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Learning Competencies
• Describe how people generate different types of waste (solid, liquid, and
gaseous) as they make use of various materials and resources in everyday
life (S11ES-Ii-19),
• Explain how different types of waste affect people’s health and the
environment (S11ES-Ii-j-20), and
• Cite ways of reducing the production of waste at home, in school, and
around the community (S11ES-Ij-21).
Define the following terms:
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How do nations normally dispose of dispose
of large volume of waste?
• sanitary land fill
• incineration
Given the composition of the garbage, propose
how we can reduce the volume of waste.
A large volume of the waste is biodegradable.
This can be used for composting.
An equally large proportion of the waste can be recycled.
Waste generation can also be minimized.
What possible hazards are associated with improper waste
disposal? Are there government regulations to control this?