MY COMMUNITY AND

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
 INTRODUCTION
The environment is where people live. It
influences the quality of life because it is the
source of basic needs. If the environment is not
protected, it may pose harm and threat to
people’s health.

This lesson will provide an understanding of the

roles and responsibilities of the people in the
community in preserving a healthy
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environment.
Ways to protect the environment:
1. Practice proper waste management.
2. Do not perform activities that may damage or destroy
environment.
3. Keep things in their natural environment.
4. If going on a nature trip or visit, stay on trails.
5. Stay informed about current environmental issues and
problems.
6. Initiate actions that promote the protection of the
environment.
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7 . Participate in local and national efforts for the
protection and preservation of the environment.
8. Be a health advocate.

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Solid Waste Management
• Refers to the collection, handling and disposal of wastes.
These wastes are brought to a landfill. A landfill is a
place where solid wastes are dumped in layers that form
a mountain like structure.

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 To practice solid waste management, the following
procedures must be followed:

Proper Disposal
• Biodegradable – this means that they decompose and disappear in
the environment naturally.

• Non-biodegradable – materials that not decompose easily.

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 Use of 5’rs
• Refuse – means avoiding accumulating wastes.
• Reduce – means minimizing wastes.
• Reuse – means using the same material for the same
purpose.
• Recycle - means turning wastes into another material for
another purpose.
• Rot – includes the process called composting. Composting
is using biodegradable materials as fertilizer for plants.
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Laws and programs that aim to protect and
preserve the environment:
• Republic act No. 9003
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
- This law requires the local government unit (barangays) to conduct
segregation and collect solid wastes.
• Republic Act No. 8749
The Philippine Clean Air Act of 2004
- This law states that government shall promote and protect the environment
and people from air pollution.
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• Republic Act No. 9275
The Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
- This law regulates the water quality management of the bodies of water in
the country.

• Republic Act No. 6969

Toxic Substances & hazardous and Nuclear Waste Act of 1990
- This law establishes rules and regulations on proper disposal and
management of hazardous chemical wastes.

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• Republic Act No. 7942
The Philippine mining Act of 1995
- This law regulates mining activities in the country. It promotes rational
exploration of mineral resources but with consideration to the environment
and people living in the communities to be affected.

• Republic Act No. 9175

Chain Saw Act of 2002
This act regulates the ownership, possession, sale and importation of chain
saws in the country.
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Let us have an activity!
Think about the roles and responsibilities of the
following in the protection of the environment.

1. SELF
2. FAMILY
3. COMMUNITY
4. GOVERNMENT

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Identify a waste management strategy to use and explain how will you
implement the strategy.

WASTE STRATEGY PROCEDURE

Plastic bottles

Empty boxes

Scratch paper

Old clothes

Leftover food

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