Solid Waste Management Project

COMMUNITY– DRIVEN INITIATIVE ON IMPLEMENTING INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

CLARO C. DEGUIT

RATIONALE:

1. The recent over-riding concern and imperative of the producing and the consuming public to address the garbage and rubbish administration problems.
2. The ever-increasing trend of the Solid Wastes volume brought about by the intensifying production and economic activities in the urban and rural areas.
3. The imminent danger and the reality of potential hazards to human health and environment resulting from the improper solid wastes disposal and management.
4. The continued degradation of the agricultural lands due to mismanagement and improper utilization of the agricultural waste materials generated out of the production activities.
5. The great danger of contamination of community water sources and supply due to the leachate produced in the dumping site/areas when the solid waste materials are undergoing decomposition.
6. The lack or absence of discipline and the indifferent attitudes on the part of community residents, farming and producing communities towards solid waste prevention, generation, control and reduction, recovery and disposal.
7. Lack or absence of a collaborative mechanism to ensure active participation of the community residents in the over-all administration of Solid Waste Management.
8. On going effort of the LGUs to execute and implement RA 9003 and other legislated environmental laws aimed at effecting proper Solid Waste Management.
9. The pressing concern of global warming brought about by agricultural production practices and lifestyle resulting to massive emission of methane and carbon-dioxide. read more