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During the peak of the outbreak, hospitals in Wuhan produced more than 240 tons of waste per day against 40 tons normally – with most of the waste being plastic PPEs. The United States is projected to generate an entire year's worth of medical waste in just two months dealing with COVID-19, according to Frost & Sullivan.

Reference: https://www.globalissues.org/news/2020/08/03/26689

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The government starts programs that helps communities, for example the "Bayan ko, Linis ko" program which is implemented in one of the cities in the Philippines where they conduct nationwide clean-up activities to promote cleanliness in coastal, inland waterways, esteros, creeks, public places, roads and major throughfares. The government wants to encourage proper waste management and volunteerism and foster the participation of all sectors to include government, NGOs/civil society groups, schools, churches and the private sector.

Reference:
http://nswmc.emb.gov.ph/?p=900

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WASTE DISPOSAL PROBLEM

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We must use our voice to speak, to share something that can influence other people, especially the youth. That will help to make our world a better place, greener and inhabitable for the whole country. Moreover, we can save our environment if we refuse what we do not need; reduce what we do need; reuse what we consume; recycle what we cannot refuse, reduce, or reuse; and rot (compost) the rest.

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Scenario's of the social issue in Mindanao.

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Scenario's of the social issue in Mindanao.

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The volume of medical wastes being thrown away in Davao Region has increased over the past three months amid the raging coronavirus disease (COVID19) outbreak.

Reference:
http://faspselib.denr.gov.ph/sites/default/files//200825_Minda%20News_Medical%20wastes%20in%20Davao%20Region%20soar%20with%20COVID.pdf

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Increasing number of hazardous waste in the Philippines.

Reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze3aHwiyv8o

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24 Oras: Hazardous waste mula sa mga ospital kabilang ang mga PPE, dumami nang magka-pandemya

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The Carmen landfill is getting filled to the brim and the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) projects it will be fully exhausted by 2023.

Since March 2020, when the city started experiencing the pandemic, waste produced by the city ballooned to 600 to 650 tons per day. Cenro plans to purchase another 10-hectare property adjacent to the existing landfill for expansion.

Reference: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1897618/Davao/Local-News/How-Davao-faces-its-garbage-concern

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Improper waste disposal is one of the major environmental problems here in the Philippines. It caused bigger problems that affect the environment, the health, and the life of the people. Around 16.6 Million Metric Tons of garbage are produced, of which 45.19% are not properly disposed. Improper waste disposal contaminates the soil, water, and air, so the longer the exposure, the more dangerous it becomes to each one of us. In congested areas, such as the squatters, they are prone to garbage-caused diseases, flash floods, and landslides.

All of that happened due to people's ignorance of proper waste disposal. We don't want to live in a trash can. Stop making it one.

References:
https://www.onenews.ph/articles/phl-facing-garbage-crisis-16-6-million-metric-tons-of-waste-this-year-can-fill-99-philippine-arenas

https://improperwastedisposalweb.wordpress.com/2017/08/14/improper-waste-disposal-in-the-philippines/?fbclid=IwAR37TKUCHDFdOIqt6I6Q993XvWY3mpOtcHT90yA04kJLFpFN3fNbz-uzF_4

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