted,violators face fines, probation, jail
time, or some combination thereof.Typically, a sentence of jail time isused when dealing with individuals,while corporations face stiff fines. Thefines endeavor to offset the financialgain of conducting the illegal activity.
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Bentonville, Arkansas based Wal-MartStores, the worlds largest retailer, has
been fined over$ 81 million forreckless and illegal hazardous wasteviolations which threatened both the
public and the environment,according to the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA).
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The retailer pleaded guilty in casesfiled by federal prosecutors in Los
Angeles and San Francisco to sixcounts of violating the Clean WaterAct by illegally handling and disposing
of hazardous materials at its retailstores across the U.S
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The company also pleaded guilty inKansas City, Missouri to violating the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide andRodenticide Act (FIFRA) by failing toproperly handle pesticides that had
been returned by customers at itsstores across the country.
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PenalisedThis tough financial penalty holds Wal-Mart accountable for itsreckless and illegal business practices that threatened both the
public and the environment, said Tammy Dickinson, U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Truckloads ofhazardous products, including more than two million pounds ofpesticides, were improperly handled under Wal-Marts contract.
Todays criminal fine should send a message to companies of all
sizes that they will be held accountable to follow federalenvironmental laws, she added.
Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the JusticeDepartments Environment and Natural Resources Division also
chastised the retailers behaviour: By improperly handlinghazardous waste, pesticides and other materials in violation offederal laws, Wal-Mart put the public and the environment at riskand gained an unfair economic advantage over othercompanies.
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http://www.emb.gov.ph/laws/solid%20waste%20management/ra9003.pdf
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