Reaction Paper 4a6s1u

Richard Anthony K. Relata CEE23

09/01/14 Engr. Macawile Basura by Howie Severino

Philippines is a beautiful country with lots of resources and minerals but despite of being beautiful there’s behind issues and problems needed to resolve. One of the problems here in Philippines are the mismanagement of garbage and waste. According to Calica (2009), the Philippines has one of the highest amount of solid waste generated in the world yet, still has no sustainable and effective waste disposal facility. In the documentary film, the target of it is the dumpsites here in the Philippines. A 600 dump trucks from different communities goes to San Mateo to dispose their garbage. The day after the disposal, there’s a landfill which covers all the waste and garbage. Sanitary landfills helps to disposed solid wastes where solid wastes are cover by compacted soil and beneath has liner which blocked the harmful substances such as toxins, chemicals, etc. but this landfills said not to be perfect for disposing solid wastes. The bottom layer may break and the harmful substances may leak to water pipelines that goes to the community. People, where the dump site are placed, are in opposition against the dump site because it is located near residential areas and the economy was drop due to the trucks by so no investors want to put their business in place where dump site is. There is dump site in Antipolo where dump trucks goes after the San Mateo close due to public demand. Antipolo’s residence don’t want other community to dispose their garbage in Antipolo’s dumpsite. People creates a slogan which is NIMB “Not in my backyard” that means don’t dispose in my own place. On the other hand, there’s a barangay who has their own ways to dispose solid wastes. After they segregate the biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials, they do the old way which is composting. Composting is a biological activity which disposed the biodegradable materials with the help of micro-organisms to become fertilizer to land. The way of disposing solid wastes are very useful in their barangay because while they lessen the garbage and wastes, they sell the fertilizers to market which they make money. In my opinion, the real problem of our country is our discipline and the mismanagement of disposing solid wastes. We should start practicing to dispose wastes and garbage in our own house because what you learn in your house reflects outside. If we could be responsible for what we throw and what we do, we could lessen the problems in our community and to our country. As a student and a concern citizen, I should know which is still usable and non-usable that needs to dispose. I create a proper segregation of waste such as biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and glass/plastic bottles in my own house. If I could have a chance to talk with my barangay chairman, I will propose a facility in charge for disposing solid wastes so the problem would eliminate and we could focus on other barangay’s problem. Community should get a good leader that gives proper order and proper managing the people. Corrupt officials should be impeach so the budget for the problem will distribute properly. If all people unite to fight the garbage problem, we could have a better future and enjoy our beautiful surroundings.

Reference: Calica, A. (2009). Villar: Garbage problem now an environmental disaster. Retrieved from http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=455885

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY – DASMARINAS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

ASSIGNMENT # 1 (MIDTERM) REACTION PAPER OF BASURA BY HOWIE SEVERINO

SUBMITTED BY: RICHARD ANTHONY K. RELATA

SUBMITTED TO: ENG’R MA. CRISTINA MACAWILE

September 1, 2014