Worksheet

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal, managing and monitoring of waste
materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is generally
undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics. Waste management is a distinct
practice from resource recovery which focuses on delaying the rate of consumption of natural resources. The
management of wastes treats all materials as a single class, whether solid, liquid, gaseous or radio active
substances, and tried to reduce the harmful environmental impacts of each through different method.

Proper waste management plays a very important role especially in the kitchen where foods are being prepared
and cooked.

Waste management procedures and techniques

1. Waste avoidance is engaging in activity that prevents generation of waste. Waste segragation is the process of
dividing garbage and waste products in an effort to reduce, re –use and recycle materials.
2. Waste reduction is the minimization of wasteful consumption of goods.
3. Re-use is the process of recovering materials intended for some purpose without changing their physical and
chemical appearance.
4. Recyling is the treatment of waste materials through a process of making them suitable for benificial use and
for other purposes.
5. Composting is the controlled decomposition of organic matter by microorganism mainly bacteria and fungi
into a humus like product.
6. Waste disposal refers to the proper discharge of any solid waste into or any land.

Waste Disposal
Aim: To ensure proper management and disposal of waste.
  Determine whether the waste is characterized as hazardous waste or not.
 Pick up free characterized waste tags, containers, and guidelines from the prescribed locations:
 Ensure that containers holding hazardous wastes are compatible with wastes, and are in good condition, do
not leak, and are closed when wastes are not being added or removed.
 Mark containers with the words “Hazardous Waste.”

When the container is full

  Once the container is full, complete a characterized waste tag, specifying the contents, and attach to the
waste container.
 Limit accumulation of waste to the amount mentioned on the container.

To schedule waste pick up

pickup: .
  To schedule a hazardous waste pick up, call the transportation supervisor of the company and submit a
Hazardous Waste Pick-up Request form

Responsibilities of the company:

  Assist the client or waste generator in performing hazardous waste determinations.
 Pick up waste from the generator on a routine schedule or by appointment.
 Maintain databases and inventories of all wastes generated.
 Maintain the accumulation facility and provide for the disposal of hazardous waste generated by client.
Safety meeting before picking up the waste:
  A complete checklist of all the equipments needed for the job is made and checked.
 The employee uses personal protective equipment.
 Tool kit to be checked by the supervisor.
 First aid kid to be checked by the supervisor and is placed in the pick –up.
 Fire extinguisher also checked.
 All important company telephone number to be pasted and checked in the pick –up.

Directions: Match column A with Column B.

A B
______1. Making waste benificial a. Re –use
______2. The recovering of materials for use in other b. Recycle
purpose
______3. Proper discharge of waste into land c. Segregation
______4. Decompositio of organic matter d. Composting
______5. The process of dividing garbage and e. Waste disposal
waste products in an effort to reduce, f. Sort
re-use and recycle materials