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Basel Convention Definition of Wastes

substances or objects which are disposedof or are intended to be disposed of or are

required to be disposed of by the provisionsof the law

Disposal meansany operation which may lead to resourcerecovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative uses (Annex IVB of theBasel convention)


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Solid wastes: domestic,commercial and industrial

wastes especially common

as co-disposal of wastes

Liquid Wastes: wastes in liquidform


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Bio-degradablecan be degraded (paper,

wood, fruits and others)

Non-biodegradable

cannot be degraded (plastics,bottles, old machines,

cans, styrofoam containers andothers)


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Households

Commerceand Industry


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Hundreds of tons of domestic

wastes are generated daily by

households contributing to the

enormous environmentalproblems the world is facing.


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Affects our health

Affects our socio-economicconditions

Affects our coastal and marineenvironment

Affects our climate


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Hazardous wastesSubstances unsafe to use commercially,industrially, agriculturally, or economically that are

shipped, transported to or brought from the countryof origin for dumping or disposal in, or in transitthrough, any part of the territory of the Philippines

Non-hazardous

Substances safe to use commercially, industrially,agriculturally, or economically that are shipped,transported to or brought from the country of originfor dumping or disposal in, or in transit through, anypart of the territory of the Philippines


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1. Reduce

2. Reuse

3. Recycle


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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9003 ]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ECOLOGICAL

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTPROGRAM, CREATING THE NECESSARYINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND

INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS

PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING

PENALTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.


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The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) bears the responsibility for carryingout the regulations set forth inCongressional legislation but also wieldsthe authority to promulgate additional

regulations of its own. These regulationsimpact the depth and course of streams,plant life, wildlife habitats, animals, soilquality, air quality, water quality, control of

hazardous waste, limits on greenhousegas emissions, and effects on recreationallocations.


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However, compliance with environmentalregulations usually requires the expenditure of

significantly increased overhead forbusinesses. In an attempt to avoid theseadditional costs, some businesses will refuseto comply with the regulations. Sometimes,businesses openly refuse to comply and will

pay governmental fines rather than pay thecompliance costs, which surpass the totalcosts of the fines. Other businesses, however,will try to hide their noncompliance, such asby dumping hazardous waste into rivers,

streams, oceans, or otherwise secluded areasrather than paying to have it taken to achemical treatment plant.


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Other common types of environmentallaw violations include littering; improper

waste disposal; the use of illegalpesticides in agriculture; releasingparticulates, sulfur dioxide, nitrogendioxide, carbon monoxide, and ozone in

amounts surpassing the regulatory caps;oil spills; the destruction of wetlands;burning garbage; improperly removingand disposing of asbestos; falsifying lab

data pertaining to environmentalregulations; smuggling illegal chemicalsinto the country; and committing fraudrelating to environmental regulations


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The criminal law characterizes an

environmental law violation as a formof white-collar crime. If convicted,violators face fines, probation, jail

time, or some combination thereof.Typically, a sentence of jail time isused when dealing with individuals,while corporations face stiff fines. Thefines endeavor to offset the financialgain of conducting the illegal activity.


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Bentonville, Arkansas based Wal-MartStores, the worlds largest retailer, has

been fined over$ 81 million forreckless and illegal hazardous wasteviolations which threatened both the

public and the environment,according to the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA).


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The retailer pleaded guilty in casesfiled by federal prosecutors in Los

Angeles and San Francisco to sixcounts of violating the Clean WaterAct by illegally handling and disposing

of hazardous materials at its retailstores across the U.S


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The company also pleaded guilty inKansas City, Missouri to violating the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide andRodenticide Act (FIFRA) by failing toproperly handle pesticides that had

been returned by customers at itsstores across the country.


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PenalisedThis tough financial penalty holds Wal-Mart accountable for itsreckless and illegal business practices that threatened both the

public and the environment, said Tammy Dickinson, U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Truckloads ofhazardous products, including more than two million pounds ofpesticides, were improperly handled under Wal-Marts contract.

Todays criminal fine should send a message to companies of all

sizes that they will be held accountable to follow federalenvironmental laws, she added.

Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the JusticeDepartments Environment and Natural Resources Division also

chastised the retailers behaviour: By improperly handlinghazardous waste, pesticides and other materials in violation offederal laws, Wal-Mart put the public and the environment at riskand gained an unfair economic advantage over othercompanies.


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http://www.emb.gov.ph/laws/solid%20waste%20management/ra9003.pdf

http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/environmental_law_violations

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