Environmental

Education
Subtitle
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
I. SCOPE
 Brown Environment
 Healthy Community
 The 5 S
 Proper Waste Management
 Health and Sanitation
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
II. OBJECTIVES:
Appreciate the qualities of an effective
community housekeeping
Identify the areas of the community that needs
improvements
Maintain the discipline needed to be productive
Express appreciation of the well-maintained
community
Develop a healthy community by applying the
solid waste management
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
The State of the Brown Environment
I. Human health depends on a healthy
environment
clean water
clean air
good sanitation
adequate supply of food
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
II. EnvironmentalDegradation
destructive and resource-extractive
economic activities of man
Air, water and land pollution and
natural resources depletion
continuously affected mankind and
vice-versa
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
A Healthy Community
create and improve the physical and
social environment.
expand the community measures that
enable people to mutually support each
other.
perform all the functions of life and
develop their maximum potential
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
Healthy Community Principles
 a broad definition of health
 shared vision from community values
 collaborative, consensus-based
approach to problem solving
 address quality of life for everyone
 diverse citizen participation and
widespread community ownership
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
 focus on systems change
 build capacity using local assets and
resources
 benchmark and measure progress and
outcomes
• Characteristics of a Healthy
Community
 a clean and safe environment
 a diverse and vibrant economy
 good housing for all
 people who respect and support each
other
a place that promotes and celebrates its
cultural and historical heritage
 a place where citizens and government
share power
 a place that has an affordable health
care for all
 a place that has a good school.
 a community that offers access to
quality
 preventive and curative health care
services for all
Health Determinants
 peace, shelter, education
 Social security social relations, social
justice
 food, income
 empowerment of women
 a stable ecosystem, sustainable
resources
 respect for human rights, equity
• Healthy Schools Criteria
1. Location
2. licenses and permits
3. structural requirements
4. lighting, ventilation
5. Equipment
6. sanitary requirements (water supply,
toilets, showers, drinking fountains,
waste water, solid waste disposal, pest
control)
8. Safety requirements (maintenance,
fire/explosion, gas poisoning prevention)
9. Housekeeping
10. School facilities (gym, auditorium,
cafeteria, library, laboratories, dissection
rooms)
12. School health facilities
13. Personnel
14. Miscellaneous (greenery, vendors,
road signs, security)
The 5 S Principles

1. SEIRI (waste elimination)

-remove unnecessary items and dispose
them properly.
SEIRI practices:
- disposed tags
- designed storage area
- disposal procedure
The 5 S Principles
2. SEITON
A. arrange necessary items in good order
so that they can easily be picked up for
use
B. prevent loss and waste of time
SEITON practices:
label items and their locations
systematically mark everything
put frequently used items nearer to the
The 5 S Principles
3. SEISO
A. clean your work place completely and
keep it safe.
B. prevent machinery and equipment
from deterioration
SEISO practices:
- Big SEISO (Clean-up) day.
- 3-5 minutes clean up daily
- Prevent causes of dust and dirt
The 5 S Principles

4. SEIKETSU
a. Maintain high standards of house
keeping and workplace organizations at
all times.
b. Maintain cleanliness and orderliness
c. Prevent miss-operation
d. Make it easy to find out abnormality.
The 5 S Principles
5. SHIKUTSE
a. Do things spontaneously without being
told.
b. Enhance autonomous management
activities
c. Maintain discipline
Shikutse practices:
- Wash hands after going to the toilet
- Wash hands before and after meals
The 5 S Principles
Other Benefits of 5S
Improves CREATIVITY of people
Improves COMMUNICATION
Improves TEAM WORK
Enhances COMRADESHIP
Gives VITALITY to people
3S among the 5S
Proper Waste Segregation
LAWS
Republic Act 9003 (The Ecological
Solid Waste Management (SWM) Act
of 2003) - a multi-sectorial body tasked
to institute a national framework for
waste management
Success of RA 9003 lies in the effective
cooperation among various sectors of
society: consumers, advocacy group,
industries, recycling enterprises, LGUs,
and others
Ecological Solid Waste Management is
a systematic administration of activities
that provide for segregation at source,
segregated transport, storage, transfer,
processing, treatment,
The 3 R’s of Solid Waste Management:
1. REDUCE – means reducing the
amount of waste produced

2. REUSE – try to reuse containers of

materials for other purposes

3. RECYCLE – convert waste materials

such as paper into decors and others
Proper Waste Segregation
Proper Waste Segregation
 Proper Waste Segregation
wet Glass bottles parlor waste Expired Broken book
newspapers, cosmetic waste cases
cardboards
wet papers, Toner cartridges barber shop   Broken beds
cartons waste
coconut shells Computer household   Broken cushions
& husks, seeds casing medicine
bottles
garden, grass Computer ink broken ceramics   Garden debris
clippings cartridges

pet manure PVC pipes colored broken    

glasses

poultry, PE pipes coco fiber from    

livestock cushions
manure
chipped        
branches,
sawdust
Philippine Environmental Laws
1. RA 6969 “Toxic Substances and
hazardous and nuclear (wastes
control act of 1990”)
It is the policy of the state to regulate,
restrict, or prohibit the importation,
manufacturing processing , sale,
distribution, use and disposal of chemical
substances present unreasonable risk and
or injury to health or the environment
Philippine Environmental Laws
2. RA 8749 Philippine Clean Air Act of
1999
the state shall protect and advance the
right of the people to a balanced and
healthful ecology
promote and protect global
environment to attain sustainable
development
recognize that the primary
responsibility of cleaning the habitat and
Philippine Environmental Laws
state recognizes that a clean and healthy
environment is for the good of all and
should therefore the concern of all.
recognizing the primary responsibility
of local government units to deal with
environmental problems.
Philippine Environmental Laws
3. RA 9275 Philippine Clean water act of
2004
state shall pursue a policy of economic
growth in a manner consistent with the
protection, preservation
revival of the quality of fresh, and
brackish and marine waters.
provide for a comprehensive
management program for water
pollution focusing on pollution
Philippine Environmental Laws
the state policy to streamline processes
and procedure in the prevention control
and abatement of pollution of the
country’s water resources
promote environmental strategies, use
of appropriate economic instruments
and of control mechanisms for the
protection of water resources
Philippine Environmental Laws
4. RA 9147 Wild life resources
conservation and protection Act.
it shall be the policy of the state to
conserve the country’s wildlife resources
and their habitats for sustainability.
A. Objectives
-protection of wildlife and their habitats
Philippine Environmental Laws
to conserve and protest wildlife species
and their habitats to promote ecological
balance and enhance biological diversity
to regulate the collection and trade of
wildlife, to pursue, with due regard to
the national interest.
to initiate and support scientific studies
on the conservation of biological
diversity.
Philippine Environmental Laws
5. RA 7942 Philippine Mining Act of 1995
all mineral resources in public and private
lands within the territory
exclusive economic zone of the republic of
the Philippines are owned by the state.
to promote their rational exploration
development, utilization, conservation
Philippine Environmental Laws
combined efforts of the government and
the private sector in order to enhance
growth in a way that effectively
safeguards the environment
protect the rights of affected
communities.
ACTIVITY
Cite 10 ways on how you as a UC student
can contribute in the implementation of
the following Environmental Laws of the
Philippine Republic:
a. RA 6969 “Toxic Substances and
hazardous and nuclear wastes control
act of 1990”
b. RA 8749 Philippine Clean Air Act of
1999
Proper Waste Segregation
c. RA 9275 Philippine Clean water act of
2004
d. RA 9003 Ecological management act
of 2003
e. RA 9147 Wild life resources
conservation and protection Act.
f. RA 7942 Philippine Mining Act of
1995
g. Global Warming
 SORT
SORT SYSTEMATIZED
SYSTEMATIZED

(Organization)
(Organization) (Orderliness)
(Orderliness)

Clearly
Clearly distinguish
distinguish Keep
Keep needed
needed items
items in
in
needed
needed items
items from
from the
the correct
correct place
place to
to
unneeded
unneeded items
items and
and allow
allow for
for easy
easy and
and
eliminate
eliminate the
the latter
latter immediate
immediate retrieval
retrieval
Self
Self
Discipline
Discipline
Make
Make aa habit
habit
of
of
STANDARDIZE
STANDARDIZE maintaining
maintaining SWEEP
SWEEP
(Standardized
(Standardized established
established
Cleanup)
Cleanup)
procedures
procedures (Cleanliness)
(Cleanliness)
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three S’s
S’s
Benefits of 5S
1)Opportunity to provide creative
input regarding how your workplace
should be organized;
2)Pleasant workplace;
3)Work satisfaction;
4)Removes obstacles and frustrations;
5)Easier to communicate with everyone
you work with.
1. SORT practices
Disposed tags;
Designed storage area;
Disposal procedure

2. SWEEP practices
Wash hands after going to toilet;
Wash hands before and after meals
3. SYSTEMATIZE practices:
• Everything must have its location;
• Label items and their locations
systematically mark everything;
• Put frequently used items nearer to the
user;
• Make things visible to reduce searching
time, organize by color.
Solid Waste Management
An Information on

Republic Act 9003

The Ecological Solid Waste Management

Act of 2003
ECOLOGICAL
SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT
Systematic administration of activities
that provide for segregation at source,
segregated transport, storage, transfer,
processing, treatment,
disposal of solid waste and all other
waste management activities that do not
harm the environment.
Just think… BIG
Basura’y Ihiwalay Gawin lagi
Basura’y I-recycle Gamitin ulit
Basura’y Ibaon Gawing kompost
WASTE SEGREGATION
Refers to solid waste management
practice of separating different materials
found in the solid waste to promote:
Recycling and Re-use of resources;
Reduce the volume of waste for
collection and disposal
CLASSIFICATION OF SOLID
WASTE IN A HOUSEHOLD
• Compostable / biodegradable waste

• Recyclable non-biodegradable waste

• Non recyclable/residual waste

• Special household wastes

Compostable / biodegradable
waste
Kitchen wastes – leftover/spoiled
food, fruit/vegetable peelings,
fish/fowl cleanings, seeds, bones
 Garden wastes – leaves, weeds,
roots, flowers, branches/twigs
 Animal wastes – manure, carcass
 Human wastes – soiled tissue papers,
excreta
CLASSIFICATION OF SOLID
WASTE IN A HOUSEHOLD