SCIENCE 5- QUARTER 1 WEEK COMPETENCIES 1 5: Recognize the importance of 5 R’s in waste management. | 2. Practice the 5 R techniques in minimizing waste. LESSON 3: RESPONSIBLE LIVING WITH MATTER As you depend on matter,you recognize the need to use matter safely and responsibly. One of these is proper management of waste or a material or that you throw away or discard because you no longer have use for it PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT Managing our waste and its disposal is very important Our country should have a program of waste management in place to secure the protection of the environment and its resosurces. WASTE MANAGEMENT refers to the process by which garbage is properly collected,transported and proper disposal of trash and other waste in the Philippines , waste disposal is a major environmental concern, tons of trashes are thrown every year into dumpsites that are already filled up. If problem is not addressed correctly ,the country will no longer have space for dumpsites and this could lead to serious health isues and to flooding due to the increase of wastes. Part of managing our waste is having solutions to recycle things that are not really garbage. This makes garbage useful and of value to us. We canbe a part of solutions in managing our waste. One of the best solutions in managing out our waste is to make use of the 5 R's. Five R's of responsible waste management : 1.Reduce 2.Reuse 3.Recycle 4.Recover 5.Repair 16REDUCE Red thistiwel ae ene concept of lessening the waste we produce. By doing cohsidersane Bs what we need to reduce and recycle.Waste reduction is observe this throng hie TGls way of managing the world’s garbage. You can 1. Avoid the use of di lowing ways. Saad of disposable things such as spoons, glasses,cups,plates i Reduce the use of transportation that uses gasoline. iS: ae este consump ton by turning off lights. inces and other electr i Fn permuted: ‘ical devices that are not 4. Reduce your use of paper. Use both sides of a paper especially in printing .This reduces waste paper. 5. Reduce your use of water. 6. Use the electroni i ieaiare ‘onic mail to communicate with people instead of writing in 7. Use cloth hankies or table napkins instead of tissue paper. 8. Buy things that are of good quality to avoid throwing them once broken. 9. Buy in bulk to avoid throwing containers. 10. Avoid purchasing things that have too much packaging. The extra materials go to the garbage. REUSE To reuse an item is to use it again purpose. This manner of waste manage! materials before you throw them away or recyc! following ways on reusing materials: hool supplies that your siblings have he same materials instead of buying new even after it has served its primary ment extends the lifespan of Je them. You can observe the 1. If you need textbooks or sc! used previously, you can use tl ones. 2.Do not throw away sheet of paper without using both of it sides. For instance you can use the back side of pad paper for your computations of math problems. e clothes that no longer fit no longer play with ch as orphanages se them. 3. Youcan donate th you or the toys that you to various institutions su‘ so other children can reu: 744. Whe \ Nn openi Paper, ee or gifts, do not carelessly tear their wrapping 25 gift tage ese the paper to wrap smaller gifts or cut them for 1s of food 5. Do not thi row away plastic shopping bags or plastic containe ic bags oF Plasti eontan does not decompose. Instead of throwing plasti ers, you can reuse them everytime you go shopping 6. Old tires can be used in making slippers, plant pots and even alternative Swing seats. 7. Woodcuttings can be made into woodcrafts or firewood. 8. Old newspapers can be made into paper mache decors or packaging materials for glassware. 9. Use rechargeable battries to reduce unnecessary waste compared with regular batteries. 10. Start a compost bin using biodegradable materials such as fruit and vegetable peelings, used coffee grounds , old tea bags and others. They decompose and become organic fertilizer for the plants and soil. RECYCLE You recycle materials when you trans serves a purpose different from that followingexamples of recycling. form them into a new item that of the original item. Note the ss material and metal scraps can be molded 1. When melted using heat, gla Jes and metal sheets, respectively. into new products such as glass bott] 2. Old newspapers can be cut into small pieces and turned into a material called mulch that can then be molded into thin sheets of paper. 3. Plastic bottles of soda drinks can be used as containers for small plants.Tin cans that were used to hold cookies, crackers, or biscuits can be transformed into sewing boxes or containers in which to keep greetingcards, school supplies and the like. RECOVER s getting materials or substances from garbage Waste recovery involve 'd then reused. Here are some ways of waste and having these processes recovery: 1. Cell phones become obsolete as new models are developed. Instead ne, you can sell it to elecronic shops that will throwing away an old pho) extract functioning parts from your old phone and use for other purposes. 2. Instead of buying a new ink cartridge for your printer ,you can have it with new ink in shops that provide this service. 18REPAIR praken’or Dante are bre in Some materials are deemed useless because ienatty to aid their parts aare parts are not functioning P! management: 0 adjust ss t sk seamstre: 1, When your clothes seem to be tighter, you can a’ es parts of your clothes instead of buying new on‘ parts, you in some f 2. If your shoes get worn out or your school bag gets torn new ad of buying can have the shoes resoled or the bag repaired inste right away. Ir e get broken © 3. In the same manner, when things that you use in your ora faucets that busted, have them repaired or readjusted. These in mediately have to be checked regularly for leaks. Do not thing im replacing these household items with new ones. By doing our part in managing our Nee A 2 Ni waste as individuals or with a community , x part We create better and sustainable environment Wy for all. os Uy MAKING USEFUL PRODUCTS OUT OF SOLID OR LIQUID WASTE MATERIALS, Does waste we produce become totally useless after discarding? Through waste management, we can find efective ways of dealing with trash so as to address problems that it may cause us. Through the concept of RECOVER materials i i Instead of using fossil fuels, electricity can be generated from soli liquid wastes. Some methods include: sane Incineration Gasification Pyrolysis Anaerobic digestion fermentation vr wne 19- Incineration is the is Proce: enough oxyge: Ss of burning solid waste matrials wherein there n to support burning or combustion. 2. Incinerator is 7 a machi ind chine that reduce solid waste maerials especially lustrial waste, » into ash through burning at very high temperature Gasificati olid wi int ion Mies heat chemical process that turns solid waste into @ mixture of burning gases with limited oxygen. . pyrolysi Bicevelsils the process of breaking down waste using heat but with the € of oxygen to produce burning gases. 5. 7 Anaerobic digestion is the process of breaking down waste matrial without oxygen that produces carbon dioxide and methane or biogas. Biogas is a gaseous fuel produced without oxygen, Digester is an airless container that is warmed and sealed where bacteria ferment matrials such as liquids and animal manure to produce biogas. 6.Fermentation is the process of breaking down waste materials using microorganisms and yeasts. We benefit from the diffeent methods of breaking down solid and liquid materials because of what they can produce. One of which is fuel, which is very important in providing us with our electricity. These methods is to help us find solutions to our waste problem. But it is always important for us to remember that as consumers, We need to be responsible for the trash we produce. 20