ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

ONE MONTH OBSERVATION

Plastic, Food, Water, Paper & Electricity
PLASTIC WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4

PLASTIC BAG 10 13 9 5

PLASTIC BOTTLE 5 3 7 4

PLASTIC WRAP 7 10 10 8

FOOD CONTAINERS 1 3 3 2

DISPOSABLE WIPES 9 11 15 12

OTHERS PLASTIC 11 7 13 4

TOTAL 43 47 56 35

WATER WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4

DRINKING 14 Liters 15 Liters 15 Liters 14 Liters

COOKING 20 Liters 15 Liters 17 Liters 15 Liters

WASHING 100 Liters 90 Liters 110 Liters 95 Liters

OTHER WATER 500 Liters 550 Liters 480 Liters 560 Liters

TOTAL 634 Liters 670 Liters 622 Liters 684 Liters

PAPER WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4

BOND PAPER 12 10 12 8

YELLOW PAD 1 2 1 1

OTHER PAPER 15 18 17 8

TOTAL 28 30 30 17

ELECTRICITY WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4

COMPUTER 50 Hours 70 Hours 55 Hours 40 Hours

LAPTOP 20 Hours 30 Hours 25 Hours 10 Hours

CELLPHONE 45 Hours 60 Hours 60 Hours 40 Hours

OTHER APPLIANCES 30 Hours 40 Hours 20 Hours 15 Hours

TOTAL 145 Hours 200 Hours 160 Hours 105 Hours

FOOD WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 TOTAL

RICE 60% 60% 60% 60% 60%

MEAT 17% 19% 18% 18% 18%

VEGETABLE 11% 11% 11% 12% 11%

BREAD 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%

OTHER FOOD 6% 6% 6% 6% 6%

DATE: OCTOBER 1-30

ONE MONTH OBSERVATION
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PLASTIC CONSUMPTION
Week 4
19% Week 1
24%

Week 1 = 24% of the total plastic.

Week 2 = 26% of the total plastic.
Week 3 = 31% of the total plastic.
Week 4 = 19% of the total plastic.
The total plastic that I Week 3

accumulated in a month is equal 31% Week 2

26%
to 181 plastic.

WATER CONSUMPTION Week 4

Week 1
24%
26%

Week 1 = 24% of the total water.

Week 2 = 26% of the total water.
Week 3 = 24% of the total water.
Week 4 = 26% of the total water.
The total water that I consumed
in a month is equal to 2.619 cubic Week 3
Week 2
26%
meter. 24%

Week 4

PAPER CONSUMPTION 16%

Week 1
26%

Week 1 = 26% of the total plastic.

Week 2 = 29% of the total plastic.
Week 3 = 29% of the total plastic.
Week 4 = 16% of the total plastic.
Week 3
29%
The total paper that I
accumulated in a month is equal
to 105 paper. Week 2
29%

Week 4

ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION 17%

Week 1
24%

Week 1 = 24% of the total plastic.

Week 2 = 33% of the total plastic.
Week 3 = 26% of the total plastic.
Week 4 = 17% of the total plastic. Week 3
26%
The total time I spent using
electronic devices/appliances in
a month is equal to 610 hours. Week 2
33%

OTHER FOOD

FOOD CONSUMPTION 6%

Rice = 60% of the food. VEGETABLE

11%
Meat = 18% of the food.
Vegetable = 11% of the food.
Bread = 5% of the food.
RICE
Other Food = 6% of the food. MEAT
60%
18%
 GUIDE QUESTIONS
PLASTIC
HOW CAN YOU REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC YOU USE?
I can reduce the amount of plastic I use on a daily basis by using reusable items. For
instance, instead of using plastic bags, I would use ecobag. In my opinion, utilizing
alternative material will reduce the production or usage of plastic.
WHAT EFFECTS DOES PLASTIC HAVE ON OUR ENVIRONMENT?
The effect that plastic have on our environment is that it pollutes our environment.
Plastic pollution has the potential to modify ecosystems' capacity to adapt to
climate change. It will certainly alter habitats, natural processes and most
importantly. It endangers the social and economic well-being of millions of people.
WHERE DID THE PLASTIC COME FROM/ HOW IS IT MADE?
Plastics are made from natural, organic materials such as cellulose, coal, natural gas,
salt, and crude oil. Crude oil is a complicated mixture of thousands of compounds
that must be processed before use. Plastic manufacturing starts with the distillation
of crude oil in an oil refinery.
WHAT HAPPENS TO IT WHEN YOU THROW IT AWAY/WHERE DOES IT GO?
When we throw away plastics, the majority of them end up in landfills and since
plastic is so light. It is blown away and transported to various locations, causing
different type of pollution such as water, air , soil , and so on.

WATER
HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY NEED TO USE, AS AGAINST HOW MUCH YOU WASTE WHEN
YOU:
BRUSH YOUR TEETH?
HAVE A BATH?
WASH CLOTHES?
WASH THE SCOOTER OR CAR?
On a scale of 1 to 10, the amount of water required to complete these tasks would
require at least a 7 out of 10. Simply put, 70% of the water I require on a daily basis
should be sufficient, and the remainder is an excess.
WHERE DID THE WATER COME FROM? WHAT IS ITS ACTUAL SOURCE? HOW HAS IT
REACHED YOU?
In our local, public water systems are most often supplied by surface water or
ground water. In nearest cities and towns, they usually get their water from surface
water supplies or a mix of surface and ground water supplies.
WHERE WILL THE WASTE WATER GO?
I believe in our town, wastewater such as toilet or drained from household sinks,
washing machine, or dishwasher etc. flows through our community's sanitary sewer
system to a wastewater treatment facility.
DO YOU FEEL YOU SHOULD CHANGE THE WAY YOU USE WATER? HOW CAN YOU
CHANGE THIS SO THAT IT IS MORE SUSTAINABLE?
Yes, I believe that I need to change the way I use water in order to help our
environment. By following certain tips on the internet, I would be able to reduce the
water I used on a daily basis.

PAPER
WHAT IS IT MADE FROM?
Paper is made from cellulose – trees being the main source of cellulose fibre (or
woodpulp). Besides woodpulp, paper can be made from other materials such as
cotton, flax, esparto, straw, hemp, manilla and jute.
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM AND WHAT HAPPENS DURING MANUFACTURE?
Paper came from the cellulose of plants. The process of making paper is basically a
simple one — blend up vegetable filaments, and cook them in hot water until the
filaments are soft but not dissolved. The hot water also contains a base chemical
similar as lye, which softens the filaments as they're cooking. also, pass a screen
such like material through the admixture, let the water drop off and/ or
dematerialize, and also squeeze or spot out fresh water. A sub caste of paper is left
before. Essential to the process are the filaments, which are no way completely
destroyed, and, when mixed and softened, form an amalgamated pattern within the
paper itself. ultramodern paper making styles, although significantly more
complicated than the aged ways, are experimental advancements rather than
entirely new styles of making paper.
HOW MUCH DO YOU USE AND HOW MUCH DO YOU WASTE?
On a scale of 1 to 10, I usually use 8 out of 10. I do make some typographical error
sometimes and throw away the paper I am using in a certain tasks. Simply put, 20%
of my paper goes to trash bin while 80% of it fulfill its purpose.
HOW CAN YOU PREVENT IT FROM BEING WASTED?
I am in a process wherein I put my computations and essays electronically so that It
would not cause me to repeat everything I write on a paper.
 GUIDE QUESTIONS
ELECTRICITY
HOW MUCH DO YOU USE EVERYDAY? WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
APPLIANCES WATT HOURS TOTAL

COMPUTER 70 watts 7.14 hrs 0.5 kWh

CELLPHONE 6 watts 6.43 hrs 0.04 kWh

ELECTRIC FAN 80 watts 12 hrs 0.96 kWh

LIGHT BULB 100 watts 7 hrs 0.7 kWh

I used about 2.2 kWh a day. It come from different electronic devices/appliances
that we have in our house.
HOW DO YOU WASTE IT?
I waste the electricity most of the time by letting my computer run while I am on a
break or sleep since it would take sometime to open again if I turn it off.
HOW CAN YOU CONSERVE ENERGY?
In order for me to conserve energy, I would have to change my habits and adjust my
day to day behaviours.

FOOD
WHERE HAS IT COME FROM? HOW IS IT GROWN? WHAT CHEMICALS ARE USED IN ITS
PRODUCTION? HOW DOES IT REACH YOU?
I believe that the food I eat comes from plants and animal. Food from plants can
grow in lots of different ways. They can grow on trees, bushes, vines, or in the
ground while animals takes the lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids
from the foods it eats, and uses them to make more new cells, thereby increasing its
body size.

The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows at least 10,000 chemicals
both direct additives, such as preservatives like butylated hydroxyanisole, or BHA,
and butylated hydroxytoluene, or BHT, which are intentionally added to processed
food. Most of the foods comes from farm and fish port which will be transported to
public market and then reaches different houses from its local.
HOW IS IT COOKED?
In our family, we usually eat in fast food chain since most of us do not have that time
to cook for lunch and dinner.
HOW MUCH IS WASTED? HOW IS THE WASTE DISPOSED OFF?
We rarely waste food when we eat outside. If there are times that we eat at home,
our pets will eat the leftovers.

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, I realized that it is undoubtedly in our hands to protect our
environment by educating ourselves about the importance of taking simple steps
and changing our daily habits. By doing so, it will surely help the planet in various
way.

SUBMITTED BY:
GABRIEL GLENN G. FERNANDEZ
SUBMITTED TO:
RUDY JR HERNANDEZ