Task 2.

The Human Person and their Environment

“A MISSION TO VALUE: WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT”

I. Statement of the problem

Because of shifts in consumption habits and rising populations, the world is
confronted with the problem of increasing volumes of waste. Over the last two
decades, per capita waste production by developed countries has risen threefold,
which is five to six times higher than in developing countries. Waste
accumulation is an issue, particularly in poor countries where, due to financial
and management problems, the capacity to handle waste is limited. Due to the
growing population and living standards, waste production in developing
countries is also expected to increase.
The municipal office in the Philippines is responsible for the solid waste
disposal of its constituents. For both public health and environmental reasons,
the management of waste from collection, storage, refining, transport and
disposal is important. Waste is referred to as something discarded by a person,
household, or organization that consists of a complex mixture of distinct
substances of which some are ultimately harmful to health.
The problem of waste management had always been the burden of the local
government unit. However, such burden cannot be carried alone by most of the
municipalities, and most of them had failed in the implementation of the
management plan. There are several reasons for the failure in the
implementation of the waste management. These include limited financial
resources, lack of political will, lack of technical knowledge about recent
technologies, and lack of cooperation and participation of the community
Human activities produce waste and it is the manner in which such waste is
treated, stored, processed and disposed of that may pose risks to the
environment and public health. Waste Management issues and problems are of
immediate importance in urban areas, especially in the rapidly urbanizing cities
of the developing world.
The treatment of waste in the Barangay Guihing specifically in Junsay
Compound is one of the most contentious. Ecological problems. The growth in
the population of the community and the industrialization of more communities
have contributed to an alarming increase in the amount of waste due to the high
consumption of materials. Uncontrolled disposal and overflowing landfills have
also been brought on by the changing characteristics of waste. Before the waste
is collected, waste separation at the source is very important. They become
polluted and useless when waste is mixed, therefore requiring more methods
and higher costs to handle. If waste is isolated at the source, more efficient
management methods such as reuse, recycle, and composting are more
modifiable. Usually, one to two thirds of the produced waste are not collected.
As a result, uncollected waste is poured indiscriminately into the streets and
streams, sometimes mixed with human and animal excreta, thereby leading to
flooding, insect and rodent breeding and the spread of diseases. In addition,
even collected waste is frequently disposed of, polluting water supplies and air,
in unregulated dumpsites and/or burned.

II. Project Design

To address the issue of waste managementIt Trash Can to Trash Bin will be
made it is an innovative and ultramodern way of recycling its main component,
the water bottle that promotes to turn trash into cash and thereby saving mother
earth. This cost-efficient trash bin primarily functions as trash collector that
could be flexibly used as indoor or outdoor facility. Trash to Trash Bin is an
innovative and recycled trash bin which is used mainly for collecting and
storing of garbage. It is made of recycled materials which clearly defines the
main idea on reducing the garbage or wastes generated every day of the people
thus it helps to conserve the environment. And the other project will be the
Clean Up Day the Community will be having a Clean-Up Day all of the social
classes can be involved in the clean-up day. The activity should be undertaken
monthly. Youth can also be involved so that they will develop the habit and
behavior of cleanliness and concern for the environment. The said activity can
also bring back the traditional “bayanihan” of the community and also,
Implement Proper waste management practice like Waste Segregation. Based
on the survey, recyclable materials are separated from the solid waste and are
sold to junk shop collectors by almost all of the respondents under the resident
of junsay compound. When asked which of the recyclable materials is being re-
used, most of the respondents in the community were re-using glass bottles,
plastic bottles, and paper. Very few are reusing plastic bags and metal cans.
This only means that plastics and metal cans go with all other solid waste. This
is being affirmed by key informants, who reported that solid wastes of
household are mixed and unsegregated. This would also mean that segregation
of solid waste does not matter whether which social class the individual
belongs; all of them are not segregating their waste or maybe they are
segregating but throwing the solid waste all together to be collected. The
community would have separate garbage bin for biodegradable and non-
biodegradable solid waste, these are being handled by their household helpers
who might mix all the garbage together in time of collection.
The actions to do will be the following; first, facilitator will invite the people
from the community by posting information about the Waste Management
Project via Social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). The date (November
14, 2020) from (8 AM to 12 PM). Second, the facilitator will list down all the
names of the people who will be willing to join in the Waste Management
Project in order for the facilitator to be aware of the possible number of
participants who will join. Lastly, on the day of conducting the activity each of
the participants of my project will be cleaning up their own places also they will
do the waste management practice and they will be going take pictures as a
proof that they participated on the project and as a facilitator I will be going to
collect the pictures that they took as part of my project.

III. Methodology

PROJECT SCHEDULES BUDGET PERSON TASK TO BE

INVOLVED DONE
Clean Up Day November 22- 500 pesos The residents of Clean the
29 every junsay surroundings
Saturday and compound.
Sunday. Time
(6:30 – 8:00)
Solid Waste December 31 – No money The residents of Segregation of
Practice January 20 involves junsay non-
every Saturday compound. biodegradable
and Sunday and
Time (3:00 – biodegradable
4:00) waste.
 Trash Cans to January 1 - 1000 The residents of Collect the
Trash Bins January 29 Junsay garbage and put
every Saturday compound in the trash bins
and Sunday
Time (2:30 to
3:00)

IV. Budget Design

PROJECT MATERIALS BUDGET Source of fund
Clean Up Day  Shovels. 500 pesos Personal and Youth
 Rakes. Fund
 Gloves.
 Paint and
paintbrushes.
 Wheelbarrows.

Trash Cans to Trash  Paint 1000 pesos Personal and Youth

Bins  Spring Bar Fund
 Hinges
 Deformed Bar
 Bolt
 Sprocket
V. Lay out of the Project