HAZARDOUS WASTE

MANAGEMENT
GROUP 11 MEMBERS:
JOROCHELLE MARIE MARTINEZ
EARLWIN KURT ANCHETA
ELY ALAYU
HAZARDOUS WASTE
-ANY WASTE WHICH BY REASON OF ANY OF ITS
PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, REACTIVE, TOXIC,
FLAMMABLE, EXPLOSIVE CHARACTERISTICS
CAUSES DANGER OR IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
DANGER TO HEALTH OR ENVIRONMENT,
WHETHER ALONE, OR WHEN IN CONTACT
WITH OTHER WASTES OR SUBSTANCES.
EXAMPLES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE:
>MOTOR OIL
>AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES
<PAINTS AND SOLVENTS
>HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS
>DRAIN OPENERS
>PESTICIDES
>COMPRESSED GAS TANKS( SUCH AS PROPANE
AND OXYGEN)
WHAT IS WASTE?
WASTE IS DEFINED AS UNWANTED AND
UNUSABLE MATERIAL THAT IS NO USE.
WASTE THAT WE SEE IN OUR SOUROUNDINGS
IS ALSO KNOWN AS GARBAGE. GARBAGE IS
MAINLY CONSIDERED A SOLID WASTE THAT
INCLUDES WASTES FROM OUR
HOUSES(DOMESTIC WASTE), WASTES FROM
SCHOOLS, OFFICES, ETC.
 2 TYPES OF WASTE
BIODEGRADABLE AND NON-BIODEGRADABLE WASTE.

BIODEGRADABLE WASTE

-THESE ARE THE WASTES THAT COME FROM OUR

KITCHEN AND IT INCLUDES FOOD REMAINS,GARDEN
WASTE, ETC. BIODEGRADABLE WASTE IS ALSO KNOWN AS
MOIST WASTE. THIS CAN BE COMPOSTED TO OBTAIN
MANURE. BIODEGRADABLE WASTES DECOMPOSE
THEMSELVES OVER A PERIOD OF TIME DEPENDING ON
THE MATERIAL.
 NON-BIODEGRADABLE
WASTE
-THESE ARE THE WASTES WHICH INCLUDE OLD
NEWS PAPERS, BROKEN GLASS PIECES, PLASTICS,
ETC. NON BIODEGRADABLE IS ALSO KNOWN AS
DRY WASTE. DRY WASTE CAN BE RECYCLED AND
CAN BE REUSED. NON-BIODEGRADABLE WASTES
DO NOT DECOMPOSE BY THEMSELVES AND
HENCE ARE MAJOR POLLUTANTS.
SOURCES OF WASTE
SOURCES OF WASTE CAN BE BROADLY CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR TYPES:
INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC AND AGRICULTURAL

INDUSTRIAL WASTE
- THIS ARE THE WASTES CREATED IN FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIES. MOST
INDUSTRIES DUMP THEIR WASTE IN RIVERS AND SEAS WHICH CAUSE A LOT OF
POLLUTION.
EXAMPLE: PLASTIC, GLASS, METAL, TILES ETC.

COMMERCIAL WASTE
- COMMERCIAL WASTE ARE PRODUCED SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, SHOPS, AND
OFFICES.
EXAMPLE: PLASTIC, PAPER, ETC.
 DOMESTIC WASTE
- THE DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLD WASTES WHICH ARE COLLECTED
DURING HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES LIKE COOKING, CLEANING, ETC.
ARE KNOWN AS DOMESTIC WASTES.

EXAMPLE: LEAVES, VEGETABLE PEELS, ETC.

AGRICULTURAL WASTE
- VARIOUS WASTES PRODUCED IN THE AGRICULTURAL FIELD
ARE KNOWN AS AGRICULTURAL WASTES.

EXAMPLE: CATTLE WASTE( BASURA NG BAKA), WEED(DAMO),

AND ETC.
 BENEFITS OF WASTE
MANAGEMENT
BETTER ENVIRONMENT
1. CLEANER ENVIRONMENT
2. REDUCTION OF DISEASES THROUGH PUBLIC CLEANLINESS.
REDUCES POLLUTION
1. REDUCES THE IMPACT AND THE INTENSITY OF HARMFUL GREENHOUSE GASES LIKE
CARBON- DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, AND METHANE FROM LANDFILLS.
2. PROPER CHANNELS REDUCE CARELESS WASTE DISPOSAL IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
SPACES.
ENERGY CONSERVATION
1. RECYCLING AND REUSE HELPS TO CONSERVE ENERGY.
2. REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT.
EFFECTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ON HUMAN
HEALTH:
-THE EFFECTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ON HUMAN
HEALTH WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE AND HOW IT ENTERS THE
BODY. WHILE SOME DANGEROUS CHEMICALS
ABSORB QUICKLY THROUGH THE SKIN.
EFFECTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ON THE
ENVIRONMENT:

-HAZARDOUS WASTE MISMANAGEMENT CAN

ALSO HAVE HUGELY HARMFUL EFFECTS ON THE
ENVIRONMENT. THE RESULTING CONTAMINATION
AND POLLUTION CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ON US AND EVERYONE AROUND US,
GIVEN THAT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT
OUR AIR, SOIL AND WATER SUPPLY.
THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DESIGNATION SYSTEM
IMPLEMENTED BY THE EPA(ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY) SERVES TO SAFE GUARD
HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY
ENSURING THAT HAZARDOUS WASTE IS
PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, MANAGED, AND
DISPOSED OF IN A MANNER THAT MINIMIZES
HARM.
WASTE MINIMIZATION

-IS ANY ACTION THAT REDUCES THE

AMOUNT AND/OR TOXICITY
OF CHEMICAL WASTES THAT MUST
BE SHIPPED OFF-SITE FOR DISPOSAL
AS HAZARDOUS WASTE.
RECYCLING
-WHEN A WASTE MATERIAL IS USED
FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE, TREATED
AND REUSED IN THE SAME PROCESS,
OR RECLAIMED FOR ANOTHER
PROCESS, THIS IS CALLED
RECYCLING.
WASTE EXCHANGE
-IS WHERE THE WASTE PRODUCT OF ONE
PROCESS BECOMES THE RAW MATERIALS FOR A
SECOND PROCESS.
-THIS IS SIMILAR TO USING PRE-CONSUMER
RECYCLING MATERIAL IN A PRODUCT.
-THIS REPRESENTS A WAY OF REDUCING WASTE
DISPOSAL THROUGH REUSE FOR THAT WHICH
CANNOT BE ELIMINATED.
WASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES:

1. INCINERATION: WASTE IS BURNED AT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO

REDUCE ITS VOLUME AND ELIMINATE HARMFUL SUBSTANCES. THIS
TECHNOLOGY IS COMMONLY USED FOR MEDICAL AND HAZARDOUS
WASTE.
2. LANDFILLING: WASTE IS DISPOSED OF IN PRE-DESIGNATED AREAS,
OFTEN LINED WITH PROTECTIVE BARRIERS TO PREVENT
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION. THIS IS THE MOST COMMON
METHOD OF WASTE DISPOSAL WORLDWIDE.
3. COMPOSTING: ORGANIC WASTE, SUCH AS FOOD SCRAPS AND YARD
WASTE, IS DECOMPOSED IN CONTROLLED CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE
NUTRIENT-RICH COMPOST THAT CAN BE USED AS FERTILIZER.
4. AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC DIGESTION:
MICROORGANISMS BREAK DOWN ORGANIC WASTE IN
THE PRESENCE (AEROBIC DIGESTION) OR ABSENCE
(ANAEROBIC DIGESTION) OF OXYGEN, PRODUCING
BIO GAS AND NUTRIENT-RICH BYBPRODUCTS.
5. MECHANICAL BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT: THIS
TECHNOLOGY INVOLVES A COMBINATION OF
MECHANICAL SORTING, BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT,
AND THERMAL PROCESSING TO SEPARATE
RECYCLABLES, RECOVER ENERGY FROM ORGANIC
WASTE, AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF LANDFILL
WASTE.
6. WASTE- TO- ENERGY: WASTE IS CONVERTED
INTO HEAT, ELECTRICITY, OR FUEL THROUGH
VARIOUS PROCESSES SUCH AS INCINERATION,
PYROLYSIS, OR GASIFICATION. THIS
TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS FOR ENERGY RECOVERY
FROM NON-RECYCLABLE WASTE.

7. PYROLYSIS: WASTE IS HEATED IN THE ABSENCE

OF OXYGEN TO PRODUCE BIOCHAR, SYNGAS, AND
BIO-OIL. THESE BYPRODUCTS CAN BE USED AS
FUEL OR PROCESSED FURTHER FOR VARIOUS
APPLICATIONS.
8. PLASMA GASIFICATION: WASTE IS EXPOSED TO
HIGH TEMPERATURES USING PLASMA TORCHES,
BREAKING IT DOWN INTO ITS CONSISTUENT
ELEMENTS. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS CAPABLE OF
CONVERTING WASTE INTO A SYNTHESIS GAS THAT
CAN BE USED AS FUEL.

9. CHEMICAL TREATMENT: DEPENDING ON THE

NATURE OF THE WASTE, VARIOUS CHEMICAL
PROCESSES SUCH AS PRECIPITATION,
COAGULATION, AND FLOCCULATION CAN BE
USED TO NEUTRALIZE OR REMOVE HARMFUL
SUBSTANCES BEFORE DISPOSAL OR REUSE.
GROUND WATER REMEDIATION

-IS THE PROCESS THAT IS USED TO TREAT

POLLUTED GROUNDWATER BY REMOVING THE
POLLUTANTS OR CONVERTING THEM INTO
HARMLESS PRODUCTS. GROUNDWATER IS WATER
PRESENT BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE THAT
SATURATES THE PORE SPACE IN THE SUB
SURFACE.
GROUND WATER REMEDIATION

-IS THE PROCESS THAT IS USED TO TREAT

POLLUTED GROUNDWATER BY REMOVING
THE POLLUTANTS OR CONVERTING THEM
INTO HARMLESS PRODUCTS.
GROUNDWATER IS WATER PRESENT BELOW
THE GROUND SURFACE THAT SATURATES
THE PORE SPACE IN THE SUB SURFACE.
CHARACTERISTICS OF HAZARDOUS
WASTE

>IGNITABLE
>REACTIVITY
>CORROSIVITY
>TOXICITY
IGNITABLE

-LIQUIDS WITH A FLASH POINT-THE LOWEST

TEMPERATURE AT WHICH FUMES ABOVE WASTE IGNITE
OF 60 DEGREES CELSIUS OR 140 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
-SOLIDS THAT SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST.
-OXIDIZERS AND COMPRESSED GASSES.

-EXAMPLES INCLUDE GASOLINE, SOME PAINT THINNERS

AND ADHESIVES, KEROSENE AND OIL BASED PAINTS.
-IGNITABLE WASTES ARE LISTED UNDER RCRA WASTE
CODE D001.
CORROSIVITY
-CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES HAVE THE ABILITY TO
EAT THROUGH CONTAINERS WHICH CAN CAUSE
LEAKAGE OF HARMFUL MATERIALS.
-A CORROSIVE LIQUID HAS A PH OF LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 2 OR GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 12.5,
OR HAS THE ABILITY TO CORRODE STEEL.

-SOME EXAMPLES OF CORROSIVE MATERIALS

INCLUDES HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND NITRIC
ACID.
REACTIVITY
-REACTIVE WASTES CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS
GIVEN THEIR INSTABILITY.

-REACTIVE WASTES ARE UNSTABLE UNDER

NORMAL CONDITIONS. THEY CAN CAUSE
EXPLOSIONS, TOXIC FUMES,GASES OR VAPORS
WHEN HEATED, COMPRESSED, OR MIXED WITH
WATER.

-EXAMPLES INCLUDE LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES

AND EXPLOSIVES.
TOXICITY
-OUR GROUNDWATER CAN BE IN GREAT
DANGER WHEN POISONOUS MATERIALS
POSE A THREAT. THE TOXIC CAN HAVE
LONG TERM EFFECTS ON HUMAN
HEALTHAND THE ENVIRONMENT.

-EXAMPLE IS CLINICAL WASTE,

SOLVENTS, BATTERIES, MOTOR OIL,
PESTICIDES,CHEMICALS AND ETC.
WASTE CODES:

-REPUBLIC ACT 6969 OF THE PHILIPPINES IS ALSO

KNOWN AS ” TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND
HAZARDOUS AND NUCLEAR WASTE CONTROL ACT
OF 1990”

-EPA WASTE CODE D003- REACTIVE MATERIALS

CAN REACT VIOLENTLY OR GIVE OFF POISONOUS
GASES WHEN EXPOSED TO LIGHT, AIR, WATER OR
OTHER MATERIALS.
THANK YOU!