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Document Produced Under Technical Assistance Project Number: 46927-012 Technical Assistance Number: 8117 13 November 2017 Philippines: The Procter & Gamble Company Waste to Worth Project Final Report (Angeles City, Pampanga) Part 1 of 2 Prepared by AECOM Asia Co. Ltd. for the Asian Development Bank. This document is being disclosed to the public in accordance with ADB’s Access to Information Policy. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Asian Development Bank / The Procter and Gamble Company TA 8117 PHI: The Procter & Gamble Company Waste to Worth Project (Package 1) Final Report (Angeles City) November 2017 Name Signature Prepared & Checked: Delton Ng Reviewed & Approved: Matthew Ko Version: Final Date: 13 November 2017 Disclaimer This report is prepared for the Asian Development Bank and The Procter and Gamble Company and is given for its sole benefit in relation to and pursuant to TA 8117 PHI: The Procter & Gamble Company Waste to Worth Project (Package 1) and may not be disclosed to, quoted to or relied upon by any person other than the Asian Development Bank and The Procter and Gamble Company without AECOM’s prior written consent. No person (other than the Asian Development Bank and The Procter and Gamble Company) into whose possession a copy of this report comes may rely on this report without AECOM’s express written consent and the Asian Development Bank and The Procter and Gamble Company may not rely on it for any purpose other than as described above. AECOM Asia Co. Ltd. 1501-1510, 15/F, Grand Central Plaza, Tower 1, 138 Shatin Rural Committee Road, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 3922 9000 Fax: (852) 3922 9797 www.aecom.com TA 8117 PHI: The Procter & Gamble Company Waste to Worth Project (Package 1) Asian Development Bank / The Procter and Gamble Company Final Report (Angeles City) TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................................. 1 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 3 1.1. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE..................................................................................... 3 1.2. DISCLAIMERS ............................................................................................................................. 3 1.3. REPORT STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................. 5 2 SITE SELECTION ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................. 6 2.1. SITE SELECTION ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................... 6 2.2. SITE RATINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................... 12 3 MATERIAL SUPPLY MARKET AND LAND USE ASSESSMENT (TASK 1) ............................. 16 3.1. CITY BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................. 16 3.2. ZONING / LAND USE PLANNING OF THE SELECTED SITE ............................................................. 16 3.3. CITY COLLECTION SYSTEMS ..................................................................................................... 17 3.4. MATERIAL SUPPLY, CONTRACTS AND ASSOCIATED FEES AND COSTS ......................................... 22 3.5. ROLE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT IN THE WASTE AND ENERGY SECTOR .......................... 33 3.6. THE COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE ................................................................................................. 33 3.7. POLITICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL & REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS ................................................ 33 3.8. MARKET & INDUSTRY TRENDS WITHIN THE WASTE AND ENERGY SECTOR ................................... 36 3.9. WASTE GENERATION FORECAST & ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO THE WASTE SECTOR................... 37 3.10. JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SURE GLOBAL AND ANGELES CITY ............................... 42 4 TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS ENGINEERING REVIEW (TASKS 2 & 3) ............................... 43 4.1. COMPONENTS OF THE PROPOSED MERF ................................................................................. 43 4.2. APPROACH OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS ENGINEERING REVIEW..................................... 46 4.3. UNDERSTANDING & INTEGRATING THE TECHNOLOGY APPROACHES ............................................ 46 4.4. SEPARATION & CLEANING PROCESS ......................................................................................... 50 4.5. BIO-TREATMENT PROCESS ....................................................................................................... 51 4.6. THERMAL TREATMENT PROCESS – GASIFICATION SYSTEM ........................................................ 54 4.7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS ENGINEERING REVIEW 61 5 FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (TASK 4) .................................................................. 63 5.1. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................ 63 5.2. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................... 70 6 TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY (TASK 5) ........................................................................................... 76 6.1. DESCRIPTION OF THE HOST CITY .............................................................................................. 76 6.2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................... 76 6.3. OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................... 79 6.4. METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................................ 79 6.5. PRIMARY IMPACT AREAS .......................................................................................................... 83 6.6. SECONDARY IMPACT AREAS ..................................................................................................... 88 6.7. RESULTS OF THE TRAFFIC COUNT SURVEY ............................................................................... 92 6.8. TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................... 104 6.9. RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................. 106 7 OPTIMIZATION OF WASTE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA (TASK 5) .......................................................................................................................... 108 7.1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 108 7.2. METHODOLOGY...................................................................................................................... 108 7.3. OBSERVATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 110 7.4. ANALYSIS OF THE FIELD SURVEY RESULTS .............................................................................. 121 7.5. OPTIMIZATION OF COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT IN ANGELES CITY (APPLICATION OF THE STUDY FINDINGS).............................................................................................................................. 126 AECOM Asia Co. Ltd. i November 2017 TA 8117 PHI: The Procter & Gamble Company Waste to Worth Project (Package 1) Asian Development Bank / The Procter and Gamble Company Final Report (Angeles City) 8 ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL AND GEOHAZARD ASSESSMENT FOR THE SELECTED SITE (TASK 6) ............................................................................................................................ 131 8.1. GEOLOGY AND SEISMICITY ..................................................................................................... 131 8.2. PROJECT SITE GEOLOGY ....................................................................................................... 136 8.3. GEOTECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS .......................................................................................... 139 8.4. GEOLOGICAL HAZARD ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................... 141 8.5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ..................................................................................... 142 9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ANALYSIS (TASK 7) .......................................................... 144 9.1. INITIAL MEETING WITH CITY GOVERNMENT .............................................................................. 144 9.2. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE ................................................................................. 144 9.3. INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION, SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND RESETTLEMENT SAFEGUARD ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................................
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