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THE LINEAR SOCIETY Resources Production Consumption WASTE Waste Disposal Industry Waste Regulation Industry Where shall we put it? Is it safe? IF YOU ASK THE WRONG QUESTIONS, YOU WILL GET THE WRONG ANSWERS.

THE WRONG QUESTION: THE RIGHT QUESTION: Where should we put our waste? How should we stop making waste? The most important thing is to get rid of THE DISPOSAL MENTALITY

DISCARDS ARE NOT WASTE Discards are not waste until they are wasted. Waste is the visible face of inefficiency. Waste is “matter in the wrong place”. Waste is made by mixing all our discards together. Waste is a human invention- nature makes no waste. Waste is a verb not a noun.

Ash Landfill MIX INCINERATE S E P A R A T E ReuseRecycleCompostToxic Removal DISCARDED MATERIALS Screening Facility Residue Landfill BETTER INDUSTRIAL DESIGN P.I.P Fraction MIX Raw Waste Landfill

segregation at source + segregated transportation + storage, transfer, + processing, treatment, + disposal of solid waste and + all other waste management activities which do not harm the environment. Ecological solid waste management =

the metropolis would be able to recycle and compost at least 30% of its projected waste in 2005 and 60% of the region’s waste by 2010 Wasting and Recycling in Metro Manila ILSR for Greenpeace Southeast Asia

Just because you don’t see it…

… doesn’t mean it’s not there.

The Metro Manila Dumpsites

PIER 18, Vitas, Manila

Brgy. Lingunan, Valenzuela

Dona Petra, Marikina City

Rodriguez, Montalban

Rodriguez, Montalban

Rodriguez, Montalban

Brgy. Caingin, Meycauayan Bulacan

Manila Marikina

Valenzuela

Let’s leave our children a living planet. Segregate and Compost. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

Polite people get ORGANIZED POISONED Angry people get