An Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Plans, Collection, Recycling and Disposal of Metro Manila

This study performed an assessment of the solid waste management (SWM) plans and the collection, recycling, and disposal conditions of the 17 Local Government Units (LGUs) of Metro Manila to determine the gaps and barriers hindering the effective i...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2022
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spelling okr-10986-377662022-07-27T05:10:55Z An Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Plans, Collection, Recycling and Disposal of Metro Manila World Bank POLLUTION PLASTIC WASTE PLASTIC RECOVERY PLASTIC RECYCLING URBAN WATER POLLUTION PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE WASTE MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT This study performed an assessment of the solid waste management (SWM) plans and the collection, recycling, and disposal conditions of the 17 Local Government Units (LGUs) of Metro Manila to determine the gaps and barriers hindering the effective implementation of Republic Act 9003 (RA 9003), particularly the recovery and recycling of plastic waste. The results were used to identify potential investment opportunities that could contribute to improved plastic waste management and the overall SWM systems of LGUs. The assessment focused on the approved 10-Year SWM plans, online reports of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), data provided by the Metro Manila Development Authority, interviews with the heads and staff of the SWM functional groups of each LGU and related government institutions, and a web search on government and private sector initiatives on recycling and plastic waste management. Metro Manila is composed of 16 cities and 1 municipality, with a combined total 1,712 barangays. Its land area of 619.1 square kilometers is bounded by large bodies of water on the west (Manila Bay) and east (Laguna de Bay). The central section LGUs are traversed by the main channel of the Marikina-Pasig River and the rest are drained by the tributaries. These waterways and waterbodies are plagued by illegally disposed and uncollected waste. The condition is exacerbated during floods when additional uncollected waste and litter move down the gradient and clog man-made canals and natural waterways. Eventually, the waste is discharged into Manila Bay or deposited into the 50 existing pumping stations of Manila. The institutional, legal, and financial aspects as well as the management of hazardous waste were not covered in this assessment. The assessment did not consider the effects of the pandemic on waste generation. Due to the restrictions brought on by the pandemic, field verification of the data gathered through interviews was not conducted. 2022-07-26T19:01:27Z 2022-07-26T19:01:27Z 2022 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099125007222250938/P170994059e8e308c0a3ec02e0c4f57778b http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37766 English en_US East Asia and Pacific Region, Marine Plastics Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study East Asia and Pacific East Asia
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topic POLLUTION
PLASTIC WASTE
PLASTIC RECOVERY
PLASTIC RECYCLING
URBAN WATER POLLUTION
PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
WASTE MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
spellingShingle POLLUTION
PLASTIC WASTE
PLASTIC RECOVERY
PLASTIC RECYCLING
URBAN WATER POLLUTION
PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
WASTE MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
World Bank
An Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Plans, Collection, Recycling and Disposal of Metro Manila
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description This study performed an assessment of the solid waste management (SWM) plans and the collection, recycling, and disposal conditions of the 17 Local Government Units (LGUs) of Metro Manila to determine the gaps and barriers hindering the effective implementation of Republic Act 9003 (RA 9003), particularly the recovery and recycling of plastic waste. The results were used to identify potential investment opportunities that could contribute to improved plastic waste management and the overall SWM systems of LGUs. The assessment focused on the approved 10-Year SWM plans, online reports of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), data provided by the Metro Manila Development Authority, interviews with the heads and staff of the SWM functional groups of each LGU and related government institutions, and a web search on government and private sector initiatives on recycling and plastic waste management. Metro Manila is composed of 16 cities and 1 municipality, with a combined total 1,712 barangays. Its land area of 619.1 square kilometers is bounded by large bodies of water on the west (Manila Bay) and east (Laguna de Bay). The central section LGUs are traversed by the main channel of the Marikina-Pasig River and the rest are drained by the tributaries. These waterways and waterbodies are plagued by illegally disposed and uncollected waste. The condition is exacerbated during floods when additional uncollected waste and litter move down the gradient and clog man-made canals and natural waterways. Eventually, the waste is discharged into Manila Bay or deposited into the 50 existing pumping stations of Manila. The institutional, legal, and financial aspects as well as the management of hazardous waste were not covered in this assessment. The assessment did not consider the effects of the pandemic on waste generation. Due to the restrictions brought on by the pandemic, field verification of the data gathered through interviews was not conducted.
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title An Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Plans, Collection, Recycling and Disposal of Metro Manila
title_short An Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Plans, Collection, Recycling and Disposal of Metro Manila
title_full An Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Plans, Collection, Recycling and Disposal of Metro Manila
title_fullStr An Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Plans, Collection, Recycling and Disposal of Metro Manila
title_full_unstemmed An Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Plans, Collection, Recycling and Disposal of Metro Manila
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