PROJECT PROPOSAL ON

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR AMA

UNIVERSITY
SOLID MANAGEMENT CAMPAIGN
(EnvironPROTECT)

COURSE

Presented to
Teacher

Submitted by
Kimber F. Diegas
I.BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT PROPOSAL:

Environmental ethics makes us aware of the indiscriminate and

nefarious human activities. We inculcate moral values towards
nature and learn to respect various life forms through
environmental ethics.
Environmental ethics is concerned with the issue of responsible
personal conduct with respect to natural landscapes, resources,
species, and non-human organisms. Conduct with respect to
persons is of course, the direct concern of moral philosophy as
such.

In the AMA University, the problem of

garbage is very challenging issue. Despite the campaigns being
organized by the Administration, the voluminous garbage
which is collected daily in connection with its proper disposal
remains an immediate concern. As one of the country's highly
competent educational institution, AMA is expected to adhere to
a high standard of education and create an atmosphere
conducive to the holistic development of its students
academically and socially. The University has established its
reputation of producing socially and politically active students
and leaders. But we should also aspire as the
university with the cleanest and greenest campus or better yet,
 a university with the most environment-conscious students and
employees.

As a private university, AMA University

has an obligation to abide to the laws of the land. In
the year 2000, Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as the
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 was passed
into law. This law calls for the institution of a national program
that will manage the transfer, transport, processing, and
disposal of solid waste in the country. Therefore, the
University with its mission and vision, and sworn duties and
responsibilities, should undertake massive information
campaign drive to support the various initiatives of the
different government institutions, non-governmental institutions (NGOs)
and private institutions in implementing this
law.

II.RATIONALE:
Solid waste management is another term for garbage
management. As long as the University is comprised of humans
who are members of the academic community generating
wastes, garbage will always be an issue, with more solid wastes
to be accumulated in the academe. Thus, solid waste
management is a system for handling all of this garbage thru
waste collection, sorting management, recycling programs, and
dumps. In the past, the early practice of solid waste
management was through the digging of pits and throwing
garbage into them. Solid waste management became a serious
issue when the University did not even have a place to bury its
garbage and therefore garbage bins became an alternative
area of disposal. It created an unpleasant environment
situation because of the improper disposal. Thus, in response,
the PUP campuses must start to set up a proper and systematic
garbage collection and segregation procedures. It can also
practice to recycle or designate waste collection teams which
would dispose ‘unusable garbage’.
Waste management is considered an important initiative done
by governments and citizens alike to rehabilitate the safety and
well-being of the environment. It is also imposed in the
academic community level in as much as to provide a vibrant
and healthy learning environment that is conducive to the
exercise of the pursuit of education.
As the largest state university in the country in terms of
population, housing more than 70,000 students from different
parts of the Philippines, the state of waste segregation and
disposal in AMA is reflective of the state of such in the whole
higher education sector. If the AMA University provides a
healthy intellectual hub for learners and teachers, the practice
will serve as a blueprint for all higher education institutions in
the country. AMA University of the Philippines, being
one of the biggest state universities in the land, is important
and serves as a vital component of the country’s present
educational system. It provides opportunities for prospective
 students who want to pursue learning beyond the boundaries
of a traditional campus. It is therefore imperative that it has the
obligation to provide its students with relevant and accessible
education. Unquestionably, included in this relevant education
that needed to be propagated and taught is societal value such
as proper waste management.

III.PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
Main Objectives:

•Aggressive implementation of proper waste collection,

reduction, and/or recycling and organics recovery in all AMA
campuses for public health and environmental cleanliness and
safety,
•Reduction and discouragement in the voluminous use of
inorganic materials like plastic and styrofor in food services and
encouragement of the use of organic materials, proper waste
disposal, and dumping,
•Impose accountability and effective tools among all
stakeholders responsible for solid waste management in there
respective areas; and
•Provision for incentives to the most clean and environment-
friendly areas in the University.
IV.MECHANICS:
A.Declaration of AMA EnvironProtect Policy

 It is hereby declared the policy of AMA University to

Adopt systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste
management program which shall:

 Ensure the protection of public health and environment

in all University campuses.

 Utilize environmentally-sound methods for the benefits

of the University

 Set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance

and volume reduction by implementing the NO
PLASTIC/STYRO POLICY

 Ensure proper segregation, collection, transport,

storage and disposal of solid waste

 Encourage greater AMA sectoral participation in the

solid waste management (academic, administrative,
studentry, faculty, employee etc.)
B. Definition of Terms:
RA 9003 has defined the following terms in the implementation of
the policy on solid waste management:

Collection - refer to act of removing solid wastes from

the source or from communal storage point.
Controlled dump - disposal site at which solid waste is
deposited in accordance with the minimum
prescribed standards of site operation and
collection.
Disposal - the discharge, deposit, dumping or placing
of any solid waste into a pit or any place
assigned.
Generation - act or process of producing solid waste.
Materials recovery - solid waste transfer station or sorting
facility station.
Receptacle - individual containers used for the source
generation and the collection of garbage.
Segregation at - solid waste management practice of
source separating at the point of origin different
materials found in waste to reduce volume
of waste – separating biodegradable
(Organic) from non-biodegradable (non-
organic)
Solid waste - discarded household/institutional and
commercial wastes that are non-hazardous
and non-toxic
Solid waste - control generation, storage, collection
management transfer and disposal in accord with
principles of public health and
environmental considerations responsive to
public attitude
Solid waste - decreasing the volume of solid waste
reduction generated before it enters the solid waste
dump like materials substitution and
packaging restriction
C. Institutional Framework

All AMA campuses must create the Solid Waste Management

Task Force comprised of member/representative to implement
the policies herein stated on solid waste management.

The Task Force shall comprise the following:

Chair: Campus Development and Maintenance Office Director
Co-chair: Safety and Security Office Director
Member:
NSTP Coordinator
Student Counsel
Janitorial Services
Secretariat:
Chair: NSTP Teachers
Co-chair: NSTP Student Leader

The Head of the Task Force may coordinate with the concerned
sector of the University as it may deem necessary.
The members of the Task Force on the other hand shall formulate
action plans for their respective offices to complement the Solid
Waste Management Policy of the University.
The functions of the Task Force are as follows:
1)Implements the local solid waste management policy
2)Recommends the approval of the University solid waste
management plan to the president
3)Monitors and implements the solid waste management plan
 4)Develops and adopts incentive programs towards an eco-
friendly environment
5)Formulates the necessary information, education and
communication campaign in support to the implementation of
the solid waste management plan
6)Develops a mechanism for the imposition of sanctions for the
violation of solid waste management policy of the University.
The AMA Branches and Campuses should create their local task force
and its composition will be determined by the Director.

The Policy Focus

This policy is focused on the collection, transfer, source reduction,
and material recovery and final disposal of solid waste towards a
sound environmental practice in all campuses of AMA.

Coverage:
1)Collection and Transfer – To take into account the coverage of
the solid waste management through proper collection in all
campuses in their designated area/pit ensuring 100%
collection efficiency on a daily basis is achieved with the
following actions:
-Availability and provision of properly designed
containers/receptacles in selected collection points for the
temporary storage until such time collection and transfer to
processing sites or final disposal sites usually done by
regular dump trucks
-Segregation of different types of solid waste
 -Hauling of solid waste from source to disposal sites
-Provision of properly trained officers and workers to handle
solid waste disposal
2)Solid waste reduction – implementation of strategies to reduce
the volume of solid wastes that will be collected, particularly
PLASTIC and STYRO. In reality, these solid wastes are
tremendously accumulated from the food services operating in
the University. Annual 30 % target waste reduction will be set.
There are some incentives which will be given to those who will reduce the
use of non-recyclable packaging materials. Aside
from this, improved efficiency will be ensured if the use of
paper, cardboard, glass, metal and other materials among food
concessionaires are practiced inside the University.

2.1Reduction of Use of Non-Biodegradable

2.1.1 Use of Recyclable, Reusable and Biodegradable Bags
and Containers. All stores and stalls located inside AMA should
only allow/sell the following as checkout bags or containers to
customers/consumers:
 Recycled or recyclable paper bags;
 Biodegradable plastic bags
 Reusable bags, such as cloth bags/eco bags Tupperware and the like
or Corrugated boxes or cartons.
Biodegradable plastic bags must be properly disposed like any other
solid waste materials and should not be thrown in canals, water
bodies, vacant lots and other public places.
3)Solid waste facility capacity and final disposal – to include but
not limited to a projection of the amount of disposal capacity
needed to accommodate the solid waste generated in a
strategic and safe site as temporary storage, but to be
transferred and finally disposed on a daily basis. This shall
identify existing and proposed disposal sites and waste
collection facility inside the University that is properly
maintained for public health and sound environmental upkeep.
Strategies shall be included to maintain and improve said
existing sites to reduce adverse impact on health and
environment. Open dumps shall not be allowed as storage
sites.

2.1.2 Costumers/Shoppers Participation

Shoppers or customers in all stores/stalls inside AMA are encouraged
to provide for themselves reusable and recyclable shopping bags
such as those enumerated in Section 1, when shopping or buying
from stores/stalls.
2.1.3 Ban of Non-Bio Plastic Bags and Polystyrene Foam as
Food Containers
2.1.4 Ban of Non-Biodegradable Plastic Bags and Polystyrene
Foam as Food Containers. Only recyclable, biodegradable or reusable
containers are allowed to
be used as a food and beverage containers.
The use of non-biodegradable plastic bags and polystyrene foam as
food and beverage containers shall be completely banned in AMA
starting August School Year 2019-2020.
 3)Solid waste facility capacity and final disposal – to include but
not limited to a projection of the amount of disposal capacity
needed to accommodate the solid waste generated in a
strategic and safe site as temporary storage, but to be
transferred and finally disposed on a daily basis. This shall
identify existing and proposed disposal sites and waste
collection facility inside the University that is properly
maintained for public health and sound environmental upkeep.
Strategies shall be included to maintain and improve said
existing sites to reduce adverse impact on health and
environment. Open dumps shall not be allowed as storage
sites.

Funding
The University shall provide the funds from its resources on building
maintenance and ensure the establishment of the needed structures
for the implementation of the solid waste management policy. The
University, through the Income Generation Project Office (IGPO) will
implement income-generating projects regarding solid waste
management. It can also engage or establish tie-ups with
government and private institutions for further funding and financial
and material support. An environmental fee may also be charged
from proponents that will host various events inside the University.
Solid Waste Management Project Timeline.
 Task Responsible Unit Inclusive Date
Drafting of the NSTP student leader April 25 2019
University solid waste
management policy
AMA Waste Audit Janitorial services April 27 2019
Waste Audit Report Eco-waste coalition April 28 2019
Creation of the School President April 30, 2019
University Solid Waste
Task Force
Soft Launching of the Campus Development May 1 2019
Waste Management and Maintenance
Project/activities Office Director
Grand Launching Task Force School Opening
August 2019

References:
Proposed Printed Materials for the Compliance of AMA Students
on Proper Waste Disposal: Environmental Protection
AMA University Solid Waste Management policy
Proposed Implementing Guidelines on the Ban of Non –
Biodegradable Plastics and Polystyrene Foam Plastic of AMA Solid
Waste Management Policy in Consonance with Ecological Solid
Waste Act (RA of 2009).