Development of Village-Type Waste Processing Machines
The Philippine government has started implementing Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as the ”Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000” which,among others,provides an integrated approach in solving problems confronting environmental management.Through its environmental education,the government is expanding its mass - based support for environmental management approaches to address the improper waste disposal.Although solid wastes occur in practically all places,measures are made to properly handle these wastes to realize a sustainable and safe environment.Given the high value of Filipinos place in education,the educational institution can carry a major responsibility for developing students a needed environmental conscience.Such perspective is shared by the Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) in the Philippines by explicitly including environmental management into its various curricula.The LSPU - Siniloan Campus which rests on a 33.5 - hectare reservation mainly devoted in lowland rice production produces considerable amount of wastes derived from human and animal activities in the area and from natural factors such as floods and typhoons.In this light,a system of managing wastes generated at the Laguna State Polytechnic University -Siniloan Campus has been developed.The main purpose is to convert biodegradable wastes into compost and to convert Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste plastics into products that have commercial viability.The technology incorporates the use of locally designed and fabricated machinery.Although commercial waste processing machines are already available,the approach addresses the high cost of adaptation of these machines.The system is composed of the following machines:a shredder for biodegradable wastes; a shredder and compactor for waste plastics.Analysis showed that the system has a very high potential of being economically attractive and that it is an appropriate technology that can be adopted and be further modified to suit specific locations.
village-type managing wastes
Engr.Beltran P.Pedrigal
Professor of Agricultural Engineering and Acting Planning Officer of LSPU System
国内会议
广州
英文
456-464
2009-05-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）