TITLE: How Davao Faces Its Garbage Concern

AUTHOR: Jennie P. Arado

DATE PUBLISHED: June 13, 2021

KEY INFORMATION:

Davao City is dealing with a waste management problem, with its Carmen landfill approaching full capacity, worsened by the pandemic. A solution proposed includes a Waste To Energy (WTE) project with JICA; funding issues and environmental worries about harmful emissions are obstacles. Critics advocate more stricenforcementoofto the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. Local actions like Davao Thermo Biotech Corp.’s Yellow Drum Project transformed biodegradable waste tintobbiofertilizers. Meanwhile, Winder Recycling Company repurposes single-use plastics into many more durable products. Two seek support from the government to enlarge sustainable waste management practices.

TITLE: Groups Urge Davao City to Choose zero-waste solutions over Incineration

AUTHOR: Inquirer Mindanao

DATE PUBLISHED: September 25, 2021

KEY INFORMATION:

environmental advocates urging Davao City to choose zero-waste solutions over incineration. It discusses the planned waste-to-energy (WTE) project in Davao City. Environmental advocates of the Sustainable Davao Movement (SDM) raised concerns about the planned WTE project. The SDM said that WTE "will only worsen the climate crisis" as it burns plastic and produces a high amount of greenhouse gas and toxic emissions.

TITLE: Plastic Smart Cities Video Series

AUTHOR: WWF - Philippines

DATE PUBLISHED: January 24, 2022

KEY INFORMATION

Plastic Smart Cities is a global movement that supports cities and coastal centers in taking bold actions to prevent plastic waste from leaking into our oceans, aiming to reduce liquid leakage by 30% by 2025 and 100% by 2030.

https://youtu.be/7U-7C2Nhfgs?si=K_PT2lW2jPTHr_AM

TITLE: Looking Into the Solid Waste Management of Purok Sto. Niño, Buhangin, Davao City –Environmental Vlog

AUTHOR: Nicole Andre Luczon

DATE PUBLISHED: December 21, 2020

KEY INFORMATION:

To raise awareness about the importance of proper waste management, recycling and composting such as inadequate waste segregation and improper disposal to improve waste collection systems.

https://youtu.be/UTpxX-f8jgg?si=j-EGh5aX19oyuQth

TITLE: Davao City Landfill until 2023?

AUTHOR: One News PH

DATE PUBLISHED: September 18, 2022

KEY INFORMATION:

The local government of Davao City is looking at expanding its garbage landfill, maximizing trash segregation, and encouraging junk shops to haul recyclable waste. As of 2022, Davao City's landfill is almost overflowing and faced critical capacity issues.

Title: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

PLANS AND PROGRAMS

Author: CIO DAVAO

Date Published: January 8, 2019

Key information:

This website is a government website that is about SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS AND PROGRAMS in Davao City. In the website, you can see the actions that they took about solid waste management, like the acquisition of 2 sanitary landfill sites (South & North East), the Septage Management Program, and Bantay Dagat. Their action doesn’t end there; they also have some things like Greenhouse Inventory, Parks and Playground, Septage Management Program, Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Facility, and Environmental Engagements.

TITLE: Optimal Process Network for Integrated Solid Waste Management in Davao City, Philippines

AUTHOR: Kristin Faye Olalo, Jun Nakatani, and Tsuyoshi Fujita

DATE PUBLISHED: February 20, 2022

KEY INFORMATION:

• This study developed a linear programming (LP) model to optimize Davao City, Philippines's Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) system. Results show that enhancing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) treatment options such as incineration, LFGRS, composting, and material recovery facilities (MRFs)—alongside effective source separation, will yield significant energy and environmental benefits over the current system.

• Greenhouse gas emissions mitigation will depend on the balance between waste separation and incineration. If not separated, the incineration facility's capacity will be underutilized, causing more landfill waste and reduced landfill lifespan.

• A revised separation strategy, particularly for plastic waste, is a possible solution to the MSWM system by maximizing recyclable plastic recovery and minimizing incineration.

TITLE: Testing of Plastic and Cellophane Pulverizer Machine for Solid Waste Management Equipment

AUTHOR: tiktok: @jddavaometalfabrication

DATE PUBLISHED: January 11, 2024

KEY INFORMATION:

• JD DAVAO METAL FABRICATION AND SERVICES is testing its Plastic and cellophane pulverize machine with four different types of plastics: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic, and polypropylene or cellophane, and Styrofoam

• The company tested plastics that were already used and thrown away. The testing and machine aims for solid waste management.

  
  

  This act of solid waste management certainly decreases plastic's harm to the environment and health of Davaoeños.

TITLE: Bayanihan Para Sa Karagatan

AUTHOR: Raphael Antonio P. Mendoza

DATE PUBLISHED: September 14, 2018

KEY INFORMATION:

The year's winner of the International Coastal Cleanup Poster-making Contest, which was conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-XI with the subject "Bayanihan Para sa Karagatan," is National High School.  The value of coastal resources and the necessity of cooperation in preventing their devastation and contamination are portrayed in Menodza's artwork.  The "pawikan," an endangered sea animal that requires human conservation efforts, is also featured prominently in his artwork.

URL: https://www.academia.edu/36988381/PLANET_OR_PLASTIC

TITLE: PLANET OR PLASTIC?

Author: National Geographic

Date Published: May 18, 2018

KEY INFORMATION:

National Geographic launched a new campaign 2018 to reduce waste from plastic products like single-use bags and straws, which includes a significant change: most National Geographic magazines will now be delivered in paper packaging instead of plastic. The magazine reports that 18 billion pounds of plastic waste end up in oceans yearly and that less than a fifth of plastic produced worldwide is recycled. In the 2018 magazine issue, on pages 51-57, National Geographic emphasized Pasig City in the Philippines as one of the significant riverbanks collectively disgorging thousands and millions of tons of plastic each year into the ocean.

TITLE: New Carmen or Bust: Davao City’s landfill conundrum

AUTHOR: Roelle Geobe Bernardo, Brian Garan (Infographic by Jay Nasser

DATE PUBLISHED: June 18, 2020

KEY INFORMATION:

• The New Carmen landfill in Tugbok, Davao City, has reached its maximum capacity, with over 900,000 tons of garbage. This has caught the attention of environmentalists as it poses a severe health risk to the community. Children in Tugbok, some of whom have stopped attending school, have been highlighted as the most vulnerable to this problem, as they scavenge for money amidst the trash, facing dangers from sickness and accidents.

  
  

  As a response, the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) is considering a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant to manage waste and generate energy. This project may seem like an effective solution. However, the project faces opposition from environmental groups and will require substantial resources and implementation time. Environmentalists and experts emphasized that this solution for solid waste management and reduction would only cause more solid waste to be produced. Moreover, the act of burning plastics is similar to burning fossil fuels, which could cause air pollution

TITLE: The world can cut plastic pollution by 80% by 2040, the UN says. Here’s how

AUTHOR: Laura Paddison, CNN

DATE PUBLISHED: May 16, 2023

KEY INFORMATION: Reusing plastics would have the greatest impact, according to the report, which recommends promoting options such as refillable bottles, deposit programs to incentivize people to return plastic products and packaging take-back programs. This would be the most “powerful market shift,” reducing plastic pollution by 30% by 2040, the report said.

TITLE: Canadian garbage on its way from Philippines to Vancouver

AUTHOR: CBC News

DATE PUBLISHED: May 21, 2019

KEY INFORMATION:

• Canada has reportedly sent household trash to Malaysia and the Philippines instead of recyclables. Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte told the opposing country to return it immediately. With that, the garbage is being returned to Vancouver

• This has sparked tension in the diplomatic relationship between the two countries.

• Environmentalists have called this event a victory in the fight to keep industrialized companies from dumping trash in the developing world and manage solid waste properly. Furthermore, this has prompted the Canadian Government to stop exporting waste and recyclables to prevent legal fights .

TITLE: DENR-12 Video Campaign on Solid Waste Management

AUTHOR: DENR Soccsksargen

DATE PUBLISHED: December 28, 2020

KEY INFORMATION:

DENR IEC video of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 featuring best practices of Kablon National High School of Tupi, South Cotabato and Organikian Urban Farm of Koronadal City.

TITLE: Solid Waste Management (SWM) Strategies in Mindanao University of Science and Technology, Philippines

AUTHOR: Brawner Brian Heyasa & Van Ryan Galarpe

DATE PUBLISHED: March 2018

KEY INFORMATION:

The Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) in the Philippines is an academic institution actively implementing robust solid waste management (SWM) strategies to enhance environmental sustainability. The core of MUST's initiatives is grounded in a comprehensive assessment of their solid waste management strategies, primarily focusing on improving waste segregation, collection, and disposal methods.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=WCmuocKi62g&si=ZtoMVogDo0EKpvFm.

TITLE: Ray Bargamento is Transforming Solid Waste Management in the Philippines

AUTHOR: Impact Playground

KEY INFORMATION:

Ray Bargamento is the Local chief executive in Mintal, Davao City; Bargamento's work in transforming solid waste management focuses on innovative approaches to reduce, recycle, and repurpose waste. He advocates for systems that turn waste into valuable resources by emphasizing the importance of circular economy principles. His strategies aim to enhance sustainability, reduce environmental impact, and create economic opportunities within communities.