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Gomeseria, Ronald y Valledor
Preface
Environmental advocacy is a term imposed by everyone who is concerned and loves the environment
whereas opposing the oligarch programs and activities that have been molested the entire archipelago,
like in the Philippines and thus, the Filipinos have suffered from it. Moreover, as Professional Engineer
(PE/PEng/PME) and a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), the author can say, if you love yourself and
God-fearing, of course, you will not do the same as you have observed in the environment but to have
some sort that will provide and protect the situation in the modern era.
The good thing with Environmental Advocacy is to have new wisdom that solidifies advocacy as an
environmental advocate. But in spite of the teaching in the case of the subject, the author has already an
advocacy plan and which, practicing in the construction industry as Project Consultant as well as
preparing documents towards environmental concern in the prevention of injuries and safety precautions
in the construction site.
Acknowledgment
The author would like to thank Prof/Dr. Joane Serrano, Ph.D. (University of the Philippines – Los
Banos), in spite of hardship between works, and difficulties that always facing. However, you are there in
giving us motivation in pursuing the Environment and Natural Resources Management Environmental
Advocacy course subject that gave me inspiration.
Even confused and struggle with how to do it, but with the motivation provided had given an idea to
compose this article paper, anyway, the author would like to say sorry, this is life as an OFW, too hard!
Additionally, the author dedicates this work to beloved wife (Jennifer VA), beloved daughters, and
sons (Weng, Aje, Jenjen. Jonjon and Rheion), who cheer and inspired every time in down with
frustrations, and most especially is to our God, who gave wisdom and protecting all the time (the author
owe his life to him.).
Thank you, and Happy Reading!
God Bless!
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Table of Contents
Title Page………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… page 1
Preface……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. page 2
Reflections and Learning…………………………………………………………………………………………... page 2
Acknowledgment……………………………………………………………………………………………………… page 2
Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. page 3
Issue and Problem…………………………………………………………………………………………………… page 4
Stakeholder Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………………… page 4
Purpose………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. page 4
Scope and Strategy……………………………………………………………………………………………..…… page 4
Collaboration on Waste Management Procedures………………………………………………………… page 5
Collaboration on Waste Management Best Practice (by experienced)……………………………. page 5
Waste Hierarchy Channels………………………………………………………………………………………… page 6
Waste Streams………………………………………………………………………………………………………… page 6
Non-Hazardous Waste……………………………………………………………………………………………… page 7
Hazardous Waste…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. page 8
Sanitary Waste………………………………………………………………………………………………………… page 8
Waste Storage and Disposal Schedules………………………………………………………………………. page 9
Data Collection, Analysis, and Documentation…………………………………………………………….. page 10
Responsibility, Monitoring, and Implementation.......................................................... page 10
Statement of Authorship........................................................................................... page 10
Write-Up Reference...................................................................................................... page 11
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Stakeholder Analysis
Article 11 of the Decree-Law No. 30, 2002: The Issuance Law of Environmental Protection states that “…
The Executive Regulations shall determine the procedures for the environmental impact assessment and
the conditions of issuing the environmental license for projects …”. In addition, Article 12 of the Decree-
Law No. 30, 2002 states that “Public and private development plans and projects of whatever kind, on
whatever site, including industrial, agricultural and constructional projects, shall be presented to the
Council. All these projects shall be submitted when they are planned, and prior to their execution, in
order to be reviewed and evaluated. This is to ensure that they are in compliance with the scientific and
practical methods of proper environmental planning according to the standards, specification, basis, and
rules referred to in the preceding Article.”
In the author experiences and being involved in the construction environment, it is mandated in this
country that all projects within Qatar require an environmental license, which is referring to as an
Environmental Permit prior to construction and operation from the Ministry of Environment (MoE), MMUP
(Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning) or to the Environmental Agency.
Purpose
As an experienced Building and Construction Engineer and as an Environmental Advocates, the author's
advocacy plan is to apply within the construction industry to sustain and maintain a sustainable
environment from the start to finish of the project. The purpose of the Advocacy Plan on Waste
Management is to develop with practical and effective procedures and control measures that allow for the
appropriate handling, storage, disposal and treatment of waste, and to reduce the environmental
footprint within the Project construction activities. However, this plan shall be achieved through the
meeting of the following objectives within the construction environment as follows:
Ensuring compliance with the relevant statutory regulations, environmental standards, and best
practice guidelines; and
Reduce the potential environmental impacts of the construction works which is identified through
the implementation with the best practice in mitigating measures.
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Enforces the selection of appropriate locations of landfills or long-term storage sites for waste;
States the method to properly manage all wastes like for example are through training, storage,
containerization, labeling, transporting and disposal.
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towards a reduction in waste generation, reclamation of waste (this will be done through identification,
management, and segregation) and either reuse, recovery or recycling of waste and resiliency.
The Contractor will need to have the Environmental Monitoring Procedure to maintain a record of waste
materials transferred from the construction site via Waste Transfer Notes (WTN). These WTNs will
mandatorily record the time, date, quantity, type and destination of all wastes. Perhaps, recording of
these activities must be maintained at the construction site.
As part of the Advocacy Plan, which the author needs to consider in the implementation has been
categorized and the following is a brief overview of some of the guiding principles of waste management
best practice that can be used in the construction site as follows;
Wherever there are options to prevent or reduce waste should be considered primarily in maintaining
order in the construction site. However, where waste cannot be avoided or further reduced at source, the
materials can be reused, and this will be done either with the same or with a different purpose. For
instance, in failing to obtain the procedure, the material should be recovered and recycled into new
materials that can be reused in the construction site. Finally, whatever might be, the waste can be
incinerated with energy recovery. But the disposal to landfill is the least favored option in the waste
hierarchy and is the last option to consider after all other options have been studied and found otherwise.
Waste Streams
Based on the studies and years of experiences in the construction industries, however, the waste is
generated during the construction activities can be separated into two distinct categories with the
accompanying definitions to understand as part of the Advocacy Plan:
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Hazardous waste, which can be defined as the “waste which is dangerous or difficult to store,
treat, transport or dispose of, and may contain substances which are corrosive, toxic, reactive,
carcinogenic, infectious, irritant, or otherwise harmful to human health and which may be toxic to
the environment.”
Non-hazardous waste, which can be defined as the “All waste that cannot be classified as
hazardous waste.”
Non-Hazardous Waste
In practice, usually in the construction site, you can find this stream of solid waste includes for example
of broken concrete, scrap steel and metals, broken wooden pallets, kitchen/office rubbish, cardboard,
broken piping, broken masonry blocks and glass as part of the non-hazardous waste. Before disposal,
however, these waste streams can be managed more extensively than hazardous waste. The purpose is
to reduce the amount of being disposed of using landfills. The process is minimizing the amount of waste
to be stored and disposed of which protects the environment. Herewith are the procedures in waste
minimization as part of this advocacy plan that everyone must know that needs to be done in securing
the environment sustainably.
The suppliers will be requested to use minimal packaging for sustainable methods.
With the use of disposable materials such as plastic cups and batteries will be avoided.
Material Re-use
Where possible, the construction materials will need to be re-used. For example, using wooden
pallets and other packaging materials for creating signs that can be re-used or in any form.
The reports will need to be printed on the double side, and the paper will be re-used where
possible. For example, using the printing rough drafts on the bright side of used paper sheets,
thus saving trees.
Recycling
The plastic drums, empty plastic bottles, scrap metal, batteries, and waste paper will need to be
segregated within the construction site and sent to an appropriate recycling facility that can be used in
other forms sustainably.
Furthermore, it is required that the contractor must obtain a list of subcontractors from the MoE or from
the Environmental Agency who specialize in collecting and recycling the following materials in making
sure that they can be used in other forms sustainably.
Paper
Plastics
Toners
Cans (steel & Aluminum)
Batteries
Glass
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Hazardous Waste
In the construction site, hazardous waste can’t be denied whereas part of it. However, the hazardous
waste will need to be transported off-site, must be treated, stored and disposed of by an approved Urban
Planning service provider or to the Municipality approved disposal site for appropriate disposal.
The hazardous wastes have been produced during the Project construction which has been further
divided within the level of Control based on the levels of treatment of the dangerous materials that
usually receive on the construction site such as:
Hazardous Construction Wastes, chemicals
Sanitary Waste (human waste).
Hazardous Construction Wastes
To make it clear, the hazardous construction wastes that can be found include; oil and lubricants, paint,
cans and chemical, diesel and paint small drums, and filters. However, this category of waste cannot be
re-used but minimization procedures of some hazardous items such as empty paint/oil cans may be
implemented as detailed below.
Refillable containers must be used as much as possible, for the collection of waste fluids such as
waste oil, hydraulic oils, and the used grease in the construction site.
Sanitary Waste
In practice, Sanitary Waste can be defined as is composed of sewage and run-off from the kitchen / the
washbasins produced during the construction works. However, this category of waste cannot be re-used
but can be limited in minimization procedures that may be implemented to reduce run-off from the
kitchen and washbasins.
Procedures to Minimize Kitchen and Wash Basin Runoff
Waste Minimization
Placing hippo, or brick, in the toilet cistern will reduce the amount of water passed through with
each flush.
Using signs/posters in the toilets and the kitchens will increase awareness about the amount of
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Using signs/posters in the toilets and the kitchens will increase awareness ensuring that no
inappropriate chemicals are being disposed of within the toilets they used.
Using signs/posters in the toilets and the kitchens will increase awareness about the amount of
detergent required ensuring the limitation of use.
The sanitary waste shall be collected in the septic tanks located within the construction site. However,
the portable toilets will be provided for the employees across the construction site and in the office
accommodation on site. The sanitary waste would then be tankered by MoE and MMUP, or the
Environmental Agency approved Service Providers.
The septic tanks will allow for the anaerobic decomposition of the sludge, and the residual slurry can be
pumped out and disposed of in sludge drying facilities of the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). And through
the STP, the TSE (Treated Sewage Effluent) can be used in the landscape irrigation in the country’s
public parks in a sustainable manner.
Portable Toilet and Septic Tank Control Measures
The Septic Tanks and the Portable Toilets are controlled and maintained by the contractor in the
construction site which shall meet the approval of MoE.
The Septic Tanks and the Portable Toilets must have the storage capacities capable of coping
with all the staff in utilizing the construction site facilities.
Inspection for the leaks should be undertaken on a regular basis and the leaks ceased to have to
be reported immediately.
Following the completion of the construction works, the portable toilets and septic tanks will need to be
decommissioned. However, in the event of dismantling, the contractor shall make sure that the
appropriate management measures are being implemented to eliminate whatever potential of future
contamination. These measures are being detailed below in order to make sure that the idea and purpose
of this advocacy plan will be implemented accurately in a sustainable manner.
Water used to clean tanks must be disposed of along with the septic waste.
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materials will be at a minimum, stored at a reasonable distance from sensitive construction sites, such as
drainage channels, offices, public and residential areas, and the public highways.
The vehicles used for the transportation of any waste shall not be used to transport materials such as soil
and rock unless cleaned before reuse and approved.
Statement of Authorship
The author has developed and conducted all necessary literature research in completing this article
composition with the prepared conceptual framework, identifying thematic points on all cases, formulated
recommendations, and undertook the write-up as a part-time work to complete this paper.
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Er. Ronald Valledor Gomeseria, Ph.D. ME/PME, PE, PEng, CEng, CBuildE, CEnv, APEC (IntPE), ACPE, ASEANEng
Professional Engineer (Philippines, Qatar, India, UK); Chartered Engineer (India, UK); Chartered Environmentalist (India);
Chartered Engineering Manager (USA); Chartered Health Care Manager (USA); Specialized Engineering Manager (UK);
Specialized Project Manager (UK); Master Project Manager (USA); Chartered Building Engineer (UK); ASEAN Engineer; ASEAN
Chartered Professional Engineer; APEC Engineer (IntPE); Mechanical Engineer (Phils); Plumbing Engineer / Master Plumber
(Phils); Master Electrician (Phils); Certified International Project Manager (USA)
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Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Natural Resources Management major in Upland Resources Management (DENRM-URM, 1.78 GWA)
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University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Master of Science in Construction Management (36 Credit Units / 2016-2018, 1.14 GWA / 4.0 US GPA, Topnotch)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
Master of Mechanical Engineering (48 Credit Units / 2010-2013, 3.78 US GPA, Magna Cum Laude)
Ph.D. in Building and Construction Engineering (65 Credit Units / 2016-2019, 4.0 US GPA, Summa Cum Laude)
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