10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan (2015-2024) Republic of the Philippines Province of Aurora Municipality of Maria Aurora M E S S A G E For the past 10 years, the Municipality of Maria Aurora, Aurora had been strictly implementing the Ecological Solid Waste Management Program in compliance with Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. However, despite the implementation of 2005-2014 10 - Year Solid Waste Management Plan, establishment of 1.3 hectares Category-1 Sanitary Landfill or the Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF), enactment of Municipal Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2006, Municipal Ordinance No. 4, Series of 2014, and other related ordinances and annual budgetary allocation from 20% Development Fund for the operation of ESWM Program, we believe that the attainment of the Program’s objectives is still a long way to go especially in the full awareness and acceptance of my constituents. In this updated Plan that we will be using in the next 10 years, the Municipality will look back on what we have not implemented in the old plan, will continue to implement our present ESWM best practices and will look forward to achieve our new vision and goals. Altogether with the entire Municipal Government of Maria Aurora, I enjoin all Marians to take full responsibility in protecting our environment for the sake of our future generation. Maraming Salamat and Mabuhay! AMADO M. GENETA Municipal Mayor
4.1.2 Disposed Waste from Non-Collection Area 4.2 Diverted Waste.......................................................................................... 39
11.3.2 Other Alternative Financial Arrangements 11.3.3 Effective Management of Investments
11.4 Cost Evaluation and Comparison..................................................... 117
11.4.1 Cost for waste management per service capita 11.5 Summary.................................................................................................. 118
CHAPTER XII Plan Implementation
12.1 Phases and Responsibilities .............................................................. 119
1 Population Projection for the 10-Year Planning Period, 2014-2023
2 List of Industries within the Municipality for CY 2014 3 Existing Equipments and Conditions, CY 2014 4 Work Assignments of ESWM Personnel 5 Current collection schedule within collection barangays and Establishment 6 List of Barangay’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) 7 List of Junkshops 8 Messages for Specific Target Audience 9 Annual Budget and Expenditures, CY 2014 10 Annual Revenues, CY 2013 11 Sampling Plan 12 Waste Generation and composition per source in the Municipality of
Maria Aurora 13 Waste Disposed from Collection Area 14 Diversion Rate 15 Waste Generation 16 Waste projection 17 Local and Related Laws and Regulations and their Relevant Provisions 18 SWM Board Activities To Date and Planned Activities 19 List of Barangay SWM Committees and Schedule of Meeting 20 Activities conducted to involve stakeholders in the development and
implementation of plan 21 Diversion and Disposal Target, 2015-2024 22 Recommended source reduction schemes by waste source 23 List of Barangays, types of waste to be collected and schedule of collection 24 List of current number of vehicles & projection of additional vehicles to be
purchased by year 25 Types of containers per waste source 26 Plan for Collection Expansion 27 Quantity of waste to be composted by barangay 28 Estimated prices for recovered materials and average selling price 29 Projected amount of special waste to be generated 30 Estimated quantities to be generated in the future 31 Core messages and target audience 32 SWM components and the description of support of different IEC activities 33 SWM Programs / Activities, Strategies, and Implementation Schedules 34 Cost of IEC activities (in thousand pesos) 35 Projected Waste Diversion and Disposal Targets 36 Cost Estimates of Activities (in thousand pesos) 37 Revenues generated from environmental fees (Non-Household)
Weekly Collection 37A Revenues generated from environmental fees (Household)
Weekly Collection 37B Revenues generated from environmental fees (Household)
Bi-monthly Collection 38 Summary of revenues from environmental fees 39 Revenues from tipping fees 40 Revenues from hollow blocks / foot pavers production 41 Cost per capita (Php) 42 Cost per kilogram of waste (Php) 43 Summary of Investment Costs, Annual Costs, and Annual Revenues for first five years (2015-2019) 44 Series of activities conducted in plan preparation 45 Schedule of ESWM Program Implementation
Maria Aurora is the 3rd largest and the only non- coastal municipality of
the province of Aurora covering a total land area of 42,619 hectares. Baler and Dipaculao bound it on the East, San Luis on the South, the Province of Nueva Ecija on the West, and the Province of Nueva Vizcaya on the Northwest.
A second class municipality, Maria Aurora is comprised of 40
barangays, with a total population of 38,109 (NSO, 2010). At present,12 barangays including the Public Market, Maria Aurora Community Hospital, Rural Health Unit, and Maria Aurora Central School are the main collection routes being serviced by the municipal solid waste management program in the municipality. Proper waste disposal site was a long- standing issue in Maria Aurora owing to market expansion and rapid population explosion. In 2004, the municipality bought and constructed 1.35 hectares Category 1 Sanitary Landfill named as Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF) located in Barangay San Joaquin.
The Philippine Environmental Governance (EcoGov) Project, a
Technical Assistance (TA) grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Government of the Philippines, provided assistance to the municipality of Maria Aurora. The assistance included the formulation of 10- year Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWM) 2005-2014, diversion of waste away from the disposal, promotion and implementation of waste reduction, recycling and re- using of in- site and off-site sources and preparation for the sanitary landfill disposal of residual waste.
For this year, the Plan needs to be revised and updated for the next 10
years (2015-2024) to be used by the Municipality of Maria Aurora in managing solid waste revisiting what programs and activities that were not attained and implemented in the old plan, and devising a new plan based on the existing conditions and situations of the municipality.
Based on the Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (WACS)
conducted last September 1, 3-4, 2014, the Municipality of Maria Aurora generated an estimated daily waste of 10,808.17 kilograms. Out of this total waste, 56.31 percent is biodegradable, 16.15 percent recyclables, 21.81 percent residuals, and 5.72 percent is special waste. With these results, the LGU realized the need to strengthen its Solid Waste Management program and focus its activities and planned programs, to wit;
1. To address the disposal problem of increasing volume of generated solid waste brought by rapid population growth, especially in urban barangays;
2. To maintain and sustain the operation of Maria Aurora Ecological Farm
(a Category-1 Sanitary Landfill) facility in accordance with R.A 9003;
3. To improve and develop the established Municipal Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at the Maria Aurora Ecological Farm located in Brgy. San Joaquin;
4. To promote and strengthen the participation of key stakeholders in
SWM planning and implementation within the municipality;
5. To provide an overall framework and direction on how national agencies, Provincial Government of Aurora, barangays and various SWM stakeholders can jointly implement and monitor proper solid waste management in Maria Aurora; and
6. To formulate, legitimize, and implement an updated, systematic, and
comprehensive 10 - year Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan (MSWMP) of Maria Aurora that shall, among others:
7. Ensure the protection of public health and environment;
8. Utilize environmentally- sound method that minimize the utilization of
valuable resources and encourage resource conservation and recovery; and
9. Ensure proper segregation, collection and transport, storage,
treatment, reduction, disposal and conversion of solid waste into alternative technologies through the formulation and adoption of the best environmental practices in solid waste management. Also, as a result of WACS, there was a significant decrease of per
capita waste generation of 0.24 kg. per day as compared to 2005 WACS conducted which was 0.35 kg. per day.
For the municipality to reach its diversion goals, Municipal Ordinance
No. 02, Series of 2006 shall be strictly enforced. The primary consideration in order that segregation and reduction source will be successful is the conduct of comprehensive information, education, and communication campaign, and enforcement.
The shift from “No Segregation, No Collection” policy into “Yes
Segregation, Yes Collection” policy shall be implemented to encourage stakeholders to practice segregation and recovery of recyclable materials for additional income.
The Plan also took into consideration various waste diversion and
reduction strategies like the adoption of Eco-Savers Project, implementation of I-shoot Mo, Recyclables Mo, mandatory requirement of ESWM Inspection Clearance as a pre-requisite for Mayor’s Permit, incorporation of ESWM
Program into elementary education curricula, requiring all applicants of Marriage License to undergo SWM lectures/orientation, mandatory establishment of MRFs in subdivisions or housing areas and business establishments and institutions, mandatory establishment of composting facilities in residential houses and non-residential buildings, and promotion of organic farming.
Through these various programs to be implemented by the
municipality, the diversion rate of 92.76% in 2024 will soon be attained. The implementation of the 10-Year Municipal Solid Waste
Management Plan will require almost P56 million. The total cost details the investment requirement for the procurement of vehicles and equipment, structures and physical development, organization and management costs, and project management costs.
Maria Aurora through its created Technical Working Group (TWG) shall prepare a revised / updated 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) in accordance with the mandates under Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. The new 10-Year SWMP shall address the municipality’s present solid waste management needs from 2015 to 2024. It also demonstrates how Maria Aurora will reach a high waste diversion and how it will achieve the targeted 92.76% in 2024. All of these things can be achieved through segregation at source, segregated collection, alternative technologies, establishment of MRFs and the maintenance of Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF) as disposal site and the establishment of Eco-Park in Canili Area.
Vision
By 2024, Maria Aurora, Aurora shall be inhabited by a
more ecologically and environmentally-aware and responsible, economically-vibrant populace living in a healthy environment with a substantially-managed solid wastes.
Key Issues Facing the Community
➢ Manpower (MENRO) ➢ Funding ➢ Capacity of present Sanitary Landfill ➢ Influx of tourists and migration: increases population ➢ Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Campaign ➢ Adaptation capacity of communities especially in rural
barangays in implementing laws, policies, and ordinances ➢ Proximity or geographical location of rural barangays to be
collected and disposal of their waste in present Sanitary Landfill ➢ Insufficient equipment and facilities
The revised/updated 10 Year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan’s purpose is to provide a reference to the Municipality of Maria Aurora in its implementation of Ecological Solid Waste Management Program consistent with the provisions of Republic Act No. 9003 which aimed to sustain the practice of proper waste segregation, collection, reduction, and diversion of solid waste, promoting entrepreneurship and marketing linkages for adequate funding, strengthening Information, Education and Communication (IEC) drive by incorporating ESWM Program into primary and secondary curricula, intensifying waste reduction and diversion from source to final disposal site, and the identification and establishment of new site for Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF) and satellite eco-parks.
The municipality of Maria Aurora hopes to achieve a sustainable clean and green environment wherein the empowered Marians are living healthy in harmony with a sound ecology and a citizenry who are practicing solid waste management effectively. It also aimed in sustaining the recognition of being a model municipality not only in the Province of Aurora but nationwide in Ecological Solid Waste Management Program particularly in the implementation of RA 9003.
1.2 Approach
The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer (MENRO) was tasked to initiate the revision of the ESWM Plan with the assistance from various agencies and local departments as members of the Technical Working Group (TWG). All other activities and processes in the plan preparation was presented to the ESWM Board, Municipal Development Council, and other stakeholders before the adoption by the Sangguniang Bayan.
Executive Order No. 2013-09 reorganized the Municipal Solid Waste
Management Board (MSWMB) that will monitor, evaluate, and recommend to the Local Chief Executive the plans and programs pertaining to solid waste management.
Also, Executive Order No. 2014-08 was issued creating the Technical
Working Group (TWG) for the Revision / Updating of the 10-Year SWM Plan for the Municipality of Maria Aurora, Aurora. The members were from different agencies and field of expertise were selected to assist in the said revision.
A three day Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (WACS) was
conducted to determine the present waste generation of Maria Aurora that will serve as basis in projecting waste reduction and diversion strategies and to formulate plans and activities to augment the problem of increasing waste generation brought by increasing population.
After encoding the results of WACS, the first writeshop was conducted to
analyze and interpret the results. Then, the actual revision of the Plan was initiated. The results of the WACS conducted is also a very reliable source of data about waste generation that will be useful in waste projections.
Various workshops and meetings were also conducted for the initial
writing up to the final drafting of the Plan. The MENRO facilitated the Ecological Solid Waste Management Strategic Planning to Punong Barangays and Barangay Committee on Environment Chairpersons to update Maria Aurora’s Situationaire and to know the issues and concerns of their respective barangays.
To generate a more realistic solid waste management data, MENRO
coordinated with concerned offices to gather data needed in formulating the Plan such as NSO Population Data 2010. Demography and other profiles such as maps and CBMS data were gathered from the Municipal Planning and Development Office. Solid Waste Management operation equipment and facilities inventory details were from Municipal Engineering Office.
1.3 Acknowledgements
This Solid Waste Management Plan was made possible with the Lord’s guidance and invaluable assistance from the following persons, who provided their expertise, patience, and knowledge in providing the write-up and who reviewed the manuscript:
Technical Working Group
For. Reynaldo B. Aragon, Jr. - MENRO Hon. May Ann G. Castro - SB Member Ms. Melody E. Valdez - MLGOO Mr. Nicasio G. Gatchalian - MPDC Engr. Romano Loreto T. Iglesia - Municipal Engineer Ms. Imelda T. Diaz - MAO Mr. Noel C. Dulay - Administrative Aide VI Mr. Crisostomo A. Bitong - Sanitary Inspector
Members of Ecological Solid Waste Management Board
Hon. Amado M. Geneta - Municipal Mayor Hon. Ariel S. Bitong - Municipal Vice Mayor Hon. May Anne G. Castro - SB Member, Chairperson,
Committee on Environment Hon. Inocencio Castillo - President, Liga ng Barangay Hon. Julius B. Novillos -Punong Barangay,
Brgy. San Joaquin For. Raul C. Batang - OIC CENRO, CENRO Baler
Ms. Melody E. Valdez - MLGOO Dr. Roman P. Balangue - Municipal Health Officer Ms. Imelda T. Diaz - Municipal Agriculturist Mr. Domingo R. Uera - School District Supervisor P/Slns. Victor Basil B. Morales - Chief of Police, MAPS Ms. Henrietta Bartolome - President, MARVENAS Mr. Remigio R. Bitong - Representative, Media Sector Pastor Mauro C. Pisco - Representative, Religious Sector For. Reynaldo B. Aragon, Jr - MENRO / Secretariat
Support Staff
Mr. Michael A. Apilado - Map and Lay-out Artist Ms. Geraldine V. Tambong - Statistician Ms. Star Lou V. Manibog - Documenter Ms.Marisol A. Gagucas - Documenter Mr. Ranillo P. Martinez - Logistics and Mobilization
Barangay Officials of the following Barangays
Alcala Dikildit Bagtu Dimanpudso Bangco Diome Bannawag Florida Barangay 1 Galintuja Barangay 2 Kadayakan Barangay 3 Malasin Barangay 4 Punglo Baubo Quirino Bayanihan Ramada Bazal San Joaquin Cabituculan East San Jose Cabituculan West San Juan Debucao San Leonardo Decoliat Sta. Lucia Detailen Sto. Cristo Diaat Santo Tomas Dialatnan Suguit Diaman Villa Aurora Dianawan Wenceslao
Dimanpudso Elementary School Calao Elementary School Kadayakan Elementary School Bagtu Elementary School Maria Aurora Central School Villa Aurora Elementary
School Quirino Elementary School Marcos R. Necesito
Elementary School San Jose Elementary School Bernabe R. Dulay Elementary
School Bazal Elementary School Leon B. Hulipas Elementary
School Cab. East Elementary School F. Q. Dagyapen Elementary
School Debucao Elementary School Dikildit Elementary School Diaat Elementary School Detailen Elementary School Diome Elementary School Leon Diaz Elementary School Estonilo Elemetary School Wenceslao Elementary
School Decoliat Elementary School San Juan Elementary School Dimotol Elementary School Florida Elementary School Galintuja Elementary School Punglo Elementary School Ramada Elementary School San Leonardo Elementary
School Bayanihan High School Canili Area National High
School Dianawan National High School E. Ronquillo National High
School Ma. Aurora National High School Mount Carmel School of Maria
Aurora Ramada National High School Rodrigo Palmero National
High School Wenceslao National High School Villa Aurora National High
School Maria Aurora Skills Development Ctr. Lyceum of the East-Maria
Aurora Wesleyan University- Philippines of ASCOT- Bazal Campus Maria Aurora
Government Offices:
Mayor’s Office Sangguniang Bayan Office Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office Municipal Planning & Development Office Municipal Engineering Office Municipal Treasurer’s Office Municipal Agriculture Office
Tourism Coordinator Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) MDRRMO Municipal Health Office Philippine National Police (PNP) PG-ENRO Provincial Planning and Development Office Provincial Solid Waste Management Board (PSWMB) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) -Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC)
Partners:
Business Sector
▪ junkshop owners ▪ business establishments
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)
▪ Religious Organizations ▪ Media ▪ Transport groups ▪ Maria Aurora Vendors Association (MARVENAS)
2.1 Location and History Executive Order No. 246 signed by the late President Elpidio Quirino on July 21, 1949 was the legal document that established the Municipality of MARIA AURORA. The name was in honor of Maria Aurora “Baby” Aragon Quezon, a lawyer by profession and the daughter of the First Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon and Dona Aurora M. Aragon-Quezon. It is bounded by geographical coordinates 15o40’00” to 15o50’00”north latitude to 121o25’00” to 121o30’00” east longitude. The municipality is bordered by Baler and Dipaculao on the East, San Luis on the South, the Province of Nueva Ecija on the West, and the Province of Nueva Viscaya on the North- west (Fig. 1).
The Ilongot tribe or Bugkalots, but now, they want to be called Egongot
(forest dweller), are the first inhabitants and they called the place Egabong that means swampy or muddy stream. In 1771, the settlement became a pueblo named San Jose de Casecnan in honor of Jose Bitong and of the Casecnan River, which the Spanish believed to be near the settlement. Jose Bitong was then appointed as the first “Kapitan de Barangay” of the pueblo followed by Mamerto Catipon and many other leaders. The last “Kapitan” was Pantaleon Dulay who hailed from the Province of La Union.
Maria Aurora has a total land area of 42,433 hectares based on the
digitized data of the Aurora Integrated Area Development Project 2-BSEI in 1996. BSWM (1989) reported that the municipality has a land area of 40,518 hectares and NCSO (1990) published a land area of 42,492 hectares. However, in terms of basis in releasing the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of the Department of Budget and Management, the area of Maria Aurora is 42,619 hectares. Also, the Forest Land Use Planning Team uses same area as baseline area for Maria Aurora.
2.2 Population
Among the eight municipalities of Aurora Province, Maria Aurora is accounted for the largest population share based on NSO 2010 with 38,109 individuals and the projected population for this year (2014) is 40,135. Using an average annual growth rate of 1.0129%, Maria Aurora is projected to have a population of 45,622 individuals in 2024 as shown in Table 1.
The municipality of Maria Aurora is comprised of 40 barangays, 8 of
which are divided into 29 sitios. There are nine urban barangays clustered
together, where Barangays 1-4 are declared as the town center or the “poblacion” area. The five other urbanized barangays are San Joaquin, Dimanpudso, Florida, Quirino, and San Jose. The remaining 31 barangays are in the rural areas mostly situated in the upland and near riverbanks. The municipality has a total number of households with a registered populace of 8,543(CBMS).
Fig. 1. Location Map of Maria Aurora, Aurora
The following data could be the factors in the increase of the overall population expansion:
1. The influx of tourists coming from nearby provinces up to Metro Manila.
2. The further expansion of urban areas and road development connecting Cabanatuan-Aurora and Isabela-Dinadiawan that enable traders, entrepreneurs, and investors from the province of Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Viscaya, and Southern Tagalog Region to settle and do their businesses in Maria Aurora.
3. The continuing increase of establishments and institutions such as
and billiard hall). Also, the opening of higher learning institutions such as Wesleyan University-Philippines and Lyceum of the East, both located in Maria Aurora continue to attract students from other areas.
4. The locality is included in the existing tourism spots under the “Its More
Fun in the Philippines” program by the Department of Tourism. The most popular of these are the following: Aurora Memorial National Park, Balete Ecological Park, and the Dimasalan Falls. Also identified potential tourist spots are the St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church, Angara- Silvestre Hill, Jeyahsoon Hot Spring in Brgy. Alcala, a man-made lake in Brgy. San Juan, Bazal-Baubo, Diaat, and Pacugao Watersheds. With these resources, an inflow of manpower and services will be needed.
5. Mountaineering and outdoor activities are major attractions that the
municipality can offer to both local and international tourists. Continuing increase of establishments and improvement of trails are being conducted by the Municipal Tourism Office.
The following data may be the continuing factors in the steady increase in the population of Maria Aurora:
1. Continuing increase in the number of commercial and recreational establishments to cater the demands of its growing population and its neighboring towns.
2. Continuing expansion of urban areas and road development
connecting Cabanatuan and Aurora that will enable traders, entrepreneurs, and investors from the nearby provinces of Central Luzon and other interested individuals to settle and venture their business and even migrate in Maria Aurora.
3. Continuing increase in student population for both secondary and
tertiary schools. Colleges like ASCOT-Bazal, Wesleyan University-Philippines-Aurora, and Lyceum of the East, all in Maria Aurora that exhibit good academic performance is assumed to further attract students from neighboring towns.
4. Continuing increase in number of migrants from neighboring towns and
provinces.
2.3. Economic Profile/Land Use
Table 2. List of Industries, CY 2014
As shown in Table 2, cottage industries such as wood carving, sash factory and basketry are the major industries in the municipality. In 2010, wood carving and sash factory provide the largest employment share with 150 people employed. It is mostly found in Barangay IV and upland barangays like Dianawan, Galintuja, and Decoliat. This is followed by ricemills (20) as Maria Aurora is dubbed as Agriculture Capital of Aurora wherein 3,665 hectares of the total A & D land are ricefields or for palay production.
Quarrying within water courses is also predominant in Maria Aurora for
gravel and sand extraction use as concrete production and housing materials. Quarry sites are located in Barangays Debucao, Diaman, Malasin, Dikildit,
Detailen, Decoliat, Dimanpudso, San Joaquin, Diaat, Brgy. III, Florida, Dianawan, and Sta. Lucia.
Land Uses
As shown in Fig. 2A and 2B, different land-uses and zone classifications are distributed and delineated within the municipality. Rural areas are generally classified as forest zone with an equivalent area of 25,680 hectares while urban areas are residential and agricultural areas.
The municipality is traversed by the San Luis-Maria Aurora-Castañeda Road (SLMAC). Passenger bus from Cabanatuan City to Maria Aurora via Canili-Pantabangan Road takes 3 ½ hours. Another route to reach the municipality is via Brgy. Villa Aurora which will pass through the Municipality of San Luis going to Maria Aurora as shown in Fig. 3.
The municipality has recorded a total of 1,695 privately and publicly-
owned units plying at different areas to cater the needs of the population. Public utility vehicles which include tricycles and motorcycles have total units of 1,089. Tricycle is commonly used as means of transportation to reach the different points of destinations in Maria Aurora. Other utility vehicles like trucks, owner-type jeepneys, and other private vehicles have 606 units as alternative modes of transportation.
Currently, there are more or less 50 bus units passing through Maria
Aurora with a route from Baler to Cabanatuan City and Metro Manila and vice versa. Public utility vehicles like van is also an alternative transportation vehicle especially during night time.
The municipality of Maria Aurora falls under Type II of the modified Corona’s classification system. This type of climate has no dry season with a very pronounced maximum rain period from December to February. Also, there is no single dry month and the minimum monthly rainfall occurs from March to May.
The maximum annual average temperature is 31.1oC while mean temperature ranges from 24.4oC -28.3oC, with January as the coolest month and June as the warmest month. The relative humidity of the municipality ranges from 80-83% with the months of June, July, and August having the least humid while the months of October and November are the most humid months. During the months of October to May, northeast monsoon provides a hot, dry season with a prevailing wind speed of two mps. Southwest monsoon on the other hand, which provides a hot, wet season, prevails during the months of June to September with the month of August having the highest wind speed of three maps.
Low elevation of less than 100 meters covers about one fourth of the municipality comprising of 10,011.0 hectares. Upland/hilly land areas (100-500 m above sea level), on the other hand, comprises about half of the total municipal land or 20,285 hectares while low elevation highland areas found within 500-1,000 meters above sea level covers 10,224 hectares.
Hydrology
There are 11 watersheds and sub-watersheds in Maria Aurora. The watersheds drain into various three major rivers (Cabatagan, Pacugao, and Malupa) and directly and indirectly support the water needs of the settlements in the lowlands and at least 16,939 hectares of alienable and disposable lands, most of which are agricultural production areas and under different irrigation systems which is shown in Fig. 4. Soil Condition
There are three types of soil that can be found in the municipality of Maria Aurora namely; lowland soil, upland soil, and hill and mountain soil as shown in Fig. 5.
Lowland soil consists of young soils formed from Fluvio-marine
sediments and alluvial materials which are commonly found in the areas having a slope of 0-8 percent and being classified as Baler silty clay loam and Umingan sandy loam which is formed through deposition of sediments that can be found in areas surrounding the Poblacion of Maria Aurora where agricultural activities are concentrated. The soil can be described as poorly to well-drained, fine loamy to clayey texture, moderate deep to very deep with no apparent erosion and none to severely flooded area. It is drained by three major river systems, namely: Pacugao, Malupa, and Cabatangan-Diaman rivers and their tributaries.
Upland soil, on the other hand, is characterized as undulating to rolling,
slightly moderately dissolved low volcanic, metamorphic and dioritic hills with complex slopes ranging from 8 to 25 percent. These include Guimbalaon sandy type of soil that can be found in center part of Maria Aurora.
Hill and mountain soil includes Annam clay loam and Annam silt loam
type found in upland and mountainous areas of the municipality.
➢ Office of the Municipal Mayor - Provides funding and logistical support and manpower
➢ Sangguniang Bayan
- Institutionalize the appointment of MENRO - Adopts and legitimizes the revision of 10-year SWM Plan - Amends Municipal Ordinances
➢ Municipal Environment & Natural Resources Office (MENRO)
- Enforces RA 9003 or “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000” and facilitates the drawing up of a Solid Waste Management Plan
- Supervises day to day SWM Program operation and maintenance of Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF)
➢ Municipal Treasurer’s 0ffice (MTO)
- Handles the fund sourcing, revenue generation, collects fines and other ESWM fees specified in the Revised Revenue Code and Municipal Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2006 and Municipal Ordinance No. 4
➢ Municipal Engineering Office - Supports office in implementing ESWM infrastructure and
engineering components of the Plan
➢ Municipal Planning and Development Office - Provides data and technical assistance and fund sourcing
➢ Municipal Agriculture Office
- Provides technical support and farming technologies in support with Organic Farming Act
➢ Municipal Health Office
- Provides assistance in monitoring and evaluation of sanitation - Issues Sanitary Permit
➢ Tourism
- Promotes Maria Aurora as ESWM-compliant - Provides technical assistance and IEC
➢ Maria Aurora Police Station (MAPS) - Provides assistance to the MLGU/BLGU in the enforcement of RA
9003 and Municipal Ordinances ➢ Department of Education (District of Maria Aurora)
- Provides assistance in IEC and cooperates in the Search for Best School Implementing Best SWM Practices
3.2. Inventory of Existing Equipment and Staff Table 3. Existing equipment and their conditions, CY 2014
Equipment Make/Type Year of
Procurement No. Capacity
Present Condition
Remarks
Mini- Dump truck (Red)
Nissan 2002 1 3,000 kg. Operational / high
maintenance cost
LGU-owned
Mini – dump truck (Green)
Isuzu 2000 1 3,000 kg. Operational Provincial Grant/ LGU-
owned
Dump Truck Foton 2012 2 3,000 kg./unit
Operational LGU-owned
Shredding Machine
Yama 2007 1 300 kg/ day
Operational but for
replacement
LGU-owned
Pulverizer Kubota RT 100
2012 1 20 kg/ day
Operational LGU-owned
Power Sprayer
Kawasaki KC-22A
2012 1 - Operational LGU owned
Available equipment as shown in Table 3 supports the operation of
ESWM in the municipality. However, as the town continuous to grow in terms of population, the need to acquire new and improved equipment to cope up with the present situation is compelling. Staff
Solid Waste Management Operation of the Municipality has 23 workers
hired as Job Orders under the Ecological Solid Waste Management Program assigned as office personnel, drivers, collectors, sorters, sweepers, machine operators, and MAEF maintenance workers as shown in Table 4.
Type of Trainings Available
➢ Livelihood Training on Recyclable Materials ➢ Enforcement ➢ Cross Visits
There has been an enforcement of Municipal Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2006 entitled “An Ordinance Creating a System of Ecological Solid Waste Management, Declaring Certain Acts Prohibited, Imposing Fees Therefore, Appropriating Funds and For Other Purposes”. In the said Ordinance, violators will be penalized once caught by deputized Enforcer.
In Municipal Ordinance No. 4, Series of 2013, the use of eco-friendly, biodegradable, re-usable and recyclable bagging and packing materials is encouraged. This is to reduce the quantity of non-biodegradable containers / bags as potential type of waste.
3.4. Collection
The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) have been implementing the institutionalized Regular Collection Schedules. The frequency of garbage collection in residential & commercial areas is shown in Table 5.
Consistent with Municipal Ordinance No. 2, a “No Segregation, No
Collection” policy is being imposed in the municipality as collection strategy. Also, households and non-households are encouraged to pay appropriate environmental fees in availing garbage collection services.
Residual and Toxic waste from other barangays not currently
receiving collection services due to distant location are encouraged to deposit collected waste in the designated Residual Containment Box (RCB) in their Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). They shall pay corresponding environmental fees to Municipal Treasury and notify MENR Office for the scheduling of hauling / collection of their waste.
3.5 Transfer Stations The designated Residual Containment Box (RCB) in barangay MRF
serves as transfer stations and collection points. Table 6 shows the list of barangays with established and operational Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). All residents shall deposit their Residual and Special/Hazardous waste in Main or Sub MRFs specifically in Residual Containment Box. Sub-MRFs are temporarily situated in every Purok and waste accumulated therein will be transported to the Main MRF by the Barangay Kagawad assigned in designated Purok. Other barangays use kolong-kolong to collect household and non-household waste.
Also, schools within collection areas use their MRFs as transfer
stations. Almost all schools have their own MRF and most of them practice zero waste in their school compound.
Municipal Garbage Collectors collect waste in the designated
Residual Containment Box in the barangay and school’s main MRF to be disposed to the final disposal area.
Table 5. Current collection schedule within collection barangays and establishments
Municipal Materials Recovery Facility located at the Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF) is used as final station for recovered recyclable materials sorted from collected non-biodegradable waste. Papers are placed in a designated stock room to avoid wetness during rainy season.
Composting
The municipal LGU enforces composting technology of biodegradable waste at source. Based on WACS conducted, more than half (56.30%) of the waste generated in the municipality are biodegradable.
Compostable (biodegradable) waste collected from the Public Market are shredded / milled into fine materials and placed in compost boxes and allowed to dry for two months. Regular spraying of liquid solution concentrate is undertaken to speed up decomposition and eliminate foul odor. Harvested compost materials are given to interested individuals or farmers as organic fertilizers. This is in support to organic farming being promoted by the Department of Agriculture.
Excess shredded biodegradable materials not accommodated by compost boxes were placed in rubber tires used as alternative planting boxes/ container.
Other Processing Facilities
Also, a pulverizing machine is being operated and maintained by
LGU-Maria Aurora intended for plastic materials like cellophane. Cellophanes are pulverized / shredded into smaller parts and mixed into cement and concrete sand to produce foot pavers and hollow blocks that can be used as alternative construction materials and source of income for SWM Program operation.
The Municipality of Maria Aurora purchased a parcel of land in 2004 for a Sanitary Landfill now known as Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF), a Category-1 Sanitary Landfill. It has an area of 1.35 hectares located in Brgy. San Joaquin, Maria Aurora, Aurora as shown in Fig. 6. It has a capacity of 168.96 tons per year. MAEF was issued an Environmental Compliance Certificate No.R03-1111-0555 dated April 13, 2012 by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Office III.
A one-kilometer all weather access road to the site was provided
and maintained to accommodate garbage trucks going to the disposal facility. The facility encompasses the following components:
1. Two cells Category- 1 Solid Waste Sanitary Landfill Area 2. Three units Leachate Treatment Facility with Leachate Recirculation
Scheme 3. Centralized Materials Recovery Facility 4. Road Systems 5. Drainage Systems 6. Other Administrative & Support Facilities
The MAEF only receives residual and special waste presently
collected from 12 service barangays and biodegradable waste coming from the public market. However, only residual waste are disposed in the final disposal area as special waste that are being contained in a concrete and sealed Toxic Vault and biodegradable materials are being shredded and processed as compost materials. Also, waste from typhoon-related activities and other yard waste that cannot be milled are placed in a
compost heap and allowed to decompose and use as potting media in the Municipal Nursery, also located at MAEF compound.
In addition, a bottle vault was constructed as storage of bottles and
broken glasses not accepted in junkshop.
Scavengers are not allowed in MAEF. Only SWM personnel sorts and recovers recyclable materials in the temporary unloading area before waste are disposed in the landfill.
Fig. 6. Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF) 3.8. Special Waste
Toxic vault as shown in Fig. 7 was constructed as permanent storage for special waste like bulbs, chemical bottles, batteries, etc.
No data can be provided in the actual quantity of health care waste disposed by Maria Aurora Community Hospital and private clinics. These institutions are not being collected by collection crews and their health care waste are placed and stored in a sealed container or vault.
3.9. Market for Recyclables
There are six junkshops in the municipality as shown in Table 7. Several ambulant junk buyers are also roaming around daily to buy recyclable materials such as empty bottles, scrap irons, papers, corrugated cardboards, plastic and others. These ambulant junk buyers store their procured recyclable materials in their own areas and sold to nearby provinces whenever enough volume is attained.
As of this date, Maria Aurora has no industry that uses recycled
materials.
3.10. Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Campaign
One of the major attributes of a successful SWM program is the
presence of a sustained and extensive IEC campaign that employs, among other, various communication tools and channels. These plan components, which was borne as a result of an assessment and analysis of current IEC practices, will provide the overall direction and content of the 10-year municipal SWM IEC program. It includes key target audience and key messages, communication approaches/key activities. Succeeding discussions are IEC strategies, and more detailed IEC action plan, which will be developed annually. This component defines particular messages for specific sectors, to encourage waste generators and to practice and support proper SWM.
Target Audience and Key Messages
While waste segregation may be basically premised upon generation of extra income and a cleaner/healthier environment as a result of proper waste segregation and reduction at source, proper collection and disposal of waste, various messages will be used for the IEC program, depending on the target audience, and the specific response action/required for each stakeholder. Identified target audience includes household residents, market vendors, barangay officials, the academe (Parent-Teacher Community Association (PTCA), school heads, teachers & students), barangay health workers, youth sector (Katipunan ng Kabataan), church groups, waste collection crew and enforcers, transport operators and drivers and NGOs. As mentioned earlier, appropriate messages will be promoted to specific audience segment depending on the desired behavior. Table 8 shows suggested message for specific target audiences.
While the program aims to stir awareness across all
stakeholders, this will initially target specific waste generators for piloting, to be replicated later on in other area. The program will also network with key influencers such as the barangay captains and officials, school heads, association presidents and heads of religious groups who will serve as “connectors” or “cause champions” for SWM concerns. Relative to this, the Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees (BSWMCs) which were earlier created will be reactivated to take the lead in SWM in their respective barangays.
The Municipal Government through the Office of the MENRO allocated a portion of the funds to the Information Education and
1. Extreme weather condition brought by climate change 2. In terms of manpower, the proposed staffing pattern in old SWM Plan
was not yet put into operation. Only MENR Officer is the regular personnel, the rest are Job Order employees.
3. Funding allocation should also be prioritized especially in the procurement of new equipment
4. The LGU should look for another site for new Sanitary Landfill as the present MAEF will now open its Cell No. 2 and may last only for another 3-5 years. There is no potential expansion site in the 1.35 hectares MAEF due to terrain problem.
5. Although the concentration of tourist activities is in Baler, Aurora, tourists will pass through Maria Aurora and they are potential wastes generators.
6. There is low adaptation capacity of communities especially in rural barangays in implementing laws and policies/ ordinances.
7. Proximity/geographical location of rural barangays to collect/dispose their wastes in present SLF is also a problem. Upland barangays are difficult to be collected due to its distant location.
8. Insufficient equipment and facilities especially in implementing diversion activities like electricity, ball compactor, etc.
9. Despite massive IEC campaign to barangays, some barangays show poor compliance in implementing SWM Program.
10. Burning of solid wastes including compostable wastes that are often wrongfully believed to be mosquito eliminator including rice hull that farmers treat it as obstruction in their plowing activities.
Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (WACS) is a process of gathering information on the quantity and composition, weight and volume of solid wastes generated from various major sources. In order to formulate an achievable waste management plan, the Planning Team must have knowledge on the type of waste, weight and volume, and composition of wastes generated in Maria Aurora. The data gathered will guide the Team in formulating appropriate waste management strategies, designing facilities, institutional arrangements and provide baseline information to monitor and evaluate the LGU’s performance in reducing waste generation. Maria Aurora conducted actual waste characterization last September 1-4, 2014 at Municipal Plaza. After an orientation and preparation of materials to be used and determination of sampling plan, SWM personnel collected wastes from pre-identified sample sources at different barangays and establishments within the municipality. Wastes were sorted, weighed, recorded, and properly disposed at Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF). Table 11 shows the sampling plan used in the actual WACS. Household sample size was determined by using Slovin’s Formula while 10% of the total non-household by category (food establishments, industrial, agricultural, public market, and recreational) was also taken as sample size. Table 11. Sampling plan
Out of the total waste generated for the entire Maria Aurora, which is 10,808.17 kg/per day, 56.31% are biodegradable materials followed by residual wastes with 2,357.78 kg/day or 21.81%. However, out of the total residual wastes, 1,653.27 kg / day or 15.30% has a potential for diversion. Recyclables has 1,745.89 kg/day and special wastes has 617.95 kg/ day.
In terms of waste sources, 78% of the total waste generated or
8,424.04 kg/ day came from household or residential followed by institution with 1,131.34 kg / day, commercial with 1,074.04 kg/ day, industrial has 170.59 kg/ day and agricultural sources with 8.16 kg/ day.
Chapter Five shapes the Solid Waste Management Legal/Institutional Framework of the Municipality.
5.1. Local Laws and Regulations 5.1.1 Related Laws and Regulations
With the enactment of Municipal Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2006 as municipality’s governing law in implementing provisions of Republic Act No. 9003, Maria Aurora is said to be one of the many LGUs all over the country that exemplifies best practices with regards to solid waste management. The said Ordinance considers the major components of the Program; Engineering, Education, Enforcement, and Economic Enterprise. It also emphasized major strategies like segregation at source, collection, transfer and transport, storage, processing, and recovery up to final disposal.
Some related laws and ordinances were also enacted as support in the
implementation of Municipal Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2006 as shown in Table 17.
5.1.2 Permitting Procedures
There are no permitting procedures being imposed by the municipality for solid waste management facilities. However, regular monitoring and inspections are being conducted by the MENR Office in barangay SWM facilities, pick-up points, households, commercial and industrial establishments to verify compliance to SWM Ordinances.
Also, Municipal Ordinance No. 01, Series of 2015 was enacted to
require all commercial, industrial, and institutional establishments and agricultural businesses to secure Ecological Solid Waste Management Inspection Clearance before they can apply or renew their Mayor’s Permit or Business Clearance.
Table 17. Local and Related Laws and Regulations and their Relevant Provisions
LAWS AND REGULATION / ORDINANCES
TITLE RELEVANT PROVISIONS
Municipal Ordinance No. 02, Series of 2006
An Ordinance creating a system of Ecological Solid Waste Management, declaring certain acts prohibited, imposing fees therefore, appropriating funds and for other purposes
Defined the moral duties and obligations of every Marian in the proper solid waste management and imposition of fines and penalties to violators
Municipal Ordinance No. 4, Series of 2013
An Ordinance regulating the use and sale of plastic bags, plastic cellophane, styrofoam and styropor (polyethylene) as bagging and packing materials in the Municipality of Maria Aurora, Aurora
Regulation in the use and sale of non-biodegradable plastic materials to reduce waste and encourage Marians to use eco-friendly/ biodegradable containers and imposing penalties to violators of the Ordinance
Municipal Ordinance No. 2, Series of 1998
Mandating the installation of garbage containers in all public and private vehicles within the Municipality of Maria Aurora
Requiring all types of vehicles to install garbage containers that are easily recognized where wastes and other refuse shall be placed
Municipal Tax Ordinance No. 01, Series of 2003
An Ordinance enacting the Revised Revenue Code of Maria Aurora, Aurora
Imposition of service charge for garbage collection
Municipal Ordinance No. 01 Series of 2002
An Ordinance creating the Municipal Solid Waste Management Board Pursuant to the Provision of RA 9003
Composition of the SWM Board and defining their roles and functions
Ordinance No. 5 The Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance of Maria Aurora, Aurora
Prohibition of smoking in public places
SB Resolution No. 106 dated Nov. 14, 2005
A resolution adopting and approving the 10-year SWM Plan of the Municipality of Maria Aurora, Aurora
The 10-year SWM Plan found to be a demand-driven plan that will serve as basis in managing solid waste
Executive Order No. 2013-09
Reorganizing the Municipal Solid Waste Management Board in the Municipality of Maria Aurora, Aurora
Amendment in the composition of SWM Board. Religious and media sectors are now members of the Board
1. Monitor the implementation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan through the cooperation of component barangays and concerned non-government organizations and ensure the long-term management of solid waste, as well as integrate various solid waste management plans and strategies of component barangays;
2. Adopt measures to promote and ensure the variability and effective
implementation of solid waste management programs in all component barangays;
LAWS AND REGULATION / ORDINANCES
TITLE RELEVANT PROVISIONS
Executive Order No. 2013-16
Creation of Task Force / TWG/ Oversight Committee in the implementation of Municipal Ordinance No. 4
Composition of members who will undertake the pre-implementation activities like IEC campaign, review provisions, recommend modifications and amendments of the Ordinance
Executive Order No. 001-2014
Authorizing Punong Barangay as Auxiliary Enforcers to issue sanitation citation ticket to apprehended violators in their respective barangay in violation of Municipal Ordinances No. 02, Series of 2006 and No. 04, Series of 2013
Allowing Punong Barangay deputized as Auxiliary Enforcers to issue sanitation citation ticket
Executive Order No. 2014-08
Creation of Technical Working Group (TWG) for the revision / updating of the 10 - Year SWM Plan
Composition of members who will initiate and facilitate revision / updating of 10-Year SWM Plan of Maria Aurora, Aurora
Executive Order No. 2014-11
Creation of enforcement team relative to the Implementation of Municipal Ordinance No. 02, Series of 2006 and Municipal Ordinance No. 04, Series of 2013 in the Municipality of Maria Aurora, Aurora
3. Adopt specific revenue-generating measures to promote the
viability of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan; 4. Convene regular meetings quarterly for the purposes of planning
and coordinating the implementation of the solid waste management of component barangays;
5. Review every two years, or as the need arises, the Ecological Solid
Waste Management Plan for purposes of ensuring its sustainability, viability, effectiveness and relevance in relation to local and international developments in the field of solid waste management;
6. Develop specific mechanics and guidelines to implement the
Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan; 7. Recommend to appropriate local government authorities specific
measures or proposals for franchise or build-operate-transfer agreements with duly recognized institutions to provide either exclusive or non-exclusive authority for the collection, transfer, storage, processing, recycling or disposal of municipal solid waste;
8. Provide the necessary logistical operational support to component
barangays; 9. Recommend measures and safeguard against pollution and
preservation of the natural ecosystem; 10. Coordinate with component barangays in strengthening their
Barangay Ecological Solid Waste Management Council; and 11. Call any concerned agency or sector, as it may deem necessary
for support or other appropriate action.
5.2.2 Municipality
The Municipality, as the primary actor in implementing SWM Program shall support the Technical Working Group in the revision / updating of the 10-year SWM Plan consistent with the National Solid Waste Management Framework. The plan shall consider and implement all applicable projects and activities not attained during the 2005-2014 SWM Plan and revisit those that are implemented for any modification or changes. The LGU shall also continue to strictly implement SWM components like waste reduction, waste diversion, and operation of existing landfill and development of eco-park.
The municipality shall also ensure the efficient management of
solid waste generated within its jurisdiction, its collection of residual
and special wastes and disposal, and provide for the necessary funds for its implementation to ensure protection of its constituents and the environment.
5.2.3 Barangay
The barangay shall be responsible in collecting biodegradable and recyclable wastes. The barangay with established and operational MRF shall be responsible for processing biodegradable waste into compost, final sorting and proper storage of recyclables, and processing recyclable or residual waste into beneficial/saleable products. Also, they shall be responsible in disseminating information like municipal ordinances and resolutions, IEC materials, and other materials.
Strengthened Barangay SWM Committees shall also prepare its
own SWM Action Plan in accordance with the plans set by the Municipality.
5.2.4 Private Entities, Institutions, Citizens
The private entities, institutions, and citizens or all generators shall participate in the implementation of ecological solid waste management specifically in the segregation of waste at source, proper storage and disposal. They shall also practice waste reduction, re-use and recycle. They shall also comply with existing Ordinances in relation to composting, MRF, and waste segregation.
5.2.5 Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
The NGOs as member of the Solid Waste Management Board shall assist in the formulation / revision of the SWM Plan. Further, the NGOs shall promote ESWM activities and help in monitoring the implementation of the Act.
5.3 Municipal SWM Board
By virtue of Executive Order No. 2013-09, the Municipal Solid Waste Board was re-organized and composed of the following:
Chairman Hon. Amado M. Geneta
Municipal Mayor
Vice-Chairman Hon. Ariel S. Bitong Municipal Vice-Mayor
Members Hon. May Anne G. Castro SB Member Chairperson-Comm. On
Environment Hon. Inocencio C. Castillo SB Member-LnB President Hon. Julius B. Novillos Punong Barangay Brgy. San Joaquin For. Raul C. Batang DENR CENRO Baler, Aurora Ms. Melody E. Valdez MLGOO, DILG Dr. Roman P. Balangue Municipal Health Officer Ms. Imelda T. Diaz Municipal Agriculturist Mr. Domingo R. Uera District Supervisor - Dep-Ed P/SIns. Victor Basil B. Morales Chief of Police Maria Aurora Police Station Ms. Henrietta Bartolome NGO Rep.-President,
MARVENAS Mr. Remegio R. Bitong NGO Rep.-Media Sector
Pastor Mauro C. Pisco Religious Sector-
Representative
Secretariat Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer (MENRO)
Table 18. SWM Board Activities To Date and Planned Activities
5.4. Barangay SWM Committee
The MENRO in coordination with the Department of the Interior and
Local Government provides assistance in the formation and strengthening of this mandatory committee and in the orientation/ training on the roles and responsibilities under RA 9003 and the municipality’s SWM Plan barangay level.
Barangay SWM Committees regularly consult the MENRO on how to
formulate suitable arrangements for the collection and transport of the residual and special waste from their area of jurisdiction. The Committee, as headed by the Punong Barangay formulates Barangay Ordinance in relation to Municipal Ordinances and other SWM policies applicable to their barangay. Table 19 shows the listing of barangays with organized SWM Committees and the schedule of their meeting.
Solid Waste Management Board
ACTIVITIES TO DATE PLANNED ACTIVITIES
• Quarterly meeting
• Monitors and evaluates operation of Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF)
• Assist in IEC campaign
• Lakbay-Aral to other LGUs with Best SWM Practices
• Review and assist in the implementation of the revised SWM Plan
The plannned revision was done through the conduct of meetings, workshops, cross visit and actual WACS conducted by ESWM-TWG followed by close coaching and mentoring of DENR-EMB Technical Staff during actual writeshop.
Guided by the waste stream flow intervention option as well as the mandatory requirements of the law, specific engineering option were identified and evaluated in each functional element of the ESWM-waste segregation, minimization at source, collection and transport/transfer, materials recovery and processing/diversion and disposal management. This resulted in the identification of specific activities and cost items relevant to the engineering component.
On the Policy component, it looked into the policy and ordinance requirements of the plan, based on RA 9003 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). With an analysis of existing policies and ordinances and the recommended interventions as bases, the LGU were able to develop its priority policy support agenda and worked out an effective enforcement strategy for SWM.
On the IEC component, it identified the priority IEC activities required to increase SWM awareness and support efforts on waste reduction and segregation at source. The LGU was guided in developing an IEC program that can be initiated immediately, even prior to plan legitimization.
6.1. Vision and Goals
The revised 10 Year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan’s purpose is to provide a reference to the Municipality of Maria Aurora in its continuous implementation of Ecological Solid Waste Management Program consistent with the provisions of Republic Act No. 9003 which aimed at sustaining the practice of proper waste segregation, collection, reduction and diversion of solid waste, promoting entrepreneurship and marketing linkages for adequate funding, strengthening Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) drive by incorporating ESWM Program into primary and secondary curricula , intensifying waste reduction and diversion from source to final disposal site and the identification and establishment of new site for Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF) and satellite eco-parks.
6.2 Targets
Table 21 shows the diversion and disposal targets for each year in the
Maria Aurora’s diversion target is already 87.76% based on the WACS. Its per capita generation rate has also decreased from 0.35 in 2005 to 0.24 in 2014.
It plans to reach a diversion target of 92.76% by 2020. This would be
made possible by continuing and enhancing all its efforts in ecological waste management and putting-up additional technologies like the processing of unsaleable and broken glass.
In terms of disposal target, although Maria Aurora shows a marginal
increase in population as one factor in increasing waste generation, the Plan assumes that growth in population has a minimal effect in terms of waste disposal by continuous and intensive practice and implementation of segregation at source and segregated collection, the application of alternative technologies, higher recovery of recyclables, and promotion of other waste diversion schemes especially in barangays.
Collection services to other barangays will also be increased.
6.3 Strategies
In order to attain the planned diversion target, the following are
the strategies and shall be implemented within the Municipality of Maria Aurora, Aurora:
1. Continue the strict implementation of Municipal Ordinance No. 02,
Series of 2006, specifically the provisions of non-collection of biodegradable materials to encourage composting.
2. Enact an Ordinance requiring households and non-households to install their respective composting facilities.
3. Conduct training / seminar on Alternative Technologies. 4. Adoption of Eco-Savers Program wherein students will bring their
recyclables and convert them into points. The points accumulated shall be converted into school supplies and/or groceries.
5. Motivate other barangays to establish Barangay Composting Facility.
6. Procure equipment like shredder, ball compactor, bio-reactor, glass crusher and other facilities to be used as alternative technology.
8. Adoption and implementation of Ï-shoot Mo, Recyclable Mo”
wherein LGU clienteles shall bring and drop their recyclables in a designated bin located at Municipal Lobby in exchange of recommendation / referrals from the Local Chief Executive for job employment and medical needs.
Other Key Elements of Strategy
The municipality’s strategies in implementing the mandates of RA 9003 are:
➢ Simple – segregation at source. Addressing where and when wastes
occur. ➢ Local - low tech and low cost. Segregated collection and segregated
destination. ➢ Empowerment of the barangays (Decentralized waste management
functions) ➢ Hands-on - Learn by doing, teach by example.
Waste Segregation and Reduction at Source
The Municipality of Maria Aurora plans to continue its waste segregation and reduction scheme by shifting from No Segregation, No Collection policy to Yes Segregation, Yes Collection approach.
Intensification of waste reduction and diversion from source to final
disposal site shall also be initiated at all levels of waste generators by continuous and strict implementation of Municipal Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2006 and Municipal Ordinance No. 4.
Continuous coordination with barangays shall be conducted to
establish their own and operational Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and composting facility. At present, out of 40 barangays, 22 barangays have their operational MRF and the remaining barangays have also MRF but non-operational. Also, ensuring the efficiency of all established Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF) in all schools, barangays/cluster barangays and other institutions shall be conducted regularly. Such MRFs will also provide for storage and separate bin as Residual Containment Box (RCB).
Establishment of simple composting bins/pit for biodegradable waste
shall be enforced thru an Ordinance in all household and non-household to support backyard and urban gardening of the Municipal Agriculture Office.
Collection and Transport
The Municipal LGU will continue its collection services for residual and special wastes within the present service areas specifically Barangays I, II, III, IV, San Jose, Florida, Alcala, Dimanpudso, San Joaquin, Bazal, Quirino, and
Bangco. By 2018, the regular service area will be expanded to Barangays Malasin, Ramada, Cabituculan West, Cabituculan East, Sto. Cristo, Sta. Lucia, Detailen, Dikildit, Bagtu, and Bannawag. By 2021, collection services will be extended further to Barangays Debucao, San Leonardo, Diaat, Kadayacan, Bayanihan, Baubo, Diome, Sto. Tomas, and Wenceslao. By 2024, the same services will be catered by the remaining Barangays of Diaman, Punglo, Suguit, Dialatnan, Villa Aurora, Dianawan, Galintuja, San Juan, and Decoliat.
Dianawan, Galintuja, San Juan, and Decoliat will be clustered for the
proposed satellite eco-park and may negotiate to nearest existing landfill for final waste disposal due to geographical location.
The Municipal LGU will only collect residual and special waste. To
sustain the operational expenses of the Municipal LGU in the collection and transport of solid waste, payment of monthly environmental fee shall be continuously imposed subject to existing municipal ordinance.
Disposal Management
Residual waste shall be disposed at existing Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF) and proposed satellite eco-park in Canili Area while special and hazardous waste shall be stored in toxic vault after treatment.
Chapter 7 describes the detail of Solid Waste Management programs to be implemented in the municipality to attain the objectives and targets of the plan.
7.1. Source Reduction
There will be a strict enforcement of Municipal Ordinances No. 2, Series of 2006, Municipal Ordinance No. 02, Series of 1998, and Municipal Ordinance No. 4, Series of 2013 and other related laws and policies of the government. In barangay level, barangay officials shall encourage to adopt municipal ordinances and implement the same to give them guide in implementing SWM Program.
Also, an adoption of ordinance requiring all business establishments to
secure ESWM clearance as requirement in securing/renewing Mayor’s Permit will ensure that these establishments will install separate containers for different types of waste.
The practice of waste reduction at source should be sustained in all
major waste sources such as public market, business areas, institutions, and households. Table 22 summarizes various source reduction schemes that can be implemented in different waste sources.
Table 22. Recommended source reduction schemes by waste source
Source of Waste
Source Reduction Scheme
Implementation Schedule
Sectors to Target
Public Market and Business Establishments/ Traders
- Strict implementation of Mun. Ordinances No. 2, Series of 2006, Municipal Ordinance No. 2, Series of 1998
- Adoption of municipal ordinance requiring all business establishments to secure ESWM Clearance before securing / renewing Mayor’s Permit
- Execution of MOA between buko traders (coconut hull) and private entity utilizing such wastes
- Strengthening the use of
On going
March 2015
July 2015
All All business establishments Buko traders Buyers
- Backyard Composting - Requiring all applicants of
Marriage License to undergo ESWM Orientation before issuance of license
On going
On going
On going March 2015
All Family and other household Members
Transport Groups
- Strict implementation of Mun. Ordinances No. 02, Series of 1998,Mun. Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2006 and Mun. Ordinance No. 4
On going Operators, Drivers and passengers
NGOs/ POs - Save the Children
- Small Grant Initiative for the establishment of MRF (Wenceslao), Compost Box (Diaat Elementary) and Vermi-composting (MANHS)
On going Barangays/ Schools
Capability and Economic Viability of the Municipality in Implementing
the Program for this Component
Proposed funds were allotted for the implementation of the different
source reduction programs planned by the municipality.
Technical Requirements for the Ordinances and Other Formal Actions to be taken by the Municipality
Appropriate ordinances like Municipal Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2006 and Municipal Ordinance No. 04, Series of 2014 were enacted and other ordinances were proposed for the implementation of this component.
Social Impacts on Stakeholders Involved or Affected The following are the foreseen impacts to the stakeholders:
➢ Increase per capita earning derive from the sales of recyclables
➢ Lesser per capita expenditures on food costs derived from backyard farming ➢ Lesser volume of waste to dispose ➢ Lesser cost on per capita solid waste management collection and disposal ➢ Granting of incentives ➢ Cleaner and healthier environment ➢ Aesthetic effect
Percentage Diversion Resulting from Source Reduction
The targeted yearly waste diversion rates will be achieved with the help of strict implementation of enacted Ordinances. Based on WACS, source reduction of sando bags (3.85%), composites (4.16%), PPs (5.47%), and others (1.82%) will achieve a 15.30% diversion. Maximization of the potential use of biodegradable waste (56.31%) and recyclable waste (16.15%) will greatly increase the diversion rates and will help in achieving the projected diversion rates.
7.2. Collection
The LGU is currently collecting segregated residual and special waste in12 barangays and business establishments. As proposed, the municipal government will expand its collection coverage in 2018 to 10 barangays, 2021 to 9 barangays, and 2024 to 9 barangays as shown in Table 23. However, residual and special wastes shall be collected if the barangay will pay environmental fee as prescribed in Article 14 of Municipal Ordinance No. 02, Series of 2006. The government also intends to strengthen the barangays to participate in the collection of segregated waste from point sources to the common collection points like MRF with designated Residual Containment Box (RCB).
Also, an increase of 10%, every three years of the environmental fee to
be paid both by household and non-household shall be imposed to sustain the hauling operation of solid wastes.
The change from the “No Segregation, No Collection” policy to “Yes
Segregation, Yes Collection” approach shall also be implemented to encourage segregation of all waste generators.
All barangays in the municipality shall designate a separate compartment as Residual Containment Box within their Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) as collection point. Compostable wastes left in every waste source shall be converted in composts / organic fertilizer. Recyclable materials shall be directly sold to junkshops or ambulant buyers by waste source generators as additional source of income. Municipal Collection Team shall collect only residual and special wastes in the Residual Containment Box within the Barangay MRF. Hazardous wastes from hospitals and clinics shall be responsibility of said establishments and shall be placed in a sealed container or toxic vault.
Table 24 shows the list of available vehicle used in collection
within the five (5)-year period, its collection capacity and frequency collection including those that will be collected up to year 2019.
Collection schedule shall be maintained unless additional
collection points will be established by the barangays, establishments or institutions. Collection of residual and special wastes from other proposed collection barangays will be scheduled depending on the availability of garbage trucks and collectors in order not to hamper the daily schedule.
Municipal Garbage Collectors shall be responsible for the
collection of solid wastes in all collection point. Strong IEC campaign is necessary to inform waste generators
of collection schedules and regulations. Wastes shall be stored in sealed and properly tied receptacles and must be brought outside of the establishment or households during collection time only. Presence of waste beyond its collection schedule is considered as littering violation.
7.2.2 Collection Equipment and Routes Maria Aurora will sustain its collection service to the present
collection area as shown in Fig. 11 and will expand its collection coverage to other non- service areas. Due to geographical location of barangays within the municipality, there shall be a collection route based on the proximity of each barangay to minimize the collection cost. The municipal and barangay LGUs will jointly adopt a collection system that will optimize the use of present collection and transport facility. Periodic review of routes and schedules as well as assessment of collection performance will be conducted regularly in
order to identify areas for the implementation of both in routing and scheduling.
Fig. 11. Collection Route Table 24 shows the list of current number of vehicles used and proposed
additional vehicles. It is proposed that the LGU shall procure one garbage truck each 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2024 to augment or replace the two existing garbage trucks.
Table 24. List of current number of vehicles & projection of additional vehicles to be
purchased by year
TYPE OF VEHICLES
NO. OF EXISTING VEHICLES
For Acquisition
REMARKS
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Mini– dump truck
2
1 1 1 1 Two existing garbage trucks are currently used for waste collection
Dump truck is preferred as this can be fitted with separators to allow
collection of various types of waste that were properly segregated from the source. Regular maintenance, cleaning, and provision of maintenance tools shall be done to avoid needless breakdown and disorder that will affect collection schedule, management, and operation of the program.
Collection vehicles covered with nets are the only vehicles allowed to
transport waste from the collection area to the MAEF site. It should be properly netted in order to minimize hazard resulting from aerial discharge of unwanted particles into the air and into the built-up areas where these vehicles will pass through.
A driver and two collection laborers will man the current garbage collection
truck. They shall be provided with the necessary training to ensure proper handling and management of waste from the collection to the municipal MRF and down to the disposal facility.
Collection and transport crew shall also be equipped with the basic
protective gears such as gloves, masks, and safety boots. This is to ensure safety and avoid unnecessary contact with the waste during their work to minimize health hazard posed by handling solid waste. They should as well go through regular medical check-up.
The municipality will continue to collect only residual and special
waste. These will be stored in separate containers at the source and brought out only during collection schedule.
Table 25. Types of containers per waste source
Waste Source Types of Containers Location
Public Market -Four sets of four big plastic bins for biodegradable, recyclable, residual and special waste properly labeled and sealed -Installation of waste receptacles shall be required before the issuance of Mayor’s Permit
Inside the stall/store
Inside the stall/store
Schools -Four plastic containers for biodegradable, recyclable, residual and special waste with label and box for waste papers. -Plastic bins with label as common waste receptacles.
Inside the classroom and offices
Playgrounds, social hall
and canteen
Hospital - For general waste: plastic containers with covers and labels; boxes with labels for paper waste in offices, canteen and wards - For health care waste, receptacles for sharp, infectious waste, chemical and or pathological waste, must follow the DOH / RA 6969
Inside the room and office
Industries, Inland Resorts, Hotels and the likes
Plastic bin with label Sacks in sack hangers
Inside the hotel rooms, offices Grounds and open spaces
Public and private offices including other institutions like church, banks
- Four big plastic bins for biodegradable, recyclable, residual and special waste anchored on an iron rack with proper label - Four plastic containers for bins for bio, recyclable, residual and special waste with label, and box for waste papers
In strategic point within the municipal hall compound Inside the office
Parks and Recreation facilities
- Four plastic bins for biodegradable, recyclable, residual and special waste anchored on an iron rack with proper label
In strategic point of the plaza
Households Sacks, plastic containers, used plastic bags
Household area with shed
Industries Plastic bins or used sacks for four types of waste
Segregation at source is imposed in the municipality. For
recyclables, the generator has the option to sell its own generated
recyclables or it may be given to the barangay for storage at the
barangay MRF.
7.2.5 Segregated Compostables
Maria Aurora prohibits collection of biodegradable materials except in Public Market as provided in Municipal Ordinance No. 02, Series of 2006. So, in order to reduce biodegradable waste being dumped anywhere or burned, barangays shall be mandated to establish composting facility for biodegradable waste generated from households and other waste sources. This is to encourage waste generators to produce high quality compost and to minimize burning of backyard and agricultural wastes.
7.2.6 Mixed Solid
The residual waste shall be collected by the municipality and shall be brought to the MAEF for final sorting. The special waste like broken glass, chemical containers, etc. shall be disposed in a vault while the residual municipal waste shall be disposed at the SLF.
As the municipality plans to expand its collection coverage, it is assumed that after the implementation of this Plan, all 40 barangays shall be considered as collection areas. The plan for collection expansion of the municipality is by adding collection service areas, that is, in 2018 10 barangays, in 2021 with 9 barangays and in 2024 with 9 barangays until all 40 barangays are considered collection barangays. However, collection shall only be conducted if the barangay pays the environmental fee as prescribed in Article 14 of Municipal Ordinance No. 02, Series of 2006. The government also intends to strengthen the barangays to participate in the collection of segregated waste from point sources to the common collection points like MRF.
The municipal government will continue its partnership with all
barangays. Segregation at source will be sustained and continuous promotion of segregation shall be done. Similarly, composting activity will be strictly implemented in every household, institution, industry, and all other business establishments generating biodegradable waste. 7.3.1 Segregation
The Municipality of Maria Aurora aims to strengthen its current
waste segregation scheme. One strategy is the shifting of “No Segregation, No Collection” policy into “Yes Segregation, Yes Collection” approach to encourage waste generators to practice segregation with the assurance of collection of their waste.
Also, BSWMCs shall be mobilized in conducting proper IEC campaign and enforcement of Municipal Ordinance No. 02, Series of 2006 within their area of jurisdiction. The MENRO shall be responsible in the production and distribution of IEC materials and the conduct of IEC activities like radio airing, installation of billboards, and others. Conduct of information drive in waste segregation shall be intensified. There will be a conduct of regular municipal and barangay evaluation to monitor the progress of the implementation.
7.3.2 Recycling
The Municipal LGU has a centralized Municipal MRF located at the MAEF, wherein 29 barangays out of the total barangays have their own and operational MRFs and all schools in Maria Aurora have MRFs. Some barangays have MRF but still non-operational or on-process of construction. This information only shows that in Maria Aurora, there is a high awareness, implementation, and even higher recovery rate for recyclables. The MRF serves as collection point for segregated and recovered recyclables ready for market.
Storage and stock area for factory- returnable and recyclables is
a major part of the building constructed at the MAEF. It has an estimated capacity of 25 cubic meters of recovered waste materials to be stocked. The facility for recyclable includes ventilated storage bins
with an estimated capacity of 1,000 kilograms of bottles, papers, cartons, and other factory returnable. Cubicles including overhead shelves will likewise be provided to optimize space usage.
Temporarily storing them in such place can result to a better
selling price as prices of these go higher depending on the demand and weather condition. Proceeds of sold recyclables were remitted to the Municipal Treasury.
Barangays shall be mandated in establishing Barangay
Recycling Center as storage for recyclable waste generated from households and other waste sources. Households may opt to sell their recyclables to junkshops and itinerant buyers.
In schools, they shall be encouraged to strengthen their present
Recycling Centers to produce higher value products.
“I-Shoot Mo, Recyclable Mo” is another project that will enhance segregation. A globe-shape receptacle shall be placed at the Municipal Lobby wherein all municipal clienteles are encouraged to bring and drop their recyclables in exchange of referrals for job application and other transactions requiring endorsement from different departments. This is a replica of what Mount Carmel School of Maria Aurora (MCSMA) is presently implementing. Students dropped their PET bottles in a designated container instead of throwing it anywhere.
Also, Eco-Savers Program on Recyclables being implemented
at Marikina City will be adopted wherein students are encouraged to bring and exchange their recyclables into school bags and materials and even groceries depending on their accumulated points.
The government will provide technical assistance to all
barangays by conducting technical conference intended for junkshop operators and ambulant buyers to determine the consensus with regards to market procedure.
Materials To Be Recycled
Residual waste like plastics and laminates are pulverized and mixed in the production of fabricated foot pavers and hollow blocks. Factory returnable shall be sold to accredited junkshops as the municipality has no factory or industry that produces recycled materials.
Existing Capacity, Future Demand, and How the Capacity Will Be Met
The capability of the municipality to produce more fabricated
foot pavers and hollow blocks will greatly depend on the available
resources like building, manpower, equipment, and fund allocation. The fabrication of such materials is now a regular activity in MAEF and funded annually.
There is a potential demand of these products due to the
booming tourist activity in the province. Pavers are good landscaping materials in the construction of resorts and hotels. Municipal projects in plazas and schools also need such materials in their beautification projects.
If demand increases, expansion of existing building and
procurement of additional molders shall be necessary to augment the required quantity.
Assistance of Municipality to Barangays
The municipal government will extend technical assistance to barangays in the operationalization of their existing MRFs and for the establishment of MRFs in institutions, industries, and offices. Also, training for alternative technologies shall be conducted and linkaging with market or buyers for recycled products shall be initiated by the municipality.
Implementation Schedule
By the end of 2015, all barangays in Maria Aurora shall have functional MRFs including institutions, industries, private and government offices by enacting an ordinance requiring all non-household waste generators to establish their own MRF. The Municipal MRF shall also be rehabilitated or expanded to accommodate more recyclables.
7.3.3 Composting/Management of Biodegradable Waste
Overall Strategy for Managing Biodegradable Waste
➢ Enactment of an ordinance requiring all households and non-households to have proper composting box/ compost pit/ compost bin.
➢ Encourage different sectors in the barangay to engage in composting.
➢ Organize Municipal Solid Waste Management Monitoring Team to monitor the implementation.
➢ Support the Organic Farming Program being implemented by Municipal Agriculturist Office.
All barangays in the municipality shall be required through an
ordinance requiring them to establish Barangay Composting Facility. This also includes households and non-households to have their own composting facility.
At present, the MAEF has four big compost boxes as shown in
Fig. 14 however, the MENRO is planning to add more boxes to accommodate more biodegradable waste. Also, backyard and agricultural waste that cannot be shredded shall be placed in a designated compost heap where they may decompose. Barangays shall also identify and establish their own compost heap for an orderly storage of these types of waste and to prevent them being burnt. Other backyard and agricultural waste shall be used as alternative land filler to elevate low-lying areas and to serve as humus soil when decomposed.
Other biodegradable wastes that cannot be accommodate by
MAEF and Barangay Composting Facility shall be given to other schools or organizations conducting vermi-composting as food materials of night crawlers.
Table 27. Quantity of waste to be composted by barangay
Consistent with Municipal Ordinance No. 02, Series of 2006, only biodegradable waste generated from Municipal Public Market such as over ripe fruits and vegetables and fish scales will be collected by collection crews and shredded and turn into compost.
Implementation Schedule
As the municipality only collects biodegradable waste from Municipal Public Market, the schedule of collection of this waste is Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. This schedule is necessary to avoid occurrence of foul odor of decaying bio materials although some vendors and buyers also collect fruits and vegetables as food supplement of their livestock.
In barangays and households, a proposed ordinance will be
passed for a mandatory establishment of composting facility. In schools, all elementary and secondary schools in this Municipality have an existing composting facility.
Fig. 14. Composting Facilities
The municipal government will provide technical assistance by coordinating with concerned agencies to conduct composting related trainings for the barangays and interested parties.
Biodegradable waste from public market shall be continuously
collected by municipal collection team and will be processed as compost materials in MAEF.
Coordination with the Municipal Agriculture Office shall be conducted to distribute other biodegradable materials collected for their organic farming.
7.3.4 Marketing
Recovered recyclables by the Municipal Sorters stored at
Municipal MRF are presently sold to junkshops within Maria Aurora with an average price shown in Table 28. If there is no specific buyer, recyclables are sold with buyer offering higher prices. This plan intends to link recovered recyclables to Nueva Ecija wherein prices are relatively higher or even doubled.
Initially, compost products from MAEF’s were used as fertilizer
of seedlings raised at Municipal Nursery and vegetable garden within MAEF. Considered as the pet project of the LGU, they are distributed to interested farmers or individuals. Composts are now being displayed and sold at Organic Trading Post located at Municipal Public Market with an introductory price of 12 pesos per kilo. Proceeds of sale were remitted to the Municipal Treasury.
In terms of expanding markets, livelihood training for recyclables
shall be conducted first to train not only SWM personnel but also organization coming from women, out of school youth, person with disabilities (PWDs), and other interested associations and cooperatives for higher market value of finished products instead of selling it as raw materials.
Table 28. Estimated prices for recovered materials and average selling price
Recovered materials
Average selling price/ average price
Tin P4.00/kg
Aluminum P12.00/kg
Bottle P1.00/pc
Iron P12.00/kg
Clear Plastic Bottle P13.00kg
Carton P4.00/kg
Paper P2.00/kg
Evaluation of the Feasibility of Procurement Preferences for Compost, Recyclable and Recycled Materials by Municipality
Maria Aurora is generally an agriculture-based municipality. Banana, coconut, and rice are the major agricultural products and source of income. Establishment of compost facility is feasible here in the municipality because there are businesses dealing with synthetic fertilizers; also buying locally generated compost fertilizers and disposing them in retail to their customers. But this is not yet established because composting is not yet well institutionalized.
In the promotion of organic farming and utilization of organic
products in the municipality, it is conceived that Marians will patronize using composts in the replacement of synthetic fertilizer. Also, organic fertilizer can only be bought at an average of P250.00 per 25-kilo sack as compared to synthetic fertilizer’s price of P750.00 per sack.
In terms of recycling, there is a potential market not only in
Maria Aurora but in the entire Aurora and/or other provinces as Aurora is being tagged as next alternative location for eco-tourism. Tourists often look for unique souvenirs or product of re-use or recycling practices.
Strategies for Developing and Expanding Markets for Composts, Recyclables, Recycled and other Processed Materials
1. Hold exhibits and product demonstrations derived from
recyclable materials during Maria Aurora Town Fiesta, Aurora Day, and festivities.
2. Tie up with tourist destination establishments to display the products
3. Participate in the trade fairs conducted by malls and other establishments located in nearby provinces, within Aurora Province, municipalities or cities.
Evaluation of the Feasibility of Procurement Preferences to Encourage the Purchase of Products made from Recycled Material and Compost
Preferring recycled and compost products can only be
encouraged to a community with deep concern to the environment. People will patronize the procurement of the product by continuous promotion of RA 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. In Maria Aurora, there are various types of recycled products but only selected items are marketable.
To encourage procurement, products should be durable and can
relate to the latest trend. Product price is regulated, acceptable, and friendly to the consumers.
Maria Aurora and its barangays currently use their respective Materials Recovery Facility as transfer stations and temporary storage. No plan yet for transfer facility.
7.5 Alternative Technologies for Residual Waste
Currently, the municipality has an existing pulverizing machine that is used in shredding plastics/laminates. The shredded plastic materials are used as mixture in the fabrication of foot pavers and hollow blocks. Last 2014, a total of 4,500 pieces of foot pavers and hollow blocks were initially produced. Some of these products were used as light construction materials in MAEF while others were sold to interested individuals.
In this SWM Plan, it targeted an annual production of 5,000 pieces foot
pavers and 5,000 pieces hollow blocks. The said quantity can be increased depending on the demand for various beautification or landscaping projects.
Also, the municipality may link with other LGUs implementing the same
technology for other designs or products derived from shredded plastic materials.
Furthermore, by 2019, the LGU plans to purchase a glass
shredder/pulverizer to process large quantities of broken and unsaleable glass to lessen quantities of stored special waste.
As it was initially implemented last 2014, a proof of Environmental
Technology Verification from DOST is not yet secured.
7.6 Disposal
Maria Aurora is currently using a Category-1 Sanitary Landfill known as the Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF) as disposal facility. The said Facility has an area of 1.35 hectares located in Barangay San Joaquin and has a capacity of 168.96 tons per year. The operation started last 2012, with an average disposal rate of 80 tons per year based on daily record of MENR Office, currently Cell No. 1 is proposed to be closed this year and Cell No. 2 is being constructed and will open this 2015. A Safe Disclosure and Rehabilitation Plan shall be prepared prior to the closing of Cell No. 1 and opening of Cell No. 2.
Cell No. 1 operated for almost three years and based on the average
disposed waste, waste received by Cell No. 1 exceeded its expected life. This may be due to higher recovery rate and the strict disposal of only residual waste as special waste which has its own storage or toxic vault.
7.6.1. SW Disposal Capacity
As earlier stated, only residual waste are being disposed in the final disposal site, other mixed solid waste collected from other sources are sorted first before disposal.
Based on the population and waste generation projections of the
municipality, Maria Aurora generates 636.12 kilograms per day of residual waste for disposal. It is projected that a total of 2,700.74 tons of residual waste will be disposed in 2015 to 2024. With that data, it shows that the carrying capacity of the present disposal area cannot accommodate such volume of waste, given the present capacity of the two cells of 168 tons. However, due to the existing terrain of the present MAEF, which is generally mountainous and only a portion is flat, it is a potential for landfill expansion. It is recommended that the existing geographic condition of the area will not be altered. Therefore, this Plan proposes for the identification and establishment of new and larger sanitary landfill that can accommodate and operate for another 10 years or more.
7.6.2 Existing Facilities A Category-1 Sanitary Landfill is located within the Maria Aurora
Ecological Farm (MAEF). With an area of 1.35 hectares and capacity of 168 tons per year, it was constructed last 2011 and started its operation in 2012 as sanitary landfill. Other components that had already constructed and established were:
1. One cell of Category- 1 Solid Waste Sanitary Landfill with an
area of 630 square meters 2. Leachate Treatment Facility 3. Drainage Systems 4. Hedgerows
Other facilities established within the MAEF and as part in the
operation of the sanitary landfill were:
1. Access roads (2 roads had already constructed as entry / exit points of garbage trucks and SWM personnel)
2. Toxic vault for special waste 3. Bottle vault for broken glass and bottles 4. Municipal MRF 5. Shredder and Pulverizing Area including machineries 6. Municipal Forest Nursery 7. Compost Boxes
Strategies to Extend Life Span
In order to extend the life span of Maria Aurora Ecological Farm,
specifically its final disposal site, some strategies were proposed:
1. Maximize recovery through proper sorting of recyclable materials, residual waste intended for alternative technologies, and special waste to be contained in toxic vault;
3. Strict implementation of ordinances specifically the “Yes Segregation, Yes Collection” policy
4. Establishment of satellite eco-parks.
7.6.3 New Facilities
The Municipal LGU still awaits the action of the Provincial Government of Aurora (PGA) to establish a centralized Sanitary Landfill that will cater the solid waste of Central Aurora- Maria Aurora, Baler, Dipaculao, and San Luis. It was proposed that the site to be selected is within Maria Aurora. If that proposal will not prosper, Maria Aurora shall identify its new sanitary landfill, probably near the town proper for quick access.
Also, the municipality will procure a parcel of lot proposed as
Eco-Park that will be used by residents of Barangays Dianawan, Galintuja, San Juan and Decoliat. The proposed site is within Barangay Galintuja as center of the four mentioned barangays. The eco-park will serve as transfer station for the residual and special waste of the said barangays before collection by the Municipal Collection Team and to be disposed in a final disposal site. It shall be operated by the Municipal LGU with the present design of MAEF. Explanation on How the Design will meet the Requirements of RA 9003
The municipality’s design for the Category-1 Sanitary Facility
was based on the sections provided in RA 9003 Implementing Rules and Regulations particularly Article 6 and DAO 30-2003.
7.7 Special Waste
A 4 meters x 12 meters concrete and sealed toxic vault is currently used as
permanent storage for special and other hazardous waste like broken glass/unsaleable glass, chemical bottles, bulbs, batteries and other electronic parts.
Table 29. Projected amount of special waste to be generated
Special waste estimated quantities to be generated in the future were
based from Waste Characterization. Special waste totaling to 2,361,073.81 kilograms will be generated for the planning period except for waste generated by health related sources specified in Republic Act 6969.
7.7.1 Health Care Waste
Hazardous waste from clinic and hospital shall be placed in a sealed container for proper disposal. Coordination from Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) - Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Office and other concerned agencies with regards to waste treatment and disposal of hospital pathogenic and infectious waste pursuant to Toxic Substances, Hazardous Waste, Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990 (Republic Act 6969) and Joint DENR- DOH Administrative Order No. 02, Series of 2005 and other related laws and regulations shall also be conducted.
Based on WACS, Maria Aurora will generate an estimated
quantity of 3,344.70 kilograms within the 10- year planning period.
7.8 Information, Education and Communication (IEC)
7.8.1 Introduction
2022 698.77 255,051.43
2023 721.90 263,493.00 2024 745.87 272,241.81
Total
2,361,073.81
Table 30. Estimated quantities to be generated in the future
Education as commonly said is a “continuous process”.
Education as a tool and a process is one of the most important components in the implementation of the government’s Solid Waste Management Program (R.A. 9003). Educating the populace on the objectives of the ESWM program including its specific details is very necessary to draw their support and cooperation tantamount to success.
Educating the community about the relevance and purpose of
the ESWM Program will help the people understand how beneficial is the provisions of the law of waste management and its applied methodology such as waste reduction, segregation at source, and recycling all geared toward healthy and safety environment.
Thus, the Municipal Government shall involve all sectors for the
proper dissemination of proper solid waste management through various mediums such as seminars and meetings, school advocacies and orientations. This will be conducted in all levels from the municipal level down to the barangay and puroks, and also in schools. Information Education Campaign on RA 9003 will serve as the springboard of the total implementation of the program and its components.
LGU Maria Aurora has been doing various IEC activities and
materials. This plan shall conduct continuous and strengthened IEC strategies until all stakeholders and visitors are well-informed and disciplined in terms of proper solid waste management.
Problems / Issues That Will Be Addressed
Below are list of identified problems and issues identified why Maria Aurora despite of its 10 years in implementing SWM Program, needs to conduct IEC;
➢ Public indifference is still the main problem in solid waste.
People tend to ignore laws and ordinance despite the conduct of intense IEC activities and relayed information of their key leaders. Some people still look solid waste management as sole responsibility of the government.
➢ Norms and traditions – people in the rural area especially older people still practice based on their belief like burning of solid waste makes mosquito go away or enhances flowering of their fruit bearing trees.
➢ Most barangays have created Barangay Solid Waste Management Committee (BSWMC) but not functional. Mostly, activity that is related to SWM Program being conducted in barangay is “atag” or general clean-up in barangay.
The main purpose of IEC is to enhance people’s awareness,
knowledge and understanding, and to promote active participation of all
stakeholders in the program by adopting the desired waste
management practices such as segregation and reduction through
reuse, recycling, and composting. This is based on the premise that an
informed constituency is the key to public acceptance.
7.8.2 Core Messages
Identified target audience includes household residents, market vendors, barangay officials, the academe (Parent-Teacher Community Association (PTCA), school heads, teachers & students), barangay health workers, youth sector, church groups, waste collection crew and enforcers, transport operators and drivers and NGOs. As mentioned earlier, appropriate core messages will be promoted to specific target audience as listed in Table 31.
While waste segregation may be basically premised as
generation of extra income and a cleaner/healthier environment as a result of proper waste segregation and reduction at source, proper collection and disposal of waste, various messages will be used for the IEC program, depending on the target audience.
Household residents Ayusin, Segregasyon ng Basura Yes Segregation, Yes Collection Malinis na kapaligiran, Susi sa Kalusugan Walang Plastikan I-shoot Mo, Recyclables Mo
Market vendors Clean market, more customer, more income Walang Plastikan Yes Segregation, Yes Collection Sa maayos na Pamamahalang Basura, Kitang-Kitaang Kita
Government employees Lead By Example
Barangay Officials Malinis na Kapaligiran, Maunlad na Pamayanan Walang Plastikan Yes Segregation, Yes Collection
Academe (School heads, teachers, PTCA & students)
Bawas Basura,Dagdag Baon Magkompost Tayo
Youth Karagdagang kita mula sa basura/ May Pera Sa Basura
Transport operators/ driver Malinis na Sasakyan, Kaaya-ayang Sakyan Sasakyan Kita kung Malinis Ka
PO’s/NGOs Lahat Tayo ay may Pakialam, Maki-sangkot sa Paglilinis
Church leaders Cleanliness is next to Godliness
Linkage to other partners such as established media groups, socio-
civic organizations, POs and NGOs. To ensure the support of these groups in the IEC campaign, it shall be formalized through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) defining the roles of each agency/organizations involved. Regular feed backing and assessment will be conducted with the partners and the specific response/ action required for each stakeholder.
Table 32 shows the description of IEC activities that will support the
Table 32. SWM components and the description of support of different IEC activities
COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION
Segregation at Source and Source Reduction
➢ Compliance to “Yes Segregation, Yes Collection” policy
➢ Strengthened BSWMC ➢ All barangays are prepared for
the Search of Best Barangay, School and Business Establishment Practicing Proper SWM
➢ Reduce in residual waste collected and increase of recovered recyclables by household / barangay
Collection, Transfer and Transport ➢ All solid waste collected are segregated and only residual and special waste are collected by municipal collection crews
Storage, Processing and Recovery ➢ Successfully implemented “I-shoot Mo, Recyclables Mo” and the adoption of Eco-Savers Program
➢ Businesses that use or produce products out of residual and recyclable waste are now operating in Maria Aurora
Final Disposal ➢ Extension of the life span of MAEF
7.8.3. Approach
To ensure that all core messages are properly delivered and planned IEC activities to be successful, several approaches shall be conducted;
a. Strengthening of IEC Team & BSWM Committees
The existing Municipal ESWM TWG & ESWM Board shall spearhead
this activity. To enhance IEC implementation, the team shall be provided with capacity building support including communication equipment and resources. A full time IEC Coordinator will be assigned from the team to oversee plan implementation, including materials development and dissemination.
The team shall also help strengthen barangay SWM committees,
orienting them of their roles and responsibilities and monitoring progress of SWM activities in the barangay. The BSWM committees will likewise be
required to prepare barangay SWM plans, based on the legitimized and revised municipal SWM Plan.
b. Re-orientations and briefings
Since the BSWM committees are existing and composed of individuals
from barangays who could serve as connectors or cause champions, they shall be provided with briefings and orientations on SWM concerns. The BSWM committees will in turn conduct continuous IEC in their constituents on SWM concerns, which include, among others, segregation, household composting, recycling, collection arrangements, and schedules.
c. Development and dissemination of IEC materials
Various IEC materials were already produced to support the SWM
communications program. However, production of other informative print materials such as information sheets, leaflets, flyers, billboards and signages shall be continuously developed, reproduced, and distributed to desired target audience. Public service announcements and radio plugs will be developed and aired through the local radio station.
Stories on SWM Best Practices not only in Maria Aurora, but also in
model LGUs including important provisions of RA 9003 shall be published through the local newspaper.
Most of the materials shall be developed by the municipal LGU through
the MENRO and the IEC Team. Reproduction of IEC materials that will be used during barangay orientations shall be borne by the concerned BSWM committee. Support and participation of the non- government/ private sector in materials production will be sought.
d. Conduct of IEC campaigns
A social marketing campaign shall be launched to increase people’s understanding on waste segregation and reduction, proper waste management, impacts handling special waste, and ordinances on collection and disposal arrangements. Towards this end, series of IEC activities, which include airing of radio plugs, distribution of print materials, conduct of orientations/ briefings, posting of billboards and signage’s will be implemented. Strategic alliances with civil society where they could serve as additional endorsers and partners in the implementation shall also be facilitated.
At the end of each year of planning period, the results of the campaign
shall be evaluated, lessons learned and best practices will be properly documented, and a corresponding report will be prepared.
Also, as primary waste generators and basic part of an institution, applicants for Marriage License shall be well-informed about basic SWM practices and shall undergo orientation during their pre-marriage counseling as prerequisite of their license.
e. Implementation of School- Based and Community- Based Program
Massive recovery and selling of factory-returnable will be institutionalized where schools covered by the program will be provided with appropriate receptacles and pupils will be asked to bring paper and paper products to the school for recycling. At the end of the prescribed period, a civic organization, or a junk shop operator will visit the schools to buy the recyclable materials. The proceeds from the sale of the recyclables will be used to augment the budget for school activities.
The IEC team also intends to train/orient selected teachers (preferably
science teachers) and non- formal education (NFE) coordinators from public and private tertiary, elementary and high schools on segregation, recycling and related SWM topics. Integration of SWM topics in the school curriculum will also be explored with school heads, in coordination with the Regional Office of the Department of Education.
f. Networks and Alliances
To a more strengthened SWM program, the TWG, SWM Board and IEC Team shall forge an alliance with various stakeholders to encourage their active participation. Local officials as well as potential partners shall be asked to sign a covenant of commitment as a testament to their unequivocal support to the program. Aside from tapping them as SWM champions, they shall also be involved in monitoring and evaluation activities. The municipal government, in collaboration with civic and other groups, will also organize regular seminars, dialogues, meetings with key sectors, and will make use of public gatherings to make important announcements. Aside from establishment of call centers, feed backing sessions will be conducted with partners to ensure transparency, accountability and participatory process in SWM implementation
Fig. 15 shows the actual implementation of Solid Waste Management Program
in the Municipality of Maria Aurora. It starts with barangay level wherein household and non-household generates various types of waste. However, these wastes are properly segregated and processed based on their uses and potentials. Biodegradable waste are processed as compost and used as organic fertilizer, recyclable materials are put into MRF including plastic materials that eventually converted in a residual management facility as foot pavers and hollow blocks, special and residual waste are being collected by municipal collection team and placed in a toxic vault and sanitary landfill, respectively.
The TWG headed by the MENRO shall be mainly in-charge of the monitoring
and evaluation of SWM operation within the municipality. Reports shall be submitted to the ESWM Board on a quarterly basis and upon review, submit the same to the Municipal Development Council (MDC) and Sangguniang Bayan. This information shall also be made available to interested parties and shall be posted in municipal bulletin boards.
The periodic report shall contain the following information:
Municipal MRF Operation: weight of volume of waste received, weight or volume of recovered materials, weight or volume of recyclables sold, weight or volume of compost materials/fertilizers produced and disposed, income generated from sale of recyclables, and compost;
Enforcement: types of violations committed and recorded for a period of time,
numbers of violators apprehended, total amount of fines and penalties collected;
Collection and Transport: estimated volume of waste collected on all establishments (residential, commercial, institutional etc.) by type of garbage, environmental fee collected by source, and
MAEF operations: volume or weight of residual waste transported to the
disposal site by source (ex. Municipal MRF, other Barangay or LGUs), special waste brought to disposal facility, and tipping fees generated.
On a yearly basis, the MENRO shall provide an examination of records to
indicate compliance with segregation requirements, payment of environmental fees and SWM Ordinance; efficiency within the collection area; materials recovered by source (e.g. volume or %); transfer rate of returnable from the time of delivery to the MRF to the time of delivery to the buyer; % contribution of other barangay availing the services of the disposal facility and income generated vs. expenditure of operation. The MENRO shall also need to report to the SWM Board on its ability to meet the required targets based on the plan, its effectiveness on IEC activities and the LGU’s compliance in using the disposal facility.
A multi-sectoral monitoring and evaluation team shall be created by the LGU to
look into a more complete SWM performance. The Board and MENRO will submit in year 1 the proposal on the composition of the Multi-Sectoral M&E Team.
The team shall have the following duties and functions;
1. Conduct of seven-day waste characterization or a similar system to determine
the extent of waste diversion; 2. Review of the periodic reports of the MENRO and analyze trends, issues, and
problems; 3. Conduct of the validation on all reported information through the inspection of
disposal facilities, observance or major SWM activities, and its compliance with RA 9003;
4. Determine and assess other barangays not covered by the present collection system;
5. Examine any incidents relative to the disposal facilities like, but not limited to water contamination, spread of diseases, etc. and
6. Recommend policy reform to improve the SWM system.
The findings and recommendations of the team shall also be submitted to the SWM Board in a form of report and be made available to the public.
8.3. Incentive Program
Presently, as provided in Municipal Ordinance No. 02, Series of 2006, an
incentive program is being implemented. The program expects encouragement to public and private participation in SWM program. Several strategies are being considered such as:
➢ Sustain the current Search for Best Barangays, Schools and Business Establishments Practicing Solid Waste Management Program.
➢ Reduction on environmental fee shall be given for prompt and advance payment on all establishments, be it residential, commercial or institutional.
➢ Citation and monetary incentives shall be given to enforcers based on the number of apprehensions they make. Also, 50% of the amount to be paid by apprehended person shall be given to the enforcer or person who reported the actual violation.
➢ Being the host barangay of the Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF),
Barangay San Joaquin (households/non- households) shall have the privilege for free garbage collection services.
The MENRO together with SWM Board shall closely coordinate with the barangay SWM committees, SWM multi-sectoral groups, national agencies, municipal LGU officers, and civil society/ non- governmental organizations for specific activities related to solid waste implementation.
The Municipal SWMB shall meet regularly to discuss issues, programs, plans
and activities to further strengthen the implementation of ecological solid waste
management in the municipality.
Barangay SWM Committees
The barangay SWM committees with the technical assistance of the TWG shall
formulate suitable arrangements for the collection and transport of the residual and special waste from their area of jurisdiction.
Multi-Sectoral Bodies
➢ Volunteer Enforcers for SWM enforcement. The volunteers shall be provided with orientation and training on RA 9003 and on local ordinances and enforcement procedures. They shall be deputized by the Local Chief Executive and provided with logistical support and incentives or as the Sanggunian may determine. Regular meetings with the regular LGU and volunteer enforcers will be conducted for the assessment of enforcement performance and discussion of issues and problems, and
➢ Multi-Sectoral Monitoring and Evaluation Team. The team shall assess the
performance of the implementation of the SWM Plan and will be provided also by the LGU an orientation and logistical support.
➢ DENR-MGB, Region 3, Provincial ENR Office (PENRO) and the concerned Community ENR Office (CENRO) shall extend technical assistance in the conduct of the feasibility studies, site evaluation, preparation of Project Description for the MRF and controlled dumpsite, and EIA of the new MAEF site and eco-park;
➢ DTI-Aurora Field Office for information on potential markets for recyclables,
and for training on waste material processing/livelihood projects;
➢ Department of Science and Technology (DOST- Aurora Field Office for information and technical assistance on recycling and composting technologies;
➢ Department of Education (Dep-ED) - Division of Aurora and Maria Aurora
District for the integration of SWM topics in the curriculum of related subjects and the introduction of school-based SWM programs;
➢ Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) - Maria Aurora Field
Office for the formation and provision of technical assistance to barangay SWM committees;
➢ DA, Region 3 for the assistance in technology transfer in relation to compost
and organic fertilizer making and its promotion;
➢ DOLE-TESDA for possible income generating projects and employment opportunities; and
➢ PNP -Maria Aurora Headquarters for the full assistance in the implementation
of this plan. Municipal LGU Offices
➢ Municipal Health Office for the assistance and monitoring/evaluation of the issuance of appropriate permits and clearances;
➢ Municipal Treasury Office for the collection of fees and fines;
➢ Municipal Engineering Office for the maintenance of SWM facilities and
equipment;
➢ Municipal Agriculturist Office for the promotion of compost and fertilizers produced in the MAEF;
➢ Sanggunian Bayan Office for the enactment of potential laws and ordinances
supporting the SWM program in accordance with this plan, and
➢ Municipal Planning and Development Office for the assistance and monitoring and evaluation and documentation of related activities, and
➢ Municipal ENRO for the full implementation of the ESWM Plan and enacted ordinances.
The Local Chief Executive shall execute an executive order or forge a
Memorandum of Agreement between the LGU and Municipal SWM Board for their continuous commitment in the implementation of SWM Program.
The MENRO in coordination with the Department of the Interior and Local
Government and barangays shall provide assistance in the formation and strengthening of these mandatory committees and in the orientation /training on the roles and responsibilities under RA 9003 and the municipality’s SWM Plan. The MENRO shall convene BSWMC and assist them in the preparation of their respective plans in accordance with the provisions of this ESWM Plan and other ordinances that the Sanggunian may enact.
Business establishments within the municipal LGU can have SWM-related
agreements. The performance of these establishments in relation to the agreements should be documented by the MENRO.
9.2 Legal
Fig. 16. Present Organizational Structure of SWM Organization
As shown in Fig. 16, ESWM Program is under the Office of the Mayor as one of the priority programs in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the municipality. He also chairs the Municipal Solid Waste Management Board (MSWMB) that serves as policy-making body in the implementation of the SWM Plan and its programs and activities. The ESWM Technical Working Group on the other hand, serves as planning body in the revision and updating of the 10-Year SWM Plan and oversight committee of enacted SWM-related ordinances and policies.
The municipality appointed MENRO last 2012 and acted as frontliner in
implementing and supervising SWM Program. He is manned with Job Order employees as SWM personnel. The MENRO also acts as SWM coordinator which has the following functions:
➢ Conduct necessary studies (e.g., time and motion study of collection routes,
feasibility studies and environmental impact assessment) related to collection,
MRF, composting and disposal facility;
➢ Provide technical assistance, logical and training support to barangays and
communities to help them formulate SWM strategies and to plan, implement,
monitor, and evaluate SWM projects;
➢ Formulate, review, and improve procedures for SWM operations and
enforcement, including coordination with groups and sectors providing support to
the SWM program;
➢ Formulate, review, improve incentives and command and control systems to
reinforce the proper practice of SWM;
➢ Conduct IEC campaigns;
➢ Provide technical and logical support to enforcers, multi-sectoral M& E team and
other groups/task forces organized to help implement the SWM plan;
➢ Periodically monitor actual implementation of specific SWM initiatives;
➢ Periodically prepare reports on the performance status and analysis of
implementation and enforcement of SWM ordinances; and
➢ Prepare annual and financial plans.
9.2.1 Proposed Organizational Structure of MENRO
To fully implement all SWM programs and activities including proper monitoring and evaluation especially in barangay level, Fig. 17 proposes and recommends staffing pattern that will assist the MENRO in doing such objectives including other mandates provided in RA 7160 (Local Government Code). The Office of the MENRO shall be divided into three sections: Forest Resources Management, Environmental Management, and Information, Research and Development. Under Environmental Management Section, a SWM Coordinator (Environmental Management Specialist II) shall be appointed to monitor and supervise day to day operation of SWM Program; the Forest Resources Management Section shall directly implement various programs, projects, and activities pertaining to forest management; while Information, Research and Development Section shall be tasked to implement IEC strategies.
Municipal Ordinance No. 01, Series of 2002 or the Zoning Ordinance of the Municipality is the ordinance that will guide, control, and regulate future growth and development of the Municipality in accordance with its Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Maria Aurora is strictly implementing the zoning ordinance wherein all project proponents shall secure Zoning Certification of project zoning conformance duly approved by the Zoning Administrator/Officer.
Environmentally-critical projects in an Environmentally-Critical Area with
environmental impacts will undergo Site Scoping by Municipal Project Review Committee (MPRC) chaired by the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer (MENRO), a recommendatory body for the approval in the Sangguniang Bayan before the issuance of Development Permit.
The Municipality adheres to the National Building Code. Local provision
implements that no building permit shall be issued by the Local Building Officer without a valid Locational Clearance in accordance with the approved Zoning Ordinance. The aforecited provision shall be observed by all individuals and corporations. As a whole, Solid Waste Management should be implemented as a pre-requisite for project approval. Penalties will be imposed to anyone committing violations. Other legal requirements will be required by the office concern to the applicants before the final approval of their proposed project.
Also, a proposed ordinance will be recommended to enact requiring all
subdivision or any housing related program to establish their own Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).
Fines and penalties will be imposed to all non-complying
individuals/sectors. Strict implementation of existing ordinances shall be
necessary to see to it that all residents of Maria Aurora will comply.
In terms of other legal requirements, establishments or other projects
categorized as environmentally-critical projects shall be required to apply for an
Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) or Certificate of Non-Coverage
10.1.1 Significant social impacts from community-based SWM
Negative
As expected reactions of disapproval and refusal from the residents, this prompt the local leadership to conduct massive information drive to explain various health hazard control mechanisms and other mitigating measures.
Positive
Although social acceptability to projects especially those that involves waste cannot be won overnight, the local government was able to make people understand the dynamics of the current Sanitary Landfill, thus, commencing its operation as the Maria Aurora Ecological Farm (MAEF).
10.1.2 Social acceptability of proposed solid waste system (including collection system and processing and disposal sites)
In every project, social considerations must be given importance. The
Category-1 Sanitary Landfill of Maria Aurora is operating for few years now. Fortunately, despite the speculations and resistance from the nearby residents especially Barangay San Joaquin and other cause-oriented group, through massive information dissemination campaign, the establishment and operation of the facility finally moved on and accepted.
10.1.3 Requirements of stakeholders
Moreover, as its operation continue, the community had witnessed the government’s effort to manage the area cautiously, and with much concern to the people around, perimeter fence was installed that eventually reduced the risk of exposure to harmful waste lodged in the facility. Also, monthly monitoring and evaluation of Barangay Officials of the said barangay is being conducted.
In terms of scavengers, it is strictly prohibited as provided in Municipal
Ordinance No. 02, Series of 2006 that no scavengers shall be allowed to enter or gather waste materials in the MAEF.
10.2.1 Environmental aspects of the proposed solid waste system and review requirements
The operation of MAEF is covered by an Environmental Compliance
Certificate (ECC) issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Environmental Management Bureau-3 (DENR-EMB3). The site assessment conducted includes Geo-Hazard Assessment, Water Sampling Analysis, and other environmental considerations before it was constructed and operated.
A Notice to Proceed was also issued by concerned agency, the
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 3, wherein conditions was set forth in the document to satisfy the environmental aspects that should be considered and followed by the implementing local government concern. The following are the conditions stipulated in the ECC:
1. All project design components, construction details, operational
requirements, treatment technologies, and environmental impact mitigating and enhancement measures indicated in the IEE study shall be strictly implemented provided, this shall conform to Republic Act (RA) 9003, DENR Administrative Order (DAO) 10 Series of 2006 on the Guidelines on the Categorized Final Disposal Facilities (Sanitary Landfill), DENR-DOH Joint Administrative Order 2005-02, and other related environmental laws; 1.1 Only residual waste shall be disposed at the designated cells of the
sanitary landfill; 1.2 Appropriate measures to control pest and vermin shall be effected
during operation of the material recovery facilities, sanitary landfills and transport and unloading of waste;
1.3 Only biodegradable and recyclable waste shall be managed through composting and sorting, storing and recycling at the Material Recovery Facility;
1.4 A daily cover of 6 inches of soil shall be applied at the end of each day’s operation. Should an Alternative Daily Cover (ADC) technology be adopted and used, such action shall be brought to the attention of this Office;
1.5 Surface water quality analyses on parameters provided for under DAO 34 otherwise known as Revised Water Usage and Classification/Water Quality Criteria shall be conducted and a report of which shall be submitted to EMB-Region 3 at least 30 days from receipt of this certificate;
1.6 Sufficient sampling areas shall be established for surface fresh water, groundwater and ambient air (1 hour-24 hour sampling), and noise within and outside the sanitary landfill area. Location and number of sampling points and frequency of samplings shall be submitted for the approval of this Office; and
1.7 Storm Drainage System shall be designed separately and independent of the leachate drainage system.
2. The proponent shall comply with the requirements of other environmental
laws, including but not limited to Republic Act (RA) 8749 or “The Clean Air Act of 1999”, RA 6969 or “Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990”, RA 9003 or “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”, and RA 9275 or “Clean Water Act of 2004”, among which are:
2.1 Secure Permit to Operate Air Pollution Source Control Installations (APSCI) and Discharge Permit for Water Pollution Source/Control Facilities (WPSCF);
2.2. Designate an accredited Pollution Control Officer (PCO); 2.3. Submit quarterly Self-Monitoring Report (SMR); 2.4. Submit semi-annual Compliance Monitoring Report (CMR); and 2.5. Register a Hazardous Waste Generator and Treatment, Storage
and Disposal Facility
3. An Environmental Unit (EU) headed by the PCO shall be created by the proponent to be responsible in the environment related aspects of the project. In addition to the management and monitoring requirements as specified in the Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (EMMP), the EU shall:
3.1. Monitor actual impacts and management measures in the IEE Study;
3.2. Monitor the status of water quality in the adjacent water body on the parameters listed under DENR Administrative order no. 34 otherwise known as Revised Water Usage and Classification/Water Quality Criteria;
3.3. Recommend revisions to the EMMP as the need arises and submit the updated/revised EMMP to this office for approval prior to adoption/implementation;
3.4. Ensure that the monitoring and reporting activities are carried out;
3.5. Prepare a Monthly Progress Report during development and operation phases of the project including the inventory or record of daily weight and volume waste received, processed, disposed, and removed from the site accurate to within 10 % and adequate for over-all planning purposes & tracking of waste diversion goals as well as the daily logbook of information pertaining to emergencies, i.e., earthquake, erosion, landslide, flooding, fires, unauthorized load, injury and property damage and a Quarterly Summary of which shall be submitted to this Office along with SMR and Semi-Annual Compliance Monitoring Report; and
3.6. Ensure compliance with the conditions of this ECC.
4. The compost products that are intended for commercial distribution must conform to the Standards of the Department of Agriculture for organic fertilizers. Compost products shall be free from hazardous or toxic material above permissible levels, samples of which shall undergo Toxicity Characteristic and Leaching Procedures (TCLP) test provided that such result in the presence of toxic chemicals regulated under Republic Act (RA) 6969 or the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990 shall be placed in approved
containers and transported to DENR accredited Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility;
5. The proponent, as primary implementor of Ecological Solid Waste
Management in its jurisdiction shall ensure that segregation and recovery of waste are undertaken prior to disposal of waste to the sanitary landfill pursuant to Section 21 (Mandatory Segregation of Waste) and Section 32 (Materials Recovery Facility Operation) or RA 9003;
6. Establishment and continuous implementation of Information, Education
and Communication (IEC) Program to explain to all stakeholders the Solid Waste Management Program, Environmental Management Monitoring Plan (EMMP) embodied in its IEE and the conditions of this certificate as well as an update of project status including any significant changes on the EMMP, results of MMT activities and over-all performance against the Certificate. The IEC activities shall be funded by the proponent and shall be implemented in coordination with this Office and/or the MMT. Reports of these activities shall be submitted annually;
7. The proponent shall formulate and implement Information Education
Campaign (IEC) plans/programs among the concerned and affected stakeholders incorporating recommended environmental management practices through, but shall not be limited to, various advertising media (i.e., posters, billboards, etc.) and shall be submitted to this office 30 days from the issuance;
8. The proponent shall set up a Multipartite Monitoring Team (MMT)
composed of but not limited to representatives from the proponent, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Health (DOH), DENR-Mines and Geosciences Bureau-R3 (MGB), DENR-PENRO, DENR_CENRO, concerned Local Government Units (LGU’s) Municipal & Barangay Level, Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s)/Peoples Organizations (PO’s), National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) Secretariat, other concerned agencies/groups and this office within 60 days upon issuance of this Certificate. The MMT shall be operational before project development. MMT operations shall continue until the lifetime of the project;
9. The proponent shall establish an Environmental Monitoring Fund (EMF) to
cover all costs attendant to the operation of the MMT and an Environmental Guarantee Fund (EGF) for the costs of rehabilitation of affected areas and compensation of damages caused during the development, operation and abandonment phases of the project. The total amount of the EMF and EGF shall be determined by the MMT based on the total project cost and risks associated to the project;
10. Engineering Geological and Geo-hazard Assessment of MGB-R3
particularly on earthquake, landslide, erosion, flooding, etc. shall be undertaken prior to project development and the EGGA shall be submitted to this Office 60 days from the completion of the same. Furthermore, recommendations in the EGGAR shall be fully carried out;
11. The proponent shall allow the spot inspection or monitoring of the project by this Office anytime and/or in coordination with the concerned groups;
12. Emergency preparedness and Contingency Plan to address possible
case of earthquake, erosion, landslide, flooding, fire and other emergency occurrences shall be formulated by the proponent and submitted to this office within 30 days from receipt of this Certificate; and
13. Should there be any compliant from the community related to
environmental pollution, nuisance, and sanitation problems brought about by the project’s operation, the proponent shall be held responsible to address such problem.
This chapter describes the corresponding budget allocation needed to sustain the
program incorporated in the plan all through the planning period.
Table 36 shows the cost estimates per activity from 2015-2024 divided into different program components like IEC, Enforcement, Project Management, Engineering and Organization and Management. The total cost of all SWM activities for the 10-year planning period shall be P 55,830,000.00.
Table 36. Cost Estimates of Activities (in thousand pesos)
Table 36 also shows the planned Investment of the Municipality for the 10-Year period which shall address the engineering component of the solid waste management which encompasses collection and equipment, transfer station or storage and composting including planned establishment of new MAEF once the existing MAEF will no longer accommodate waste with an equivalent cost of Php17,390,000.00.
Major portion of the investment is allotted to the provision of heavy
equipment like garbage trucks, backhoe, utility vehicle, and machineries like shredder and decorticator and the provision and development of new MAEF.
The municipality has no estimated cost for amortization or loan
repayment related to SWM.
11.2 Annual Costs
Also, Table 36 shows the Annual Cost for the 10-year planning period with an equivalent cost of Php 38,440,000.00. Maria Aurora undertakes SWM Management operation and no major involvement for private contractors and entities except for their mandated responsibility in RA 9003. No amortization and loan repayment since all components in solid waste management operations are all calendared out from municipality’s resources.
In terms of annual cost, labor and operation and maintenance costs got
the highest allocation and salaries of Job Order employees hired as SWM personnel and daily consumption of diesel, oil, and lubricants.
11.3 Funding Options
Financial arrangements to attain implementation of the 10- year plan are sought, taking account of potential funds. In this connection, this section addresses to identify financial arrangements with reference to: augmentation of funds from the IRA under current arrangements, cost recovery through the generation of local revenues from solid waste management services, other alternative financial arrangements, and effective investment arrangements.
Government and Non- Government Financing institutions may likewise
be considered as potential source of fund to support the SWM plan implementation. Proposals for technical and financial assistance may be initiated towards the implementation of the plan.
Proposal for the amendments on the existing Local Revenue Code
which will require residential units to pay environmental fee is suggested as well.
The main source of funds that will support the implementation of the
SWM program will be the municipality’s General Fund and 20% Development
Fund which are both mainly derived from IRA; an average annual increase in IRA of 11.9%and projections up to 2024.
Financial options to finance the implementation of the 10-year solid waste management plan can take into account potential funds from banks and other financing institutions that are investing on environmental concerns. Grants and other fund sources can also be considered.
The municipality is also trying to propose programs/projects to
international organizations so as to avail grants and technical assistance.
In the first year (2015) of the implementation of the revised plan, only 3.33% of the IRA was allocated with an equivalent cost of P 3,860335.80. The highest proportion of SWM Cost to IRA is 5.90% in 2016 due to the provision of backhoe to be used in disposal operation. The proportion will decrease by respective percentage towards the end of the implementation period. Considering that revenue can be generated also in the implementation of the SWM plan, it is therefore expected that the municipality may sustain the implementation and operation of the ISWM plan. The projected IRA of the municipality is considered to be insufficient to finance the implementation of the 10-year SWM Plan.
11.3.1 Revenue Generation Main Source of Revenues
The SWM program expects to generate revenues from the following sources:
A. Environmental Fees
Environmental management fees will be charged the municipality’s waste collection and other services. Business establishments shall be charged P 420.00 annually or P35 per month while industrial establishments like funeral parlors and ricemills shall pay P50.00 monthly. Institutions of learning or schools has an environmental fee of P75.00 per month. The collection of this fee will be integrated into the payment of their annual business permit fees or they may opt to pay the desired fee at the Municipal Treasury.
Environmental management fees will be charged for special
events like film shooting with a fixed fee of P500.00 per day. Environmental management fee will be charged for special
requests, e.g., bulky waste or extraordinary garbage. At present, the municipal government is charging household, barangay, and commercial establishment P150.00 per truckload of such situation.
Household waste generators shall also be required to pay Environmental Management Fee. The proposed amount to be collected from the household is Php 25.00 per month or Php 300.00 annually. However, environmental fee to be collected from household shall only
be confined to town proper and adjacent barangays or those barangays that are collected in a weekly basis due to geographical location. This is to encourage their barangays to manage their waste and monitor proper practice of SWM in their barangay. Municipal Garbage Collection Team shall only collect barangay waste in their designated Residual Containment Box in barangay MRF.
Also, barangays that considered their waste as bulky waste
(equivalent to 1 ton) pay an amount of P150.00. Barangays within and adjacent to town proper are considered collection areas and collected on weekly basis while those that are not covered or considered as expansion in 2018, 2021, and 2024, respectively, barangays shall pay the same amount per truckload.
Due to the increasing costs in terms of maintenance and
operating expenses, the municipal government shall increase its environmental fee to be collected at a rate of 10% for every three years both for household and non-household. An increase, however, shall take effect only in barangays based on their scheduled year as collection area. The adjustment will be based on the principle that cost for improved and sufficient sanitation service must be recovered and be paid for. Waste generators should share the cost of managing the waste that they themselves generate. The total revenues to be generated in collecting environmental fees for the 10-year period is P14,470,578.46.
B. Dumping or Tipping Fees
This shall be collected from private contractors, business establishments and institutions that will be allowed to dump their residual waste into the MAEF. Aside from the municipal dump truck that is hauling waste from the collection area of the municipality, it is assumed that there will be not less than six truckloads per week that will dispose waste in the municipal SLF. These truck loads will be required to pay subsequent tipping fee. The tipping fee is P585.00 per truckload; the amount was based on P300.00 fee charged last 2005 and increased by 25% per three years as provided in 2005-2014 SWM Plan. The same computation shall be followed in this Plan. The total revenue to be generated for 10-year planning period shall be P2, 255,616.00.The tipping fee that is expected to be generated is just an addition to the income from the operation of disposal facility.
C. Sale of Recyclable Materials and Alternative Technology Products
The collection crew will manage the municipal MRF. It will have a capacity for storage and processing for recyclable materials that will be collected from the business district. The limited income that could be derived from its materials recovery activities will be plowed back for the operation and maintenance of the facility.
Composts or organic fertilizers shall also be a potential source
of revenue. Biodegradable waste generated and collected from the Public Market are shredded and converted into composts.
Hollow blocks /foot pavers production is also one Alternative
Technology that is being implemented in the MAEF. Mixed with pulverized plastic / cellophane, hollow blocks and foot pavers can be put into market as light materials for construction and decorative purposes. With an annual production target of 5,000 pieces of hollow blocks and 5,000 pieces of foot pavers with the corresponding price of P7.00 and P10.00, respectively, they are relatively cheaper than the commercialized hollow blocks and foot pavers. It can have an equivalent amount of P85, 000.00 annually or P850, 000.00 for 10 years.
D. Fines and Penalties
Payment from fines and penalties for late or non-payment of
environmental management fee and for violation of prohibited acts, which will be identified by the municipal government, is also considered as source of revenue.
Table 40.Revenues from hollow blocks / foot pavers production
PARTICULARS AVERAGE ANNUAL
PRODUCTION
UNIT SELLING
PRICE
ANNUAL TOTAL
REVENUE (P)
TOTAL REVENUES
@10 YEARS
1. Hollow blocks 5,000 7.00 35,000.00 350,000.00
2. Foot Pavers 5,000 10.00 50,000.00 500,000.00
TOTAL 85,000.00 850,000.00
11.3.2 Other Alternative Financial Arrangements
Accessing alternative financial arrangements should be considered to augment the funding requirements of implementing the ESWM Plan. The municipality’s General Fund and 20% Development Fund may be insufficient to support its implementation, however, sourcing external sources and subsidizing its cost is a valuable alternative.
The introduction of private sectors participation can be studied for the
development of the program. The Feasibility Study (FS) including the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) conducted on the Sanitary Landfill will be packaged in such a way that it can be presented to interested investors under a Build- Operate- Transfer (BOT) scheme.
Several LGUs-cities, municipalities and provinces have acquired loans
through local financial mechanism that are available from Government and Non-Government Financing Institutions for funding not only of their significant development projects but also for environmental infrastructures as well. Depending on the financial viability of the project, this alternative can also be regarded.
Issues concerning environmental preservation and conservation have gained worldwide popularity. Numerous government and non-government organizations, both local and international have concern when environment come into view. Many of them are accepting technical and financial proposals and some of them even shell out grants for this purpose. The plan itself may be presented to these organizations both for funding and other support.
The municipal government can also foster sisterhood with other LGUs
in the country and in other nations, thereby gaining mutual concern on common issues. This opportunity may be expected for other incidental support.
The municipal government can arrange its financial resources more effectively to assure implementation of the plan. The proceeds from fines, penalties, loans, donations, endowments, grants and sub-contracting fees may be used to establish a Municipal Solid Waste Management Trust Fund. The Trust Fund approach is implied as a mechanism to manage any funds through different financial sources or implementing agencies. The fund raises the LGU’s responsibility for effective and economical utilization of the financial resources. The ESWM Board will administer this Fund in a transparent manner and in accordance with proper accounting, budgeting and Commission on Audit (COA) rules and regulations. Qualified private sector or civil society groups may request funds for research, IEC, capability building, and innovative products/technologies that will enhance SWM.
11.4 Cost Evaluation and Comparison
11.4.1 Cost for waste management per service capita
There are several ways to optimize the costs in the implementation of the 10 - year SWM Plan:
• The cost estimate is mainly development cost for municipal LGU only; barangay SWM Program is not included;
• Organization and management cost represent the minimum manpower requirement. Hiring of MENRO support staff is again recommended at least on its 2nd year of implementation;
• SWM personnel hired has multi-tasking function; garbage collectors are tasked to assist in sorting while other personnel were assigned in nursery, MRF and other areas, and the same personnel will handle the composting facility.
11.5 Summary
Table 43. Summary of Investment Costs, Annual Costs, and Annual Revenues for first five years (2015-2019)
Table 43 illustrates the municipal government summary of investment
This chapter describes and highlights the processes and schedules of Solid Waste Management Plan implementation.
12.1 Phases and Responsibilities
This Solid Waste Management Plan of Maria Aurora is in its revision that will cover the next 10 years from 2015 to 2024. It is in this relation, that the Plan shall be formulated as a continuing guide in implementing the various projects and activities of Solid Waste Management Program. ESWM Components include Engineering, Education, Enforcement, Environmental Organizations and Equity that shall be given high regard to be sustained throughout the planning period.
Although all components were initiated since the SWM Program
was implemented in the municipality in 2006, the Engineering Component is still the topmost priority. Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) shall be the frontline in the implementation together with the Solid Waste Management Board, the Barangay and other Government and Private agencies concerned.
12.2 Milestones
More than a decade that the 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan of Maria Aurora had been implemented. However, despite the efforts of the local Government Units (LGU) to implement proper solid waste management, the municipality still lack in full compliance and cooperation of its residents.
By 2024, Maria Aurora, Aurora shall be inhabited by a more
ecologically and environmentally-aware and responsible, economically-vibrant populace living in a healthy environment with a substantially-managed solid waste.
With the revision of the old Plan by envisioning a more
ecologically and environmentally-aware and responsible Marians, it is expected that after the implementation of this Plan, solid waste of the municipality shall be perceived and treated as potential opportunities and not a problem.
12.2.1 Milestones in the implementation of the institutional/legal aspects of
the Plan
Table 44. Series of activities conducted in plan preparation
Activities Location Duration/ Date Responsible Person
Issuance of Executive Order No. 2014-08 - Creation of Technical Working Group (TWG) in the Revision / Updating of the 10-Year SWM Plan of the Municipality of Maria Aurora, Aurora
LGU- Maria Aurora, Aurora
April 15, 2014 Hon. Mayor Amado M. Geneta
TWG Meeting in the revision / updating of 10-year SWM Plan
Office of the MENRO
May 23, 2014 TWG Members/ MENRO Staff
Letter-Request for Ms. Liezel Licay, PEA 1, DENR-EMB3- Assistance in the conduct of WACS and actual revision
LGU- Maria Aurora, Aurora
May 26, 2014 Hon. Mayor Amado M. Geneta
Seminar-Workshop in the Computation of WACS Sampling Plan
Angeles City, Pampanga
May 26-27, 2014
DILG-R3
Writeshop in the Revision / Updating of 10-Year SWM Plan / Cross Visit to other LGUs with Best SWM Practices
Antipolo City & Angono, Rizal Marikina City
June 17-19, 2014
TWG Members / MENRO Staff
Letter to Punong Barangays informing them on the WACS to be conducted
Municipality of Maria Aurora, Aurora
August 11, 2014 MENRO
TWG Sectoral Output Presentation
SB Session Hall, LGU-Maria Aurora
August 13-14, 2014
TWG Members / MENRO Staff
Survey of MRFs, BSWMC, composting facility in the Barangays
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