If we continue to address the issue of the environment where we live as thought we’re the only species that lives here, we'll create a disaster for ourselves.

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2. DEALING WITH
DISASTER DEBRIS
QURAT UL AIN
FA13-MDS-009
GHANIA
FA13-MDS-008
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3. CONTENTS
 Disaster
 Environment
 DISASTER DEBRIS
 Sub Issue 3
Managing hazardous wastes
 Sub Issue 4:
Recycling disaster waste
 Sub Issue 5
Creating employment
opportunities
 Opinion
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4. DISASTER
A disaster is the
impact of a natural
or human-made
hazard that
negatively affects
society or
environment.
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5. ENVIRONMENT
1. The environment “is the sum
of the total of the elements,
factors and conditions in the
surroundings which may
have an impact on the
development.
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6. DEALING WITH DISASTER DEBRIS
1. Disaster debris may include
1. waste soils and sediments,
vegetation (trees, limbs, shrubs),
2. municipal solid waste
(common household garbage,
personal belongings)
3. construction and demolition
debris (building and their
contents)
4. vehicles (cars, trucks, boats),
and white goods (refrigerators,
freezers, air conditioners).
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The large amount of waste, can
contaminate ground water and causes
dangerous infectious diseases.
industrial facilities, refineries, and
sewer systems, also affected due to
disaster and can trigger secondary
hazards.

8. SUB ISSUE 3MANAGING HAZARDOUS WASTES
 The most urgent waste concern is locating,
containing and safely managing hazardous
substances.
 Efforts to identify and control hazardous wastes
commonly takes place during the emergency or
relief phase, however exposure to hazardous
substances can occur throughout recovery
phase.
 One example is the exposure and inhalation of
asbestos from damaged buildings which can
cause serious respiratory illnesses, including
lung cancer. 8

9. SUB ISSUE 4:
RECYCLING DISASTER WASTE
Recycling usefulness is limited by
the amount of energy needed to
complete the process.
Types of Recycling•
 Primary/Closed -Loop Recycling :
materials are converted into new
products of the same type.
 Secondary Recycling : materials are
converted into different kinds of
products.•
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10. Composting : recycling that
uses the natural role of
decomposing bacteria and
fungi to convert biodegradable
waste into useable soil
amendments.
In the case of Pakistan, the
extraction of building materials
had caused past landslides in
the region.
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11. SUB ISSUE 5
CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
 Case 5: Creating livelihood opportunities in
Aceh and Nias through a waste
management programmed the Tsunami
Recovery Waste Management program
(TRWMP)
 Output: if we gave employment
opportunities to the affected people of the
affected area, then we have a positive output
in a sense of, the affected population sustain
their livelihoods. And donors also get
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12. OPINION
If we continue to address the issue of
the environment where we live as
thought we’re the only species that
lives here, we'll create a disaster for
ourselves.
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