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Kasama Ka!: Multistakeholder Partnerships for Solid Waste Management
SIGMA, CAPIZ
to segregate biodegradables and recyclables. Biodegradables
were recycled through composting at the household level,
while recyclable materials were either sold or turned into
handicraft and other items for sale. Color-coded containers
were placed in schools, markets, offices, and churches
facilitate collection and transfer.
• Collection of segregated waste that is not recycled at the
household level. Wastes that cannot be recycled or
composted at the household level are then collected by the
municipal government. In Sigma, daily collection of segregated
wastes is accomplished following a schedule (i.e., Mondays for
papers and cartons; Tuesdays for plastics/Styrofoam, etc.).
Trained volunteer eco-aides with pushcarts and/or eco-carts
go around the barangays collecting the wastes and bringing
these to the Materials Recovery Centers. Four units of ecocarts
and another 4 units of push carts were acquired to do the
collecting.
• Establishing Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) and other
facilities as repositories or processing sites for the collected
segregated waste.
The location and land area of these MRFs should be
appropriate and adequate for the purpose; selection of sites
should be determined by the waste survey and other
considerations like accessibility, proximity to households,
environmental safety, etc.
Biodegradable wastes are transported to the Materials
Recovery Facility I (MRF I) for shredding and resizing (MRF 1
houses a shredder), while non-biodegradable wastes are to be
brought directly to MRF II. MRF I is located at the abandoned
40 sqm slaughterhouse. MRF II is located inside the public
market and serves as the final storage and disposal site for
segregated wastes; it includes a tree park, fruit/vegetable and
herbal gardens, surplus center, organic soil production area,
and a showcase for recycled products.
Special wastes from health facilities are screened following
appropriate handling practices at the MRF II, and sent to an
appropriate hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility.
7.5 Ensuring enactment and enforcement of supporting SWM ordinances
and policies (3rd E-Enforcement)
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