KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Local government officials, including environment experts from southwestern Mindanao, on Saturday led the dry-run of the implementation of the solid waste management project which aims to address the city's growing garbage problems, especially in the public market.
City environment officer Edgar Paalan said the volume of garbage being collected daily at the public market weighed about six tons, almost 30 percent of the total chunk of garbage collected in the city.
This is the reason why there's a need to manage the waste, Paalan said.
The first step, he said, is the segregation of waste into biodegradable, recyclable, and residual.
A biodegradable waste is a type of waste originating from plant or animal sources, which may be broken down by other living organisms. A biodegradable waste can also be composted or used to produce biogas.
A recyclable waste is a type of waste that has the potential to be recycled, including scrap iron, non-ferrous metals, bottles, glass, plastics, and paper.
The dry run, which is to be completed on November 26, includes the clean-up drive within the market and poblacion area, distribution of information materials, posting of solid waste management signages, and actual waste segregation.
The full implementation of the program will be on November 27.
Paalan said with a reinforced solid waste management plan, they hope to convert at least 40 percent of their biodegradable waste into other types.
The city is also set to construct a P5-million wastewater treatment facility intended for the wet market.
Paalan said the market, including the slaughterhouse, releases at least 35 cubic meters of wastewater everyday. This wastewater is discharged at the Nuangan River, one of the longest rivers in the city.
The facility, according to Paalan, has the capacity to convert at least 70 cubic meters of wastewater daily.
City Mayor Rodolfo Gantuangco is set to enter into a loan agreement with the Development of the Philippines (DBP) after the City Council grants him an authority to do so.
The City of Kidapawan is only one of the many assisted LGUs in the urban environmental management of the EcoGov Part 2 project.
The project, which is an initiative of the Philippine government, is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) and implemented in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and being managed by the Development Alternatives, Inc., (DAI).
The DAI is providing technical assistance to local government units in cities of General Santos, Koronadal, and Davao and provinces of South Cotabato, Saranggani, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat in implementing forest and forestlands management, coastal resource management, and urban environmental management. (Malu Cadelina Manar )
City environment officer Edgar Paalan said the volume of garbage being collected daily at the public market weighed about six tons, almost 30 percent of the total chunk of garbage collected in the city.
This is the reason why there's a need to manage the waste, Paalan said.
The first step, he said, is the segregation of waste into biodegradable, recyclable, and residual.
A biodegradable waste is a type of waste originating from plant or animal sources, which may be broken down by other living organisms. A biodegradable waste can also be composted or used to produce biogas.
A recyclable waste is a type of waste that has the potential to be recycled, including scrap iron, non-ferrous metals, bottles, glass, plastics, and paper.
The dry run, which is to be completed on November 26, includes the clean-up drive within the market and poblacion area, distribution of information materials, posting of solid waste management signages, and actual waste segregation.
The full implementation of the program will be on November 27.
Paalan said with a reinforced solid waste management plan, they hope to convert at least 40 percent of their biodegradable waste into other types.
The city is also set to construct a P5-million wastewater treatment facility intended for the wet market.
Paalan said the market, including the slaughterhouse, releases at least 35 cubic meters of wastewater everyday. This wastewater is discharged at the Nuangan River, one of the longest rivers in the city.
The facility, according to Paalan, has the capacity to convert at least 70 cubic meters of wastewater daily.
City Mayor Rodolfo Gantuangco is set to enter into a loan agreement with the Development of the Philippines (DBP) after the City Council grants him an authority to do so.
The City of Kidapawan is only one of the many assisted LGUs in the urban environmental management of the EcoGov Part 2 project.
The project, which is an initiative of the Philippine government, is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) and implemented in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and being managed by the Development Alternatives, Inc., (DAI).
The DAI is providing technical assistance to local government units in cities of General Santos, Koronadal, and Davao and provinces of South Cotabato, Saranggani, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat in implementing forest and forestlands management, coastal resource management, and urban environmental management. (Malu Cadelina Manar )
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