CLASSIFICATION OF SCIENCE 5

WASTE MATERIALS

Prepared by: Chester Allan M. Eduria

Materials undergo change when they are
used.

• Their physical appearance

changes as evidence of
use.
• They are discarded when
they no longer serve the
purpose for which they
are made.
But…

They make our

surroundings ugly
and with unpleasant
odors. They
POLLUTE our
environment.
Plastics alone have harmful effect to environment if
dispose improperly.
Trivia

• Different kinds of plastic can degrade at

different times, but the average time for a
plastic bottle to completely degrade is at
least 450 years. It can even take some
bottles 1000 years to biodegrade! That's a
long time for even the smallest bottle.
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There are many ways to dispose materials.

We need to classify
them through
segregation scheme.
But before that arrange the jumbled letters
to form a word.

sweats
But before that arrange the jumbled letters
to form a word.

zadarh
But before that arrange the jumbled letters
to form a word.

lipscats
Materials are classified through Segregation
Scheme. We have four classifications.

• BIODEGRADABLE WASTE
• HAZARDOUS WASTE
• NON-BIODEGRADABLE
WASTE • PATHOLOGICAL OR
INFECTIOUS WASTE
BIODEGRADABLE

• Materials that decompose or decays.

• They become part of the soil in time.
• They become compost or organic
fertilizer which is used to enrich the
soil and utilized by plants.
EXAMPLES OF BIODEGRADABLES
EXAMPLES OF BIODEGRADABLES
NON BIODEGRADABLES

•Materials that do not decay easily

•They accumulate if not disposed
properly
•Takes a long time to decompose
However….

They can be
recycled and
reused!
Examples of Non Biodegradable
Examples of Non Biodegradable
Hazardous Wastes

• Materials that contain toxic

substance
• Dangerous to people’s health and to
the environment.
Examples of Hazardous Materials/Waste
Examples of Hazardous Materials/Waste
Pathological Waste

• Waste that carry disease-causing

organisms
• From hospital wastes, syringes, gauzes
and dead animals.
Examples of Pathological Wastes
Examples of
Pathological Wastes
 Answer the following:
• What are waste materials?
• How are waste materials are classified?
• What is biodegradable?
• What happen to non-biodegradable when
not recycled?
• How should we dispose pathological
waste?