ERIO, RICARDO 11- STEM B EARTH SCIENCE 10/13/22

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

ACTIVITY #4: REFLECTION WRITING

1. After knowing about how humans generate waste in everyday life,

what will you do to reduce the build-up of waste? Cite concrete
examples.

What I'll do to reduce the buildup of waste is I'll use the 3R's. The reduction of
waste, the reusing and recycling of products and resources will help us to reduce
the buildup of waste. For example, instead of throwing plastic bottles away, they
can be reused as piggy banks or recycled to make a new product like plastic
chairs. Knowing how to REDUCE, REUSE, and RECYCLE prevents pollution caused
by reducing the need to harvest new raw materials.

2. What types of solid waste do you produce in your home? What could
be done to each type and what goes to the disposal site or dumpsite?

In my home, the solid waste I produce is mostly of all types of solid waste, but
often I produce plastic waste and paper/card waste. Plastic bottles and paper are
usually the waste after my studies. The plastic bottles in my home are going to be
sold to my father by the junkers who pass by my home. The paper waste is going
to end up being burned in the furnace, and the other little paper will be the fire
starter. In my home, the filthy, non-recyclable plastic cellophane and glass shards
will go to the dumpsite.
ERIO, RICARDO 11- STEM B EARTH SCIENCE
WHAT I CAN DO
ACTIVITY #5: RESEARCH ACTIVITY
COUNTRY WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
EXAMPLE: Methane Recovery From Waste
PHILIPPINES Management Project
SWEDEN Generally, the government collects the
household's residual waste and converts
it to energy. Rather than sending waste
to landfills, the government of Sweden
converts the waste to energy, which is
then delivered in the form of electricity
to homes and businesses.
GERMANY Germany produces 30 million tons of
garbage annually. The Green Dot System
has been one of the most successful
recycling initiatives.
SOUTH KOREA The volume-based waste fee system
(VBWF) was implemented in 1995 by the
Korean government. This was made in an
attempt to reduce waste generation and
encourage recycling amongst its citizens.
SINGAPORE Solid waste management in Singapore
begins at homes and businesses. Waste
that is not segregated at source is then
collected and sent to the waste-to-
energy plants for incineration.
NETHERLANDS The Dutch approach is to avoid creating
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ADVANTAGES
Methane gases from the
landfills are being converted
into electricity.
By burning trash, another
52% is converted into
energy, and the remaining
47% gets recycled. The
amount of energy generated
from waste alone provides
heating for one million
homes and electricity for
another 250,000. Sweden
has reduced its carbon
dioxide emissions by 22
million tons a year.
The "Green Dot" was
developed to reduce
packaging waste as well as to
increase recycling and reuse
rates in Germany. It also
reduces the amount of waste
sent to landfills and
incinerators.
The public's awareness of the
environment has increased
and technologies for
recycling have improved.
Decomposable bags were
introduced, and excessive
packaging of products was
also reduced.
Incineration reduces the
volume of solid waste by
about 90%, and energy is
recovered to generate
electricity.
It prevents pollution, reduces
 waste as much as possible, recover the amount of waste,
usable and valuable raw materials and conserves natural resources,
generate energy by incinerating residual and saves energy.
waste . This approach is known as the
"order of preference."
 

1. What country do you like best with regards to their waste

management program? Why?

For me, what I like best with regards to their waste management program is "The
order of preference" of the Netherlands. Why? Because their waste management
program saves energy and promotes reusing.They recover usable and valuable
raw materials and generate energy by incinerating. Based on my research, the
Netherlands has the best waste management in Europe.
REFERENCES:

SWEDEN

https://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/blog/turning-waste-energy-sweden-recycling-revolution/

GERMANY https://www.howtogermany.com/pages/recycling.html#:~:text=Germany
%20produces%2030%20million%20tons,is%2C%20the%20higher%20the%20fee.

SOUTH KOREA

https://www.unep.org/resources/report/korea-environmental-policy-bulletin-volume-based-
waste-fee-system

SINGAPORE

https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services/waste-management/3r-programmes-and-resources/
waste-management-infrastructure/solid-waste-management-infrastructure#:~:text=Solid
%20waste%20management%20in%20Singapore,is%20recovered%20to%20generate
%20electricity.

NETHERLANDS
https://rwsenvironment.eu/subjects/from-waste-resources/elements-dutch-waste/
#:~:text=The%20Dutch%20approach%20is%20to,'the%20order%20of%20preference'.