Effective waste management

Waste management is defined as the collection, transportation, processing, recycling and monitoring of waste. In a larger picture most common ways of waste management is collection of garbage or waste in every home then pooling it to a central waste area then dumping it to designated dumpsites like incinerators and land fills. But because of too much waste generated Land fills are beginning to over flow and incinerators are working overtime. Have you noticed lately the temperature is getting warmer; it is an effect of generating too much waste.

One effective waste management strategy is the three R. The first R is REUSE which aims to reuse a waste rather than just throw it and be a generated waste. Next is REDUCE. It is reducing the waste that can be generated; especially waste that is cannot be recycled or reused. And lastly RECYCLE. Recycle waste like paper and bottles that can be brought to recyclers where in they can be converted to another useful product. Like food waste which can be used as compost or fertilizer, it is not just organic and safe but it is also another way of recycling waste generated. These three Rs are aimed to reduce the waste generated from homes.

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Less waste, a better world

Imagine if we would practice recycling in our everyday life. I bet our world would be a better place to live in. We would not see the overflowing dumpsites and trash bins. There is an old saying that says “In trash there is money”. But unfortunately not all people see it that way. The advancements in technologies may have made our lives easier but like anything in this world, it also has some disadvantages.

Good thing that more and more people are becoming aware of recycling. I have heard a group of local women in a poor urban neighborhood that manufactures bags out of juice tetra packs. Also another group manufactures world class hang bags made out of strips of cloths that are considered waste of textile companies. Not just that, more and more companies are promoting recycling like big department stores and supermarkets that used recyclable shopping bags for their products. We in our own little ways can do our part, by starting at our homes. Our on our own little ways like buying from stores that uses recyclable bags, or when going to the market use a basket so you don’t have to use more plastics since it cannot be recycled.

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Paper Recycling for Office

I had made a presentation for the waste management committee of the company this morning. I am not a member of this committee but I support them because I believe in their ideals. They are very much committed in pursuing every one in the office to practice waste management and recycling. As matter of fact they just passed a memo about recycling of paper. The memo says that all internal reports should be strictly printed on used paper only to be able to reduce paper waste.

I hope that their new campaign for the reduction and monitoring of paper waste would be a success. It would benefit both the environment and the company. I think it would be also better if they would not only concentrate on the paper waste as well as the other waste. I bet our bosses would be delighted since they are the ones who are pushing the waste management being a strict follower of the 5 S and ISO:14000.

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