Project W.A.S.T.

E: Water-drainage Artificial Separator of Trash for Environment

CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND

It is a habit for residents to throw their waste in the storm drain, which causes it to obstruct
normal water flows and thus overloads these drainage systems. After a short period of rain, it is
normal to see streets filled with garbage scattered all over the place. In order to keep the environment
well-drained and free of wastewater, drainage systems are designed in such a way as to ensure that
wastewater and sewage flow smoothly into collection points.

There are plastic bottles, polythene, sewage, and other solid waste in the drainage streams
with different contaminants. We could face several problems in wet weather and on ordinary days
because of the blockage of water pipes. Waste piles up on the roads as a result of this blocked
drainage system, which poses an even more serious problem in the rainy season. The proposed title
would help not just the environment but also us because the garbage that flows in the drainage could
contain infectious diseases.

"River cleaning machine", a machine that involves removing the waste debris from the water
surface and safely disposing of it. Work has been carried out on the current state of our national
rivers, which are polluted with millions of gallons of wastewater and filled with all sorts of
pollutants, hazardous materials, debris etc. This prevents aquatic animals from surviving and puts
their lives at risk as a result of an increase in the amount of water pollution caused by waste debris. A
machine will lift the waste surface debris from the water bodies, this will ultimately result in a
reduction of water pollution and, lastly, aquatic animal deaths due to these there's going to be fewer
problems. The main objective of the project is to minimize labor and time spent on river clean up
(Yadav, etc., 2022).

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study: Project W.A.S.T.E: Water-drainage Artificial Separator of Trash for Environment
is seek to answer the following:

1. Can the Project W.A.S.T.E: Water-drainage Artificial Separator of Trash for Environment
collect kilos of waste using its filter?

2. Will the Project W.A.S.T.E: Water-drainage Artificial Separator of Trash for Environment
help minimize drainage congestion?

3. Can the Project W.A.S.T.E: Water-drainage Artificial Separator of Trash for Environment
help prevent flooding?
HYPOTHESIS

The following are the answer from the questions in the Statement of the Problem:

1. The Project W.A.S.T.E: Water-drainage Artificial Separator of Trash for Environment

2. The Project W.A.S.T.E: Water-drainage Artificial Separator of Trash for Environment will
not help minimize drainage congestion.

3. The Project W.A.S.T.E: Water-drainage Artificial Separator of Trash for Environment

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The result of the study will benefit the following:

Environment. Reduced the garbage from drainage systems and canals to reduce flooding
and other environmental issues brought on by waste in water.

Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). The EMB, under the Department of

Economy. The cost of cleaning it up is high, thus this product will assist in decreasing
expenses once trash has entered the ecosystem, as local governments and residents typically shoulder
this financial burden.

Community. Minimizing the risks of health and safety from garbage and maintaining a clean
community that is eco-friendly for the living

Rivers and oceans. Preventing garbage from entering rivers and oceans will reduce the
hazards that can potentially occur. This will also help marine life and improve water quality.

Future researchers. This study can give an idea to future researchers in case they want to
create an improvised version of ours that might also be suitable for all types of drainage systems.
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

This research study is designed to help reduce waste and minimize the overload of plastics in
drainage systems. Plastics are common in some rivers and oceans due to waste disposed of in the
drainage system. As a proposed solution, this research will eliminate and prevent garbage from
flowing into rivers by filtering it with the use of this product.

This research study will be conducted in the researchers' residence in Poblacion, Mabinay,
Negros Oriental. The data will be limited and will be based on the kilograms of waste collected after
the sensor rings every trial.

This project will also have the following limitations: this type of waste drainage separator
will only be applied in a specific type of drainage, such as monsoon drainage or channel drainage.
This also won’t filter water but only trash to avoid blockage of the filter. Hence, this study will have
a specific purpose and limited data collection.
 REFERENCE

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU V. “Mandates | Functions,” September 9, 2023.

Yadav Sandesh M.,Yewale Rushikesh S. ,Samant Mayur A., Wannalwar Sainath P. “Design &
Fabrication of River Water Cleaning Machine.” 2022 JETIR August 2022, Volume 9, Issue 8,
October 8, 2022, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research.