Class 13

 To bring to you ways in which pollution can

be reduce and or mitigated.
 Waste minimization is a set of process and
practices intended to reduce the amount of
waste produced.
 Waste Minimization supports and bring
efforts to promote a more sustainable society
 Waste minimization techniques includes:
 Reduction
 Recycling
 Reuse
 Rethink
 A mitigation measure that reduces or eliminates
the generation of waste at the source through
increasing the efficiency in either the use of raw
materials or through the protection of natural
resources by conservation.
 It also includes :reuse, waste elimination,
package reduction and substitution
 It is a proactive ,practical way to avoid the need
to collect, process, and disposed trash and
recyclables by preventing them from being
produced in the first place.
 The action or process of converting waste
into reusable material.
 Recycling encompasses the re-use of a waste
without a process to transform the waste into
another purpose.
 An attitude and behavioral change that starts
with the thoughts purchasing of products
with a view to minimize waste
 Disposal techniques have to change in order
to protect the environment
 EIA is use for the assessments of the
environmental consequences of a policy,
program or actual projects
 EIA helps in decision making to move forward
with Proposed actions/actives
 The EIA conforms social- economic development
projects to environmental safety.
 The EIA main role is to achieve the sustainability
or sustainable development vision of a counties
economy and the safety of the environment
 Help to guide the use of resources and their
disposal into the environment
 Legislation associated with the environment
ranges from:
 Regional Legislation
 International non-binding & Binding
Agreements
 Action Plans
 National Legislation and Regulation
 The Environmental Management Act( 2000) in
Trinidad and Tobago
 Use for the protection, conservation,
enhancement and wise use of the environment
of Trinidad and Tobago
 Jamaica’s National Industrial Policy
 Uses the ‘User Pays’ principle , which charges
fees that reflect the value of resources being
used and therefore ensures that they are not
over used or destroyed
 Government issues
incentives which can help to
promote good practices
within in the population.
 A penalty is made by a government agency as
restitution for wrongdoing.
 The wrong doing is typically defined by a
codification of legislation, regulation and
decrees
 Penalties help to reduce the discharge of
pollutants in the environment.
 Pollution charges or taxes
These are the ‘price’ to be paid for the use of
the environment
Types:
 Effluent charges ( quality and or quantity of
discharged pollutants
 Production charges( products that anti
environmental used as input to the
production process, consumed , or disposed
of
 Help to raise Knowledge throughout the
population
 Targets specific groups on issues of
importance affecting the country
 Get stakeholder with rights , responsibility
and interest in taking part in decision making
process
 Allow for public consultation that creates a
forum for the public to voice their opinions
during the planning process of an initiative
 Allow for initiatives to be successful
 The larger the support and contribution the
faster the progress,
 Prevent oppositions from creating a negative
image for the intended action
 Educating children about waste management
is vital in producing an environmentally
literate generation.
 An effective public education and awareness
programs moves people through six stages:
1. Awareness
2. Interest
3. Evaluation
4. Trial
5. Adaptation
6. Maintenance
 Incineration is a permanent form of waste
removal
 It is use to destroy a variety of waste such as:
Household, Industrial, Medical, Sewage, and
Hazardous waste generated by industrial
processes.
 Harmful toxins and pathogens are burnt at high
temperatures until they are completely destroy
 The wastes are converted into bottom ash, fluid
gas, particulates and heat, where they can be
utilized to generate electric power
This is us Saying Bye,
I Hope You Hear The
Earth’s Cry. Help
Stop Pollution
Today.