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Improper Waste - Related Study

Improper waste disposal is a major environmental issue in the Philippines, causing problems for the environment, public health, and future generations. A law was passed in 2000 to address the growing garbage problem, but mismanagement of waste still occurs, particularly in urban areas like Manila. Uncollected trash clogs waterways and causes floods as well as disease outbreaks that affect communities. The government and public need to work together to safely manage waste through proper disposal and clean-up efforts.

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Improper Waste - Related Study

Improper waste disposal is a major environmental issue in the Philippines, causing problems for the environment, public health, and future generations. A law was passed in 2000 to address the growing garbage problem, but mismanagement of waste still occurs, particularly in urban areas like Manila. Uncollected trash clogs waterways and causes floods as well as disease outbreaks that affect communities. The government and public need to work together to safely manage waste through proper disposal and clean-up efforts.

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Improper waste disposal is one of the biggest environmental issues here in the Philippines.

It caused
bigger problems that affect not only the environment but also the health and life of the people. This
problem may be resolve or it will remain problem to the country in the next few years. Mismanagement
of the waste disposal has a serious effect on ground and surface water contamination, flooding, air
pollution, water pollution etc. People will suffer in the next years of existence if we continue this kind of
activity. Health security maybe not secured or guarded when it comes to drinking contaminated water
because of the improper disposal of the waste.

RA 9003 was passed by the Philippine Congress on December 20, 2000 and was subsequently
approved by the Office of the President on January 26, 2001. This law was crafted response to the
growing rate of garbage problems in the country. Although there is a law about mismanagement of
waste disposal Philippines ranked the 3rd top source of plastic leaking into oceans in a February 2015
study. The country generates 2.7 million metric tons of plastic garbage each year, 20% or 521,000 tons
of which ends up in the ocean. Based on interviews with local government officials and environmental
groups, the study found that waste leakage in the Philippines often happens while the garbage is
transported from the collection site specifically from households, village material recovery facilities to
the dump sites. The country’s open dump sites are one of the major reasons why waste product or
waste materials leaked to the waterways that’s why water became affected and get contaminated.
Usually, improper waste disposal occurs in urban cities like country’s capital city Manila. Metro Manila
produces a fourth of Philippine garbage. According to Department of Environment and National
Resources (DENR) “Residents are responsible for one-fourth of the country’s daily solid waste.” A single
resident can produce an average of 0.7 kilogram waste per day which can affect the cities garbage rate.
Half of the garbage from Metro Manila is biodegradable waste such as food scraps, leftovers, and animal
carcasses. About 17 percent are paper while 16 percent are plastics. The rest are discarded metal,
ceramics, rubber, and leather.

Uncollected trash that clog waterways and drainage systems is one of the major causes of floods
and disease outbreaks whose effects could be felt beyond the capital. Government should have time to
make a study in this country’s problem, they must have plans and actions to make sure that people,
animals and our environment is safe and guarded all through out. People are also responsible for their
own trash to put it in proper waste for their own sake.

Published by: Khylle Tumala

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