A Recycling Center for Poor Comunities
by Julia Choi
Description and Rationale
Trash is one of the biggest environmental issues in the Philippines. Almost everywhere you go, whether a city or a poor community, you will see trash covering the ground. Most of the times, both recyclable and non-recyclable trash are discarded together. They are all mixed together, causing the recyclable look non-recyclable. Bad smells and unpleasant views are affecting the people in the Philippines because of the many piles of trash. As trash stays in one place, it starts to smell. In some places, especially poor communities, the odor is so strong that a person would have to cover his/her nose, and try to hold his/her breath. Who enjoys seeing trash? Nobody. Trash and insects around it such as flies, cockroaches, rats, and mosquitoes make living conditions unpleasant. Sometimes, there is so much trash in the streets that you need to be observant toward where you step.
What is the trash’s impact on the environment, animals, and people? Is it harmful? Or is it beneficial to the community? Can animals get disease because of trash? Can people get disease? Does the presence of trash make people think that it is their fault? Or do people blame others because of this result? Does this motivate people to think of a solution?
Might there be a solution to the problem of trash in streets, especially in poor communities? Generally, people in the Philippines think this is a really serious problem yet most of them do not take any action to solve it. Why is that? Do they think this problem is not related to them nor their fault? Or do they just think that it is impossible to solve this problem? If beneficial uses of the recyclable trash are found, such as selling them to gain profit, reducing trash and making their communities look nicer, or making other goods out of the trash, what would be the best way(s) to communicate the findings to the people in poor communities?
The initial purpose of this project will be to research and find ways to recycle trash in poor communities and teach those solutions to the people in those communities (with the assistance of a Tagalog-speaking interpreter). These initial findings will help those people be able to keep their places clean and pleasant for themselves.
It is hoped that ways to handle and recycle trash might help improve and upgrade the environment of the Philippines, especially in poor communities through a more informed understanding of an abundant biological resource.
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Biology
Common Names and Synonyms
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Classification
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Morphology and Physical Description
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Getting Food
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Reproduction
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Environmental Factors
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Origin and Distribution
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Importance to People
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Survivability and Endangered Status
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Potential Solutions
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