ATTACHMENT 1 GENERAL SANTOS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

General Santos City, popularly known as the Philippines’ Tuna Capital, has exerted serious efforts in addressing its Solid Waste Management (SWM) problems. Its increasing population and economic activities have brought about the urgent need to identify strategic actions aimed at improving its SWM program for improved public health and sustainable environmental management. At present, the City’s solid waste management problems include, among others: rising solid waste generation; limited waste diversion efforts; improper disposal management; and limited public and private sector participation. This 10-Year Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Plan of the City updated through the collaboration with the regional offices of Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) in Region XII in response to the growing critical Solid Waste Management concerns of the City and in consultation with its various stakeholders. This Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan of General Santos City seeks to achieve the following: • Install, improve and sustain appropriate, effective and efficient technologies, physical infrastructure, service delivery mechanisms and processes for waste reduction, collection, processing and disposal. • Build, strengthen and sustain mutually beneficial and effective partnerships and collaborations with civil society and private sector for solid waste management public education, community participation and service delivery. • Create necessary policies and mechanisms to build, strengthen and sustain small and medium enterprises for the service delivery of solid waste management. • Reduce LGU subsidies in solid waste management and generate revenues from waste management processes in solid waste reduction, collection, processing and disposal. • Complement pertinent agencies and institutions in achieving their respective mandates that relate to solid waste management, especially in standards enforcement, public education and special projects. • Establish, implement and continuously improve governance and management policies, competencies, systems and structures for solid waste management.

Specifically, the Plan intends to achieve the following objectives: • Ensure that 100% of City residents are aware and practicing waste segregation at source by 2017; • Divert at least 70.7% of daily waste generated in collection area in 2017 and 90% by end of year 10; • Expand the City’s waste collection coverage in 2017 ; • Pilot-testing at specific waste generating point sources are established in 2017 as learning sites for Solid Waste Management implementation; • Establish an effective and efficient waste collection system adopted by 2017; • Operate a number of community based composting facilities by 2017, and the City Material Recovery Facility (MRF) by 2018 fully operational; • Operate the City’s RA 9003 compliant category 4 sanitary landfill by mid2016; • Enforce the comprehensive Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2008 in support to the implementation of the 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management plan by 2016; • Establish a sustainable Solid Waste Management implementation mechanism by 2016 with clear accountability, sufficient budget allocation and local policy and enforcement support; • Strengthen the collaboration among key stakeholders, including the barangays, national government agencies (NGA), communities, non-government organizations (NGO), private sector (PS) and the people’s organizations (POs)

In relation to the above objectives, strategic actions have been identified in relation to waste segregation and reduction at source, segregated collection and transport, material recovery and processing, and disposal management. Solid Waste Management strategies are based on existing conditions, provisions of Republic Act 9003 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and the results of the Waste Assessment and Characterization Study (WACS) conducted.

Key considerations as basis in an Integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) planning • Location and accessibility of the City in relation to its neighboring cities and Provinces and Regions - Most strategic entry point to the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) region - Good road networks linking the City to various cities and provinces in Mindanao - International standard airport with 3.2 km runway, 3-berth fish port and expanded seaport as access to all points in the country by land, sea and air transport - Transshipment point of goods and services to international markets - Education center and Hospitals with modern facilities

• Geophysical and Political Features - 26 barangays - 22 classified as urban barangays, and four rural barangays - Located in GSC are 3 sluggish rivers, 6 creeks within the City, 3 large cold springs, and several minor springs as potential source of water - Rivers drain directly to the Sarangani Bay - Underground water usually shallow.

• Economic Sector - Country’s tuna capital - “Most Competitive City in the Philippines “for two consecutive years - An alternate Information Communication Technology hub outside of Metro Manila - The country’s number 1 exporter of sashimi-grade tuna - Economic hub in the South Cotabato-Cotabato City-Sultan Kudarat-Sarangani Province-General Santos City (SOCCSKSARGEN) region - Home of large agri-based industries - Developing and promoting the Tuna Value Added Products (TVAP) as the City’s One Town One Product (OTOP) - Agricultural and livestock production in about 26,000 hectares of land makes the City’s economy more vibrant - Large recyclers, consolidators and junkshops - Region 12’s center of commerce and trade, finance, services and education.

• Solid Waste Management strategies adopted are based on Waste Assessment Characterization Survey major findings:

Waste Assessment Characterization Survey (WACS) Result - Average per capita waste generation from households within the collection area is 0.44 kg per day for the urban areas and 0.33 kg/day for rural areas; - Average per capita waste generation from all sources is 0.62 kg per day within the collection area and 0.55 kg per day for the entire City. - Total waste generation within the collection area is approximately 169,961 kilos per day; major waste generators within the collection area are the households, Public Market and food establishments: 66% are biodegradable; ⇒16% are recyclable; ⇒18% are residual; ⇒0.5% is special. Total waste generation within the whole City amounts to 292 tons/day: ⇒Households account for 76% (222 tons/day) of the total wastes generated within the whole City; ⇒Industries, food establishments and Public Market comprise 4.9%, 4.3% and 4.1%, respectively, of the City’s waste generation; ⇒64% of total wastes generated within the City are biodegradable ⇒16% are recyclable; ⇒20% are residual; ⇒0.4% is special wastes. Estimated volume of waste disposed at the City’s disposal facility is 91 tons/day.

R-II Builders/Phil Ecology Systems Consortium Incorporated, in coordination with the GSC-LGU, particularly the Waste Management Office (WMO) and the Special Projects Division of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) conform the Sanitary Landfill (SLF) pre-engineering design activities to the city’s WACS result. Other factors that were considered in Integrated Solid Waste Management Planning include:

• Current Solid Waste Management Practices - Recyclable waste are usually segregated and sold to local junkshops; - Generally waste generators are aware and practice waste segregation; - None segregate collection discouraged sustainability, particularly in areas covered by the City collection system because of the inadequate support in engineering component i.e. equipment requirement, and collection system; - Some waste collectors hired by major business establishment bring their mixed wastes to common collection points such as markets; - Uncollected wastes are usually burned or illegally dumped in streets, canals, vacant lots; - Segregation and diversion are practiced by some industries, some schools, puroks and barangays.

• LGU Solid Waste Management Services and Resources Solid Waste Management Organization  City Environment & Natural Resources Office (CENRO) created in 1996 with Solid Waste Management Division; this division has plantilla positions of 115. In 2007, same 68 job orders were filled to augment manpower requirement;  The City created its Sustainable Waste Management Board (SuWMB) through City Ordinance No. 14, Series of 2005 amended by Ordinance No. 28, Series of 2014;  Barangay Solid Waste Management committees are created in most barangays  Waste Management Office (WMO) created through Ordinance No.13, Series of 2012 with 149 plantilla positions. Job orders hired are 244 personnel but only 80 of these assign at collection services.

• Current Solid Waste Management Program - Recyclable Waste Fair is conducted during Earth Day Celebration as part of the social campaign on Solid Waste Management and a regular activity of the Solid Waste Management Board. - Information, Education Campaign (IEC) activities are ongoing; - Provided collection services to markets, City hall, playground, business establishments and households along major roads; - With 16 collection vehicles (1 armroll, 6 compactors and 6 mini dump trucks, and 3 ten-wheeler trucks) - Staff of the Waste Management Office has established vermi composting at the WMO compound; - The Waste Management Office is providing continuing technical assistance in the establishment and operation of Material Recovery Facilities and composting facilities in barangays, puroks and schools; - The Waste Management Office is operating an open disposal facility, equipped with 1 functional heavy equipment, operator and a dump keeper; - The City has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with indigenous peoples of Sinawal allowing the LGU to use an area of not less than 63 hectares for the City’s planned sanitary landfill project and LGU to provide basic, health and other services as stipulated in the contract of agreement; - Budget for Solid Waste Management activities under Waste Management Office is appropriated regularly; In 2014, a total of P68,996,463.49 was budgeted for Solid Waste Management; this increased in 2015 to P73,241,771.28 with an increase of 4,245,307.79 for the Capital Outlay; and P68,512,685.88 in 2016, for Personnel Services, Maintenance & Other Operating Expenses and Capital Outlay support; - The City is currently enforcing City Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2008.

• Current Participation of Barangays in Solid Waste Management - Barangays of Apopong, Bula, Calumpang, City Heights, Dadiangas South, Dadiangas West, Labangal, Katangawan, San Isidro, Conel, Tambler, and Lagao are already implementing collection operations in portions of their respective barangays using their own dump trucks and conducting Information, Education Campaign (IEC) and enforcement activities. A Clean and Green program is conducted with a monetary reward for the cleanest and greenest barangays. Barangay Lagao tapped the different schools in the implementation of Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2008 while poster making, scrap to craft and mural painting contest are also a continuing activity of the barangay as part of environmental awareness and solid waste management campaign.

• Current Participation of the Private Sector in Solid Waste Management

- A number of establishments, mostly industrial, commercial establishments, and institutions directly transport their wastes to the City’s disposal facility using their own vehicles or by contracting private garbage collection providers; - Residential subdivisions with contracted private garbage haulers are Cahilsot in Calumpang, Gensanville in Bula, and Sarangani Homes in San Isidro, Camella Homes, - Sarangani Homes 1 and II, Agan Homes, La Cassandra. - Based on the above key considerations and findings, the following Solid Waste Management strategies shall be adopted:

• Waste segregation as mandated through an Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12 Series of 2008 with corresponding provisions on fines and penalties will be enforced.

• An enforcement mechanism will be developed to facilitate compliance to the said mandate. In addition, waste segregation is also supported by Information, Education Campaign activities such as community dialogues and dissemination of information and other strategies as identified in the city’s social marketing plan.

• The Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees (BSWMCs) play a significant role in the promotion of waste segregation among households and other point sources within their jurisdiction. An incentive system is incorporated in the Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, series of 2008 to encourage compliance among waste generators, particularly the households and industries that generate bulk wastes.

• Segregated collection is mandatory for the city, barangay and private collection systems as stipulated in the Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2008. Collection of segregated biodegradable and recyclable wastes will be the responsibility of the barangays, while residual and special wastes will be for the City.

• Only residual waste will be received at the Sanitary landfill. Segregated collection will continue to be a shared responsibility between the City, and barangays with support from private collectors. There will be expansion of City collection services from its current coverage. For areas, which will not be covered by any collection service, MRFs will be designated as collection points in the city.

• A “time and motion study” will be conducted to support the improvement of the collection system. Sharing cost of SWM for households will be explored.

• Operational MRFs are mandated in all schools, malls, barangay/purok, City hall, markets, industries, hospitals, ports, airport, fish port, churches and other major waste generators. The City shall establish an MRF with composting facility for the biodegradable waste recovered within its collection area. While the City Material Recovery Facility is not yet functional, model vermi composting and transition heap composting facilities shall continue to operate.

• Major waste generators mandated to undertake composting at source may make arrangements with the City for the purpose of having their biodegradable waste processed. Fee for such arrangements can be explored.

• The LGU will safely close and rehabilitate its existing disposal facility at Barangay Tambler to start in 2016 in accordance with the provisions of DENR-DAO 09, series of 2006. A category 4 sanitary landfill shall be established and operated by mid 2016.

• A Private sector participation has been sought in the design, build and operation of the city’s Sanitary Solid Waste Management and Disposal Facility in Barangay Sinawal. Ordinance No. 220 Series of 2015 has been passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod authorizing the City Mayor, Honorable Ronnel C. Rivera to enter into and sign the amended special conditions of contract. • Establish a sustainable Solid Waste Management implementation mechanism by 2016 with clear accountability, sufficient budget allocation and local policy and enforcement support.

The major components of a 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan, including institutional and other support systems, are outlined below.

Engineering Component

Stage 1: Waste Segregation and Reduction at Source

- Full enforcement of waste segregation (into four types—biodegradable, recyclable, residual and special wastes) will be mandatory to all waste sources within the collection service area. - Receptacles will be provided by waste generators, only storage receptacles in public places will be provided by the City. - The owner or person in charge of premises containing six (6) or more residential units shall provide a designated area and containers for the residents in which to accumulate source-separated recyclable materials. - Schools, industrial establishments and commercial establishments shall undertake composting of biodegradable waste that they generate at source. - Those without adequate space for composting may enter into arrangements with their Barangay, City, or authorized private collectors for the collection and disposal and/or composting of their biodegradable waste.

Stage 2: Segregated Collection - Segregated collection will be mandatory for barangays and private garbage collectors. - “No segregation, no collection” policy will be enforced by the City. - Simultaneous with the “segregation at source” campaign, the City and barangays may enter into arrangements with micro and small private enterprises in the waste management areas such as collection of segregated biodegradable, recyclable, residual and special wastes. - Barangays will be responsible for collecting residual, biodegradable and recyclable wastes and transporting these to their material recovery facilities. - City will be responsible for the collection of segregated residual and special wastes and transporting these to the disposal facility. - Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) will be placed and serve as designated collection points by the City. - By start of 2017, the City collection service will be expanded. - In 2017, barangays without collection trucks will be covered by the City collection service. However, City collection service in these barangays will be concentrated in barangay centers where designated collection points for residual wastes-material recovery facilities are located. - A more detailed waste collection study to cover collection capacity, schedule of collection and coverage, routing scheme, maintenance support and other components of the City’s collection system will be conducted and prepared in 2017. - Sharing cost of Solid Waste Management for households will be explored as one of the schemes to enhance Solid Waste Management services.

Stage 3: Materials Recovery and Processing - The City will develop and improve the vermi composting to be established at the Sanitary Landfill Facility. - These facilities will be managed by the Waste Management Office together with the Solid Waste Management – Technical Working Group. - Initial and subsequent testing of vermi cast/compost produced shall be done. - Vermi cast/compost produced at the composting facilities can be utilized in the City’s road island gardens, farm and nurseries. - Existing reported MRFs/composting facilities will be assessed, assisted and be made functional. - Technical assistance will be provided by Waste Management Office to improve composting methods, trial demonstration in gardens or farms, and in linking their compost or organic fertilizer produced with market. - Junkshops and waste consolidators in the Barangays were organized as Material Recovery Facility through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Waste Management Office. - Equipment such as granulator will be procured to divert potential residual waste being dump to be able to extend the life of the sanitary landfill cell.

Stage 4: Disposal Management - The City will safely close and rehabilitate its existing disposal facility at Barangay Tambler in accordance with the provisions of DENR- DAO-09, series of 2006, and other laws applicable in closing a disposal facility. - The Waste Management Office in coordination with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and Barangay officials of Siguel to plan in providing for a possible alternative livelihood programs to waste pickers that shall be displaced at the closure of the existing open dumpsite. - The closed dumpsite will be monitored according to an approved closure and rehabilitation plan. - A category 4 sanitary landfill established in Barangay Sinawal will be operated by mid 2016. - Sanitary Landfill capacity requirement shall be implemented by phase. - A private sector participation has been sought in the design, build and operation of the city’s Sanitary Solid Waste Management and Disposal Facility in Barangay Sinawal. Ordinance No. 220 Series of 2015 has been passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod authorizing the City Mayor, Honorable Ronnel C. Rivera to enter into and sign the amended special conditions of contract. - There shall be a separate cell for toxic and hazardous wastes (THW) as stipulated in the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) conditions. - Only residual and domestic special wastes will be accepted in the facility.

Education Component • Information, Education Campaign activities will focus on households, Public Markets, institutions, commercial and industrial establishments. • Barangays, puroks, institutions such as schools, and hospitals, vendors association of markets, industries and business establishments will have to take an active role in the promotion of good Solid Waste Management practices. • Information, Education Campaign - Teams at all levels will be formed and capacitated. • Involvement of existing groups/organizations such as vendors associations in markets has been done as strategies in Consultations among citizens. • Consultations among citizens, BSWMCs, communities and private establishments will be a regular activity of WMO. • Use several channels specific to major stakeholders will be used.

Policy Enforcement Component

• The comprehensive Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2012 will be strictly enforced by trained and deputized SWM enforcers. Local Ordinances on solid waste management user fees; tipping fees will be drafted and enacted by 2017.

Monitoring and Evaluation System

The Monitoring and Evaluation system that shall be developed and focus on the following: • Functionality and capacity building of Solid Waste Management organizations at all levels; • Adoption of waste segregation, and diversion at source; • Effectiveness and efficiency of segregated collection; • Operation of composting facilities and Material Recovery Facilities; • Effectiveness and efficiency of the Sanitary Landfill operations; • Effectiveness and efficiency of support mechanisms such as education, monitoring and evaluation, incentives and awards system; • Functionality of existing institutional arrangements.

Incentives and Awards System

Incentives and Awards System is part of the Solid Waste Management program of the LGU, linked with other agencies and organizations. The reward system will be implemented to ensure an extensive participation of stakeholders.

Reward for enforcers cited under section 45 of ordinance No. 12, Series of 2012. • Barangays – Share in the collection of garbage fees shall be implemented (Section 46 of Ordinance 12, S. 2008) • Enforcers – share from fines imposed (section 45 of Ordinance No. 12, S. 2008) • Business establishments – Discounts for early payers of business permits • Barangays, schools, hospitals, markets, industries and other major waste generators for: o Cleanest, Greenest Award/Recognition o Waste Diversion Achievers o Exemplary performance in waste diversion and community extension services o Industries having the most outstanding Pollution Control Officer; and others.

Above all, local governance supports systems critical to the achievement of the Solid Waste Management goals, targets and objectives of the plan are the following:

Institutional Arrangements • The Sustainable Waste Management Board (SuWMB) will be the primary organization to oversee the implementation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan. • The City has expressed its intention to build, strengthen and sustain mutually beneficial and effective partnerships and collaborations with civil society and private sector for solid waste management public education, community participation and service delivery. Another objective of the City is to create necessary policies and mechanisms to build, strengthen and sustain small and medium enterprises for the service delivery of solid waste management. After due consultation with the City stakeholders, a new institutional arrangement will be implemented. • The Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees (BSWMCs), SWM committees in the different schools, hospitals, markets, City hall compound and other major waste sources will be the key players in ensuring that Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan strategies are adopted at the barangay level, and implemented at the point source levels in line with LGU-wide objectives.

Financing Arrangements

• The Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan is estimated to require a total budget of PhP1,057.5 billion over the ten-year implementation period. - Total capital outlay makes up around 50.26% of the total budget at PhP531.5million; - Maintenance and Other operating Expenses (MOOE) amounts to PhP526 million, or 49.74%.

• Potential Solid Waste Management revenue sources are: - Garbage collection fee or environmental management fee (EMF) from households; - Garbage collection fee or environmental management fee from business establishments; - Additional charges for special trips to collect large and unusual quantities of wastes; - Tipping fees; - Fines and penalties; - Donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. • All revenues will form part of the Solid Waste Management special account proposed to be created.

• The projected total revenues over the ten-year period of 1.275 billion will cover the total Solid Waste Management costs. This means that the city will not subsidized the cost on SWM except on year 2023 where another cell in the sanitary landfill will be constructed there is a need to provide additional cost that may also be partly funded by external sources through loans, donations, and grants.

Issues and Concerns Issues and problems related to Solid Waste Management continue to challenge the LGU. These were considered in Integrated Solid Waste Management planning. • Limited resources and strategies to strictly enforced waste segregation and reduction at source. • Collection system has limited capacity to expand and cope with segregated collection. • Limited support for the establishment and operation of facilities to support processing of biodegradable wastes recovered. • Inadequate support mechanisms on enforcement advocacy and institutional related to Solid Waste Management. • Existing disposal facility not Republic Act 9003 compliant. • Insufficient coordination among key Solid Waste Management implementers and stakeholders, including City, Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees (BSWMCs) and private sector to increase Solid Waste Management participation. • Delayed implementation of the sanitary landfill.

This 10-Year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan will serve as a guide for the City to achieve two of its major targets:  Waste diversion of daily waste generated away from disposal facility through reduction and segregation at source, segregated collection, composting and recycling; and  Improved disposal management.

It will also guide the City in providing necessary support mechanisms and logistics that will result in good governance practices in Solid Waste Management. Its integrated approach highlights the need not only for engineering intervention for improved quality of Solid Waste Management service delivery but also education/advocacy, institutional, policy and enforcement, incentives and awards, monitoring and evaluation; and financing strategies to ensure sustainability of Plan implementation. More than these, the Plan brings to the fore public and private participation as a pre-requisite to efficient and effective Solid Waste Management program.

1.0 INTRODUCTION

General Santos City, popularly known as the Philippines’ Tuna Capital, is a highly urbanized City created by Republic Act 5412 on July 8, 1968. It is located between 125 1’ and 125 17’ East longitude and between 5 58’ and 6 20’ North altitude at the southeast of Manila and Cebu and southwest of Davao. Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia are located down south. GenSan is nearest to Bandar, Brunei at approximately 718 nautical miles. At this position, GenSan is the most strategic entry point to the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia- Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) region and can be regarded as its Southern Backdoor1

Along with the City’s economic growth is its fast urbanization trend. Rapid annual population growth of 2.71 is attributed to in- migration due to business, industrial development, and educational opportunities in the City. The LGU places the Generals, as its citizens are called, at the center of concerns for sustainable development.

1.1 Purpose

It firmly believes that the Generals are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. To make the City livable and competitive, proactive urban plans and support policies are needed.1 These socio-economic developments within the City, however, have largely resulted to Solid Waste Management (SWM) problems. It is estimated that 292,572 kg/day (292.5 tons/day) are generated within the City. Average per capita waste generation from households within the collection area is approximately 0.44 kg. per day.

Waste Assessment Characterization Survey (WACS) - Average per capita waste generation from households within the collection area is 0.44 kg per day for the urban areas and 0.33 kg/day for rural areas; - Average per capita waste generation from all sources is 0.62 kg per day within the collection area and 0.55 kg per day for the entire City.

1 Taken from the City Development Strategies Report – Gensan Sheep Development Agenda: An Executive and Legislative Agenda. - Total waste generation within the collection area is approximately 169,961 kilos per day; major waste generators within the collection area are the households, Public Market and food establishments:

Key Issues City’s rising solid waste generation is projected as population and economic activities are expected to increase. At present, solid wastes seen in vacant lots, canals, creeks and rivers are evidences of the City’s more serious Solid Waste Management-related problems, including: • Mixed waste collection; • Improper disposal management; • Relatively low volume of wastes diverted at source; • Intermittent public and private participation; • Insufficient functional support mechanisms such as engineering support, advocacy and enforcement, non-implementation of Solid Waste Management incentives and Integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) framework that serves as a guide for the City in improving its Solid Waste Management program. • Existing structure of Waste Management Office (WMO) is not responsive to the function or mandate of the office. • Non-appointment of Waste Management Office head

The City’s attempts to solve Solid Waste Management problems, however, emphasize its recognition of the growing concern on the effects of increasing solid waste generation to public health and environmental management. In 1993, the City formed Task Force Basura and established the City’s Clean & Green Council to assist the government in beautification and cleanliness campaigns. Through the Council, waste segregation and backyard composting were piloted in several barangays. In 1995, the City became a recipient of technical assistance from Governance in Local Democracy (GOLD), a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project. A component of the said project was Urban Environmental Action Program through which Solid Waste Management was identified as one of the most critical environmental action areas. Under this Project, the City’s Solid Waste Management Council was created to formulate the Solid Waste Management Ordinance and Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP). However, only the City’s Solid Waste Management Ordinance was drafted and enacted, Ordinance No. 08 Series of 1997- An Ordinance Enacting the Comprehensive and Integrated Solid Waste Management System of the City of General Santos. Philippine Regional and Municipal Development Project (PRMDP) of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) funded through Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) came into the scenario for infrastructure development for Solid Waste Management program and on capability building to enhance the delivery of services by the City government. In 2001, the City acquired an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) issued by Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) for the construction of the Sanitary Landfill (SLF) at Barangay Sinawal. However, Disposal Facility has not immediately constructed because negotiation with Indigenous Peoples of Sinawal (IPs) and LGU has to be perfected through a MOA, for the LGU to use a portion of the ancestral land for the City’s Sustainable Waste Management and Energy Recovery Facility Project. In 2005, The City entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Philippine Environmental Governance 2 Project (Ecogov2) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 12 for Ecogov2’s technical assistance to the City on Solid Waste Management. A primary aim of the Project is to assist the City in the completion of a 10-Year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan and its initial implementation. The Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan guides the City in improving its Solid Waste Management program. It identifies a strategic action that addresses present Solid Waste Management-related problems of the City on: • Waste segregation and reduction at source; • Collection and transport; • Materials recovery and processing; and • Disposal management.

It also highlights the need to improve not only collection and disposal activities of the City but also the urgent demand to: • Make operational a functional Solid Waste Management organization from the Purok level to the Barangay level; • Mobilize the community for support and participation on Information, Education Campaign, advocacy, and technology improvements; • Appropriate funds for collection equipment as required; • Enforce local policies to support implementation of the Solid Waste Management plan; • Enhance and implement incentives and awards systems that encourage waste segregation and diversion, use of common facilities, partnerships, among others as stipulated under Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2008.

Goals for the Plan This 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management plan will serve as a guide for the city to achieve two of its major targets: • Waste diversion of daily waste generated away from disposal facility through reduction and segregation at source, segregated collection, composting and recycling; and • Improved disposal management.

It will also guide the City in providing necessary support mechanisms and logistics that will result in good governance practices in Solid Waste Management. Its integrated approach highlights the need, for not only engineering intervention for improved quality of Solid Waste Management service delivery but also education-advocacy, institutional, policy and enforcement, incentives and awards, monitoring and evaluation and financing strategies to ensure sustainability of Plan implementation. More than these, the Plan brings to the fore public and private participation as a prerequisite to efficient and effective Solid Waste Management program.

Intent of RA 9003 The City’s Ecological Solid Waste Management plan seeks to deepen understanding and participation of public and private sector participation in solid waste management. It reinforces not only compliance to Republic Act (RA) 9003-The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, but also good governance practices in solid waste management such that transparency, accountability, participation and functionality are upheld in the City’s Solid Waste Management program. Ultimately, with the vision of making General Santos City a globally competitive one, this ESWM Plan is expected to enable the City to deliver quality solid waste management services and increase public and private sector participation for improved public health and sustainable environmental management.

1.2 Approach

The City’s Solid Waste Management-Technical Working Group (SWM-TWG) and staff from Solid Waste Management-related City Departments participated in a series of trainings and workshops as components in the updating of the 2016-2026 Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan. Consultations with barangay representatives were conducted for consensus decision making. The Technical Working Group (TWG) uses the existing information and data available at the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO), Waste Management Office (WMO), Waste Amount Characterization Survey conducted by the LGU-GSC particularly the offices of the Waste Management Office and Special Projects Division of the City Planning and Development Office. R-II Builders and Philippine Ecology Consortium technically and financially assisted the WACS activity. Focus group discussions (FGD) also one of the approaches of the TWG aside from using previous studies relating on Solid Waste Management. The Waste Assessment Characterization Survey (WACS) result was the information in establishing the waste profile of the city in terms of volume and characteristics as part of the Sanitary Solid Waste Management pre-engineering design activities.

1.3 Acknowledgement

The Local Government of General Santos City through the Solid Waste Management- Technical Working Group (SWM –TWG) initiated the updating of this GSC 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan (ESWMP). With the operationalization of the City Sanitary Landfill at Barangay Sinawal, waste diversion of the daily waste generated is the most significant of having improved strategies that aims to reduce the volume of waste being dump into the landfill. Waste diversion strategy will eventually extend the lifespan of the landfill cell at the same time give a cost benefit to the LGU in delaying provision of funds for the construction of another cell. The city also intends to make the waste segregation and reduction at source become way of life of the Generals. More, importantly, this document complies with the provisions of Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, giving responsibility and accountability to local government units for planning and management of solid wastes.

This Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan represents the work of many people and different national agencies’ contribution. Those who made direct contributions in coordination with various sectors of the community and following the planning process and tools provided by the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) particularly the following:

Mr. Ferdinand J. Pareja, MPA TWG -Team Leader Waste Management Office Engr. Niño G. Arancon Member City Planning & Devt. Office Ms. Rosita P. Lehito Member City Planning & Devt. Office Mr. Danilo Canencia Member City Health Office Ms. Teresa N. Garay Member City Environment & Natural Resources Office Engr. Egualberto S. Gatiera Member City Engineering Office Mr. Abelardo E. Lllagas Member City Agriculturist Office Assistance From: Mr. Bin Jaleel B. Almanza City Planning & Dev’t. Office

2.0 GENERAL SANTOS CITY PROFILE

2.1 LOCATION

General Santos City, the Philippines’ Tuna Capital since the 1970’s, is a port city created by Republic Act 5412 on July 8, 1968. It is the southernmost city in the country located between 125°1’ and 125°17’ East longitude and between 5°58’ and 6°20’ North latitude at the southeast of Manila and Cebu and southwest of Davao down south. GenSan as the city is popularly known, Brunei, Indonesia & Malaysia are located nearest to Bandar- Brunei at approximately 718 nautical miles. At this position, GenSan is the most strategic entry point to the Brunei-Indonesia- Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) region. It is regarded as its Southern Backdoor. Municipalities of South Cotabato, Sarangani and Davao del Sur are the nearest neighbors of this 53,606 hectares city. LAND AREA

The total land area of the City is 53,6062 hectares.

2As used by OCPDC for planning purposes. Distance Distance Major Barangay (km) from Barangay (km) from Infrastucture Distance (km) the CBD the CBD Facilities Apopong 5 Katangawan 10 Makar Port 6 Baluan 6 Labangal 6 GSC Airport 17 Batomelong 19 Lagao 3.5 Fishport 14 Buayan 8 Ligaya 9 Bula 3.5 Mabuhay 11.6 Calumpang 6 Olympog 15 City Heights 1 San Isidro 5.5 Conel 13 San Jose 17.5 Dad. East Siguel 23.5 Dad. North Sinawal 16 CBD Dad. South Tambler 16.5 Dad. West Tinagacan 13.5 9 22 Fatima Upper Labay

LAND USE MAP

2.2 HISTORY

Early Beginnings

GenSan started off as Pres. Manuel L. Quezon’s dream settlement area for farmers. On February 27, 1939, Gen. Paulino Santos of the National Land Settlement Authority (NLSA) led 62 pioneers in opening the fertile lands for agriculture. As the settlement’s economy grew and diversified, it became known after its founder, Gen. Santos and also for its corn, coconut and livestock industry including its Dadiangas Wharf. Consequently, more investors came in due to the strategic location of the city, its promising agriculture, a thriving tuna fishing industry and an LGU that is bullish for progress. This encouraged foreign donors to provide technical and infrastructure development assistance to the city, which became the backbone of the city’s fast growing economy.

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOTS On February 27, 1939, General Paulino Santos landed on the shores of the beautiful Sarangani Bay with 62 first batchers of Christian settlers under the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) program of then President Manuel L. Quezon. 1947. Ireneo L Santiago was elected in November 1947 as mayor of the Municipality of Buayan. His administration was credited for the establishment of the basic institutions and infrastructures like the wharf, the municipal building costing P19, 700.00, public school buildings, and a constabulary barracks. 1955. The administration of Mayor Pedro Acharon, Sr. concerned itself with the barrio programs of President Magsaysay. Through the PACD (Presidential Assistance for Community Development), feeder roads connecting the remote barrios to the national highways were built. Artesian wells were established to solve the problem of water supply among the rural folks. Likewise, he finished the projects started by Mayor Santiago particularly Makar Wharf which was declared an open port of entry in 1959. The Buayan airport was also rehabilitated from the ruins of the war during his term. 1960. Dr. Jorge Royeca’s administration emphasized cleanliness, beautification and health services. During his administration, General Santos Municipality was declared the cleanest town in the province of Cotabato. Anti-littering law was strictly implemented, stray animals were impounded, trees were planted along the national highway, and the continuous beautification of parks and the public plaza were pursued. Worth mentioning was the successful relocation of the squatters found along the beaches into Alunan Street. 1964. During Mayor Lucio Velayo's term, the place saw the establishment of the following projects: the first two public secondary schools: one in Bula and the other in Conel; the establishment of the fire department; the concretization of the Philippine National Bank; and the establishment of deep wells in different barangays particularly in Klinan, Conel, and Tinagakan. Multi-national companies such as Standard Fruits Company (STANFILCO), the Coca-Cola Bottling Company were established in the municipality. The administration of Mayor Velayo also saw rapid stride in the field of media communication with the publication of the first local newspaper, the Southern Review, and the establishment of the first radio station, DXGS. Economic growth gained a very significant leap during Mayor Velayo's term. Multi-million agri-based corporations such as Dole-Philippines, General Milling Corporation and UDAGRI began operating in the area. This time, the municipality qualified as a fourth class city prompting Congressman Salipada Pendatun to file House Bill 5862 converting General Santos Municipality into a city and renaming it Rajah Buayan City. Unfortunately, the residents in a plebiscite called for the purpose rejected this bill. The failure to convert General Santos Municipality into a city, however, occurred not in the halls of Congress but in the hollowed halls of the Supreme Court in recognition of the people's "rejection" of their cityhood. 1968. Thru the efforts of Congressman James Chiongbian, the passage of Republic Act (RA) 5412 transforming the Municipality of General Santos into a city made Antonio C. Acharon the last municipal mayor and the first city mayor of General Santos. A more enduring testament to the magnanimity of the Acharon-Cahilsot family are the land donations to the government which include the present sports complex (10 hectares); PC Barracks (9 hectares); Pedro Acharon Elementary School (1/2hectare); Romana Cahilsot Elementary School; the Bliss Project in Calumpang; the City Cemetery; and what is now Silway area. The educational needs of the city were given emphasis during Acharon's time with the opening of several public elementary schools in six barangays (Apopong, Sinawal, Upper Labay, Labangal, Dadiangas Heights Lagao and Sitio Uhaw, Tambler). Two existing public elementary schools in the poblacion area, Dadiangas West and Dadiangas South, were divided and gave rise to two additional public elementary schools, Pedro Acharon Elementary School and Ireneo Santiago Elementary School. During Mayor Antonio Acharon's incumbency, other important infrastructure projects were government hospital, a new public market, concreting of major city streets and highways, building of bridges and dikes, the improvement of Makar Wharf, and the start of the construction of a modern City Hall. The economic growth of the city was undeniable with its declaration by the Department of Finance as a first class city based on its income in 1975. Mayor Antonio Acharon's term is the longest spanning almost two decades. 1986. After the peaceful People Power Revolution in 1986, Atty. Dominador Lagare, one of the persistent opposition leaders who fought and opposed the Marcos regime, was appointed the officer-in-charge of the city. Just like his predecessor, Atty. Lagare was a Mindanaon having been born in Barangay Conel in 1943. The incumbency of Atty. Lagare was too short to fully appreciate the impact to the development of General Santos City. It was during Atty. Lagare's term that the construction of the unfinished city hall was completed in time for the Foundation Day Celebration of the city on February 27, 1987. 1988. Appointed as an OIC mayor vice Atty. Lagare starting March 1, 1987, Mayor Rosalita T. Nuñez is credited for the adoption of the symbolic slogan "boomtown Dadiangas" as a catchword to create an image of feverish economic growth in the post-Edsa period. But more than a manifestation of the pioneering spirit of the people, the term assumed significance as a socially constructed word - born of the people, promoted and developed across time by the conscious efforts of the various segments of the community particularly the business sector and the local media. The government's adoption of the term as a strategy for development was explained in the 1991 publication by the city government: "It formulated a strategy to promote General Santos City as a "BoomTown" aimed at creating an image or even an atmosphere of feverish economic growth. In this, it has won the support of the private sector to embark on a program to attract foreign and domestic investors to the city. Furthermore, through private sector efforts, continuous lobby pressure is exerted on the National Government to push through with its plans and programs for the city at the soonest possible time." The city caught the attention of foreign leaders involved in the Philippine Aid Plan (PAP) who selected General Santos City as one of their first pilot projects. Under the city's $2.2 billion development plan are two components financed by PAP. One includes agroport (fishport complex), telecommunications, airport expansion, and seaport expansion; another encompasses industrial estates, road networks, pro-people organizations, and environment. The development plan made General Santos City the "concentration of the largest infrastructure projects in the country today", a natural result of its crucial role in both the SOCSARGEN growth area and SOCSARGEN'S role in the East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA). 1992. With the assumption of Mayor Adelbert W. Antonino, who won the May 11, 1992 election, the city continued to develop as a major economic center. This is further boosted by the implementation of the Philippine Assistance Projects (PAP) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). These include the international standard General Santos Airport, the Makar Wharf, Fishport Complex and the Agro-Processing Center. General Santos City's incessant march to the 21st millennium is undeniable at the end of Mayor Antonino's first term, which is also marked by improvements in organizational structure. 1995. Mayor Nuñez was back at the helm of local governance in 1995. The city was host to the Palarong Pambansa and the 1st BIMP- EAGA FRIENDSHIP GAMES in 1996, which highlighted the city's capability for social and economic growth and as an active partner in national development endeavors. The EAGA Games was participated by the 8 focus areas of the BIMP-EAGA member countries namely: Brunei Darussalam; East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, North Sulawesi of Indonesia; Labuan, Sarawak, Sabah of Malaysia and Mindanao- Palawan of Philippines. These events were economic development "boosters" which has a net effect of promoting the city as a tourist destination and investor's haven for manufacturing, exports, services and real estate. 1998. In the May 11, 1998 elections, Mayor Adelbert W. Antonino returned as City Mayor of General Santos. His administration was guided by Project FIRST - Fast Integrated Reform for Social Transformation. This concept anchored on improving accessibility to basic social services and ensuring that development becomes sustainable. The vehicle was the Shelter, Health, Education, Environment and Peace and Order or SHEEP Program. Antonino’s second term saw the computerization of city’s operations (time management system, Tax Revenue Assessment & Collection System, among others). The Most Competitive City in the Philippines award was given by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) to the city in recognition to its rapid growth and business friendliness. 2001. Vice-Mayor Pedro B. Acharon, Jr. assumed the mayoral position when Mayor Adelbert W. Antonino resigned nearing the end of his term. Mayor Jun Acharon handily won the May 2001 elections with overwhelming margin and landed him in the city’s history as the third elected Mayor Acharon. His running mate, the second-generation Antonino scion -- Darlene Magnolia Antonino-Custodio -- won lopsidedly as representative for the 1st District of South Cotabato and Gen. Santos City. Bullish economic prospects particularly in the service industry have paved for the establishments of three higher educational institutions ACLC, General Santos Doctors’ Medical School Foundation, and Brokenshire College SOCCSKSARGEN. In 2002, the city capped the Most Competitive City (mid-sized category) for the second time. The city airport has served as connecting flight hub of Indonesian airline – Merapati -- for its General Santos-Davao-Manado circuit. In May 2004, Mayor Acharon and his 11 party mates were successfully re-elected including Rep. Darlene A. Custodio. This second term has opened new economic opportunities for the whole constituents with the re-establishment of the KCC Mall and the expansion of Gaisano Mall. The 2nd YamanGensan and 5th National Tuna festivals saw renewed confidence from the local economic players and visitors. Major city thoroughfares were expanded. The Population and Basic Services (PBA) Integrated Survey were held in the later part of the year.

2007. Mayor Acharon was re-elected for the third time. The country’s leading fast food chains have opened markets in the city. After the re-opening of the Lion’s Beach to the public for beach and outdoor reveling in 2005, progressive efforts are undergoing in the area.

2008. The Bulaong Land Transportation Terminal was expanded in 2008. New investments are coming such as Robinson’s Place General Santos City, Sta. Lucia Realty, Vista Land Company, among others. In addition, expansions were seen at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Mindanao Medical Center, KCC Mall, and Notre Dame of Dadiangas University.

2010. Darlene Magnolia Antonino-Custodio was elected as City Mayor. During the term of former City Mayor Hon. Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio, “MagandangGenSan!” was developed as the city brand. A citywide survey was conceptualized and is designed to gather data on community socio-economic (food, housing and infrastructure, livelihood, agriculture/industry, skills and economic development), demographic (age, sex, education, ethnicity, population size, structure and distribution, deaths) and health (general health, maternal, newborn and child health, family planning). This information serve as inputs to local development planning, as baseline data for indicators necessary for monitoring progress in localizing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and data for monitoring and evaluating existing, and identifying future, programs of the LGU. The information is also useful in validating existing service statistics such as the Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS). On November 11, 2010, Executive Order No. 031, mandated the implementation of a City Socio-Economic and Health Census to be known as “CityCen 2011 – I’m Counted”.

2011. City Socio-Economic and Health Census aka CityCen 2011 is implemented pursuant to EO No, 31. The immediate use of the CITYCEN 2011 is to provide baseline data for the Community Service Information System (CSIS) of General Santos City as basis for periodic assessment of its development status. It will also serve as inputs in planning and developing programs, projects and activities (PPAs) of, and basis for budgeting and appropriations for, various LGU frontline services.

In the near future, the data will be used primarily for monitoring the delivery of LGU services. At the community level, it will be used to update the household data to strengthen the Barangay Information Center and in establishing Community Services Center. It will also serve as basis for certification of barangay or purok and in granting of community tax certificates. 2013. Hon. Mayor Ronnel C. Rivera was elected as New Mayor of the city. GREEN to C.L.E.A.N. in GenSan, is the new administration’s banner slogan. This is an acronym for the major development strategies and the aim to “Create a Livable Environment for All towards Nation- building in GenSan”. This highlights the inclusiveness of this administration’s governance and recognizes that nation-building starts with nurturing, protecting and blocks of the nation towards productivity and empowering the building progress. These building blocks are the families, the households, the communities, the barangays and the local government units as a whole. The final result of the census was declared official through Resolution No. 282 adopting the results of the City Socio-Economic and Health Census (CityCen 2011 – “I’m counted” Project) as the City baseline data and supporting the implementation of the information policies for the City of General Santos.( CDS/ELA 2014-2016, Local Government Unit of General Santos City)

2.3 POPULATION

GenSan, is the country’s 15th most populous city of half a million people based on the 2010 national census. Population density was 1,004 persons per square kilometer while average household size was 4.14. Although Barangay Calumpang has the most number of populations, the most densely populated barangay is Dadiangas West with a density of more than 16,000 per square kilometer. Population growth rate was highest from 1975 to1980 at 10.39% when in-migration was at its height. The growth rate drastically dropped to 5.3% in1990; then gradually tapered off to 3.9% from1990-2010 and 2.71% from 2000-2010.

General Santos City - Population Census - 2010 General Santos Land Area** sq Urban/ Rural- 2010 City km 2010 536.06 538,086 Apopong 19.07 U 45,089 Baluan 10.04 U 6,132 Buayan 4.93 U 10,375 Bula 2.93 U 32,364 Calumpang 7.89 U 67,156 City Heights 4.75 U 23,772 Conel 51.56 U 9,762 Dad East 0.61 U 4,821 Dad North 0.97 U 9,430 Dad South 0.61 U 7,212 Dad West 0.86 U 15,202 Fatima 24.98 U 65,189 Katangawan 19.13 U 11,959 Labangal 12.52 U 57,746 Lagao 12.5 U 47,254 Mabuhay 38.44 U 19,533 San Isidro 14.72 U 42,661 San Jose 38.09 U 7,486 Siguel 52.87 U 9,905 Sinawal 68.76 U 10,718 Tambler 57.74 U 15,845 Tinagacan 23.59 U 5,631 Batomelong 15.87 R 2,851 Ligaya 6.67 R 4,202 General Santos City - Population Census - 2010 General Santos Land Area** sq Urban/ Rural- 2010 City km 2010 Olympog 22.51 R 2,965 Upper Labay 23.45 R 2,826

2.4 ECONOMIC PROFILE/LAND USE

Economy and Industry General Santos City is the center of commerce and trade in Region XII known as the SOCCSKSARGEN region. Its strategic location and excellent infrastructure and support facilities are very important factors in the emergence of SOCCSKSARGEN as the country's leading producer of export-quality major commodities. Major economic activity is primarily anchored in two sectors namely the agro and fishing industries. Agro-industry Endowed with rich volcanic soil, ample and well distributed rainfall all throughout the year and a typhoon-free climate, SOCCSKSARGEN produces export quality high value crops such as corn, coconut, pineapple, asparagus, banana and rice. It also yields quality exotic fruits, vegetables and cut flowers and a top producer and exporter of quality livestock such as poultry, hogs, and cattle. Most of these bountiful harvest and production are transported through GenSan’s seaport and airport, highlighting the city’s role as transshipment point and service hub of the region.

Fishing industry

General Santos City is the largest producer of sashimi-grade tuna in the Philippines giving it the title "Tuna Capital of the Philippines". GenSan also accounts for the second largest daily total fish catch in the country after Navotas City. Locals boast that nothing can rival the freshness of fishes and seafoods that are found in GenSan. The fishing industry yields a total daily capacity of 750 metric tons of fish catch alone and employs about 7,800 workers. The city is also home to seven (7) tuna processing plants in the country. The Fishport Complex in Barangay Tambler has a 750 meters (2,460 ft.) quay and a 300 meters (980 ft.) wharf for2,000 GT reefer carriers. The fishport is equipped with modern facilities that comply with international standards on fish catch handling.

Infrastructures

General Santos City boasts of excellent infrastructure facilities that support its role as transshipment point of people as well as goods and services to international markets such as the USA, Europe, Australia, Singapore and Japan. These also provide access to the city by air, water and land transportation.

Air Transportation

The General Santos City Airport is the largest airport in Mindanao. This international standard airport has a 3,227-metre concrete runway capable of handling wide-bodied jets like Airbus A340 and Boeing 747-400. Flights to and from Manila, Iloilo and Cebu are currently being handled in the airport by Philippine Airlines, Airphil Express and Cebu Pacific Air. These carriers service an ever increasing demand in the volume of both passenger and cargo traffic to and from the city and SOCCSKSARGEN region.

Sea Transportation

The Makar Wharf is the international port of the city and is one of the finest ports in the country. It is located approximately 2 kms. away from the central business district. With a 740 meters (2,430 ft.) docking length and a 19 meters (62 ft) width, the wharf can accommodate up to nine (9) ship berthing positions at a time. The port is complete with modern facilities such as container yards, storage and weighing bridges. Several shipping companies operate regular inter-island ferry service to and from other major ports in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Negros Navigation, Super Ferry and Sulpicio Lines ply these inter-island shipping routes. Numerous Indonesian shipping lines operate international ferry services between General Santos City and neighboring ports in Indonesia carrying both passenger and cargo loads.

Land Transportation

Commuting in and around General Santos City is fast and convenient. More than 400 passenger buses and jeepneys handle routes within the city and neighboring provinces. Air-conditioned taxis also ply the city streets offering commuters a choice of a more comfortable mode of transportation. Three-wheeled motorized cabs known as tricycles are the city's main mode of public transport for quite a long time. Privately owned motorcycles locally known as “habal-habal” are popular and fast means of public transport at anytime of the day, anywhere in the city. This is the reason why commuters patronize this transport mode.

Commercial Activities

Typical of highly-urbanized cities in country, General Santos City has its own share of commercial strips and a central business district .

The former, comprising mostly of banks, offices and service establishments, stretch along public transport routes thereby serving both local consumers and passers-by from the neighboring localities.

Major commercial strips of the city include the stretch of Daproza Street, Jose Catolico Avenue, Pedro Acharon Sr. Boulevard, Santiago Boulevard, National Highway and Ireneo Santiago Boulevard. There are 5 malls in the city, 3 of which are located in J Catolico Ave, 1 Santiago Boulevard and 1 in Daproza Avenue. Another 1 is going to open late 2013.

The city’s Central Business District on the central portion of the city is concentrated in the Pioneer Avenue (both Barangays Dadiangas South and Barangay Dadiangas West) and Santiago Boulevard.

Central Business District Map

2.5 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

2.5.1 Geographical Location General Santos City lies at the Southern part of the Philippines. It is located between 125 1’ and 125 17’ East longitude and between 5 58’ and 6 20’ North latitude. The city is Southeast of Manila, Southeast of Cebu and Southwest of Davao. The municipalities of Alabel, Malungon and Maasim of Sarangani Province and the municipalities of Polomolok and T’boli of South Cotabato surround the city.

2.5.2 Political Subdivision GenSan is part of the SOCCSKSARGEN region and the first congressional district. It is classified as a highly urbanized city with first class income. It has a total of 26 barangays. Based on the new national census classification of urbanity of barangays, 22 are already considered urban having reached the criteria of a population level of more than 5,000 and at least five (5) institutional facilities and business establishments within their jurisdiction. Only Batomelong, Ligaya, Olympog and Upper Labay have remained rural for not having met the criteria for urban classification of barangays. 2.5.3 Topography

Majority of the entire land area constitutes wide flat lands stretching northeast of the city and undulating terrain. Mt. Matutum, towards the North, towers at 2,293 meters above sea level. Mt. Parker, at the Southwestern part of South Cotabato, towers at 2,040 meters above sea level.

2.5.4 Mineral Deposits

Uncertain quantities of mineral deposits are present in the city. Such minerals are limestone, iron sand, sulfur, copper, gold, nitrate, luminate, rutile and guano. Abundant sand and gravel are being quarried at the Silway, Siguel and Buayan rivers.

2.5.5 Inland and Underground Waters There are six sluggish rivers draining the city. There are also six creeks, three large cold springs and several minor springs that have potentials as sources of potable water. Underground water is usually shallow.

3.0 CURRENT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS

3.1 Institutional Arrangements- Solid Waste Management Organization

LGU Solid Waste Management Services and Resources At present, the primary LGU office responsible for overseeing all Solid Waste Management activities of General Santos City is the City Waste Management Office (WMO). Solid Waste Management implementation is supported by the establishment of the General Santos City Waste Management Office (WMO), which was created through Ordinance No. 13, Series of 2012, tasked to manage solid waste and air and wastewater (domestic waste) management. Specifically, the Waste Management Office is assigned to coordinate the maintenance, closure and aftercare of Tambler dumpsite; transfer waste disposal operations from dumpsite to landfill; enforce ordinances prohibiting open burning, waste segregation, recycling and composting; and directly accountable for implementing the City’s Solid Waste Management activities for the following: ▪ waste collection and transport system; ▪ disposal facility management; ▪ street sweeping, maintenance of parks and plazas; ▪ coordination and facilitation activities related to IEC, ▪ monitoring and evaluation (M and E) and enforcement; and ▪ technical assistance to barangays, puroks, and point sources, e.g., schools, hospitals, industrial establishments, for enforcement of waste segregation at source, establishment and operation of MRF, including composting and recycling facilities. ▪ enforcement of Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, series 0f 2008.

Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees (BSWMCs) have been created in most barangays through the technical assistance of the Waste Management Office. These committees are not sustainably functioning because of the changes in Barangays leaders.

Current Solid Waste Management Practices

The following are the common Solid Waste Management practices of major waste sources within the City.

Table3.1 Solid Waste Management practices of major waste sources within the City Source Current Solid Waste Management Practices Households HHs practice segregation, recyclable wastes are sold to local junkshops/house to house “ambulant buyers”. Some HHs practice Source Current Solid Waste Management Practices composting at source. Kitchen wastes usually used as feeds to animals. Large percentage of HHs still burning their wastes. Open dumping in streets, creeks or vacant lot. Some barangays collect garbage fee and varies from one barangay to another. Public Markets Of the 8 public markets in GSC, common collection points are identified. Markets such as Malakas, Central Public Market and Laray Bagsakan are both practicing waste segregation. General Stores General stores used to segregate but were not sustained due to absence of segregated collection system except for recyclables which are sold to junkshops. Remaining wastes are collected by either the barangay or City. Some large establishments, such as malls, bring their wastes directly to the disposal facility. Garbage fee is integrated in the business permit which is minimal as to the volume of waste generated. Food Some food establishments segregate their kitchen waste for pets or hogs. Establishments Mixed wastes are collected by either City or barangays. There are food establishment owners hiring private individuals to collect their waste, and bring these to the market collection bins. Kitchen wastes from Fitmart and KCC malls are collected by private individuals for backyard piggeries. Institutions No segregation is being practiced by institutions such as offices, banks, lending shops and pawnshops. Mixed wastes are collected by the City collection system. Burning is still a practice when collection services are not available. Some churches and schools provide receptacles for biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes. Recyclable wastes are also recovered and sold to junkshops while biodegradable wastes are composted in pits. Some institutions have their own or hire private collectors. Residuals are disposed of via the LGUs collection system. Doctors Hospital practice total waste segregation and conducts regular housekeeping. Industries Only few industries practice segregation at source. Some large industries have their own trucks or hire private contractors to transport their waste to the City’s disposal facility. Transport Mixed wastes from foreign sea vessels are unloaded by a private collection Vehicles and contractor and dumped these at the City’s disposal facility. Inter-island Facilities vessels have private collection systems who do initial segregation before disposal. Source Current Solid Waste Management Practices Wastes at the airport are also managed by a private contractor. Recyclable wastes are recovered. At the fishport, segregation and collection is irregular. Transport terminals at KCC and Gaisano malls have their own receptacles but no segregation. Service Recyclable wastes are recovered and sold to junkshops. There are no Centers appropriate receptacles for the other types of waste generated. The City or barangays collect and transport their waste to the disposal facility. Recreational Most beach resorts maintain their own open dumps within their sites. facilities Burning still a common practice. Special Waste No segregation. Large establishments have their own collection system or Generators hire private contractor. Others are served by the City’s collection system. Slaughterhouse Slaughterhouse and dressing plants partially practice segregation. No collection services provided and resort to bury their waste within their sites.

3.2 Inventory of Equipment and Staff At present, the City has 16 garbage collection vehicles. Only 9 of the 16 are in fair running condition. Two compactors are due for replacement. All collection trucks are already past their ten-year useful life but have recently been repaired. Two compactors have been provided with rear end lifters.

Table 3.2 Number and Condition of Existing City Collection Fleet

Year Useful Years Description Acquired Qty Life Used Condition Armroll (Megalift) Isuzu FTR 1999, 2001 1 10 - Fair Compactor Hino 8 cu.m. 1994 3 10 22 Fair Compactor Isuzu FWD 8cum 1996 3 10 20 Poor, for replacement Dumptruck Daewoo 10W 1998 5 10 18 3 Good, 1 Fair Dumptruck Hino 6W 1994 4 10 22 Fair Total 16

The Waste Management Office has 149 plantilla positions and 140 of these are currently filled-up. In addition, as of December 2015, there are 244 approved job orders hired mostly assigned as street-sweepers and garbage collectors. Waste Management Office – Existing Organizational Structure Figure 3.1

3.3 Source Reduction Current Participation of Barangays, Puroks/Subdivisions, schools and the Private Sector in Solid Waste Management

The city has already implemented several initiatives with regard to solid waste management. There are policies to support the national law on waste segregation and prohibiting open burning, through the City Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2008. The mayor deputized solid waste enforcers as recommended by the WMO to implement ESWM ordinance No. 12, series of 2008. Household backyard composting is mandated while schools, industrial establishments, institutions, and commercial establishments also undertake composting of biodegradable waste that they generate at source. Those without adequate space for composting may enter into arrangements with their barangay, the City or private entities for the composting of their biodegradable waste.

Since there are a number of commercial and industrial establishments within the City, waste reduction techniques is promoted. These include, among others, reduced use of packaging and disposable quantities. This is supported by City Ordinance No. 03, Series of 2014- an ordinance regulating the use of plastic bags and expanded polystyrenes (Styrofoam) as food service containers in the City of General Santos and providing penalties thereof.

Waste Recyclable Fair The Sustainable Waste Management Board passed a resolution making Waste Recyclable Fair a regular activity of the board. The activity was started in 2007 in partnership with barangays, private sector, malls, junkshops, DENR-EMB XII, and industries during Earth Day celebration. Proceeds from the Fun Run during Earth Day /“TakboparasaMundo” were utilized in the procurement of bamboo seedlings for Silway river bank rehabilitation project. “No segregation No Collection Policy” also launch. Ambulant junk buyers, junkshops and consolidators within the city play an important role in the recovery of recyclable wastes. In support to the achievement of the LGU’s waste diversion target and in compliance with the provisions of Republic Act 9003, various barangays, puroks, and schools have established their MRFs and composting facilities with the technical assistance from Waste Management Office in the establishment and operation of these facilities. Although some of the MRF are non-functional.

Point Source Modeling by SWM – TWG

Based on the Ecological Solid Waste Management plan of the city, the following implementation activities are undertaken by the SWM- TWG in coordination with the Waste Management Office such as creation of Solid Waste Management organization in the pilot point sources, enforcement of segregation at source and segregated collection, Information, Education Campaign/social marketing. Waste Management Office preliminary launched the partnership between Barangay LGU and Junkshop Owner - to recognize all junkshop as the Material Recovery Facility of the Barangay. Presently, Barangay North and Bula are in partnership with fourteen (14) junkshops serving as MRF of the barangay.

Waste Management Office also coordinated with the Department of Education for the issuance of memorandum order to all schools to establish its on-site material recovery facility and composting area. Several schools already complied with the order and been recognized as a Model Point Source.

Figure 3.2 Vermi composting set up by the SWM-TWG.

3.4 Collection

Current City Collection and Transfer A number of industrial and institutional establishments directly transport their wastes to the City’s disposal facility using their own vehicles or by contracting private garbage collection providers. Residential subdivisions contracted private garbage haulers are Cahilsot in Calumpang, Gensanville in Bula, and Sarangani Homes, Agan Homes 1 & 2, La Cassandra and Camella Homes in San Isidro. Collection and Transport by the Private Sector Building contractors and real estate developers, Malls have their own collection trucks or hire private collectors. They may opt to avail of special collection trips from the City’s collection service. However, segregation is not fully observed yet by the private haulers’ collection operators. Similar to barangays, dump trucks and other open collection vehicles used by private haulers are mandated to be covered with nets, sacks to prevent wastes from being blown during the transportation. Barangay LGUs of Apopong, Bula, Calumpang, City Heights, Dadiangas South, Dadiangas West, Labangal, San Isidro, Katangawan and Lagao are already implementing collection operations in portions of their respective barangays using their own dump trucks. Most of Public Markets within the City are served by the City’s collection service. In addition, the City’s collection crew serves main thoroughfare of barangays Dadiangas East, Dadiangas North, Dadiangas South, and Dadiangas West in the Central Business District of the City. In addition to these the City’s collection service covers portions of other urban barangays, such as Bula, Calumpang, City Heights, Labangal, Lagao, Tambler, Fatima, Apopong, and San Isidro all other barangays are serve based on request. With two shifts per day and a conservative rate of one trip per shift per truck, the current collection fleet should be able to make an average of 28 trips per day to the Tambler dumpsite. This is if no down time for equipment servicing and repairs. There is also a current policy that a compactor should only be operated by one driver assigned to it for maintenance purposes. Since the City shares the provision of collection services with some barangays there is a need to revisit the current system of collection and transport of wastes to its final disposal. Therefore,, it is the intention of the City to encourage wider public-private partnerships in the delivery of wastes management services. Figure 3.3. Collection Map- City Waste Collection Service Area Central Business District

Table 3.3 Capacity of City Collection Vehicles Regularly Used, 2015

CAPACITY PLATE EQUIPMENT/ UNIT MAKE/TYPE IN CUBIC STATUS REMARKS NUMBER METER COLLECTION OPERATION COMPACTOR HINO EH-700 SDV-145 8 OPERATIONAL 1 LIFTER COMPACTOR HINO EH-700 SDV-146 8 OPERATIONAL 2 LIFTER COMPACTOR HINO EH-700 SDV-147 8 OPERATIONAL 3 LIFTER 4 HINO EH-700 FF SDV-148 DUMPTRUCK 8 OPERATIONAL 5 HINO RANGER SFJ-703 COMPACTOR 8 OPERATIONAL NON- CHASSIS REPAIR-WMO HINO RANGER SFJ-705 COMPACTOR 8 6 OPERATIONAL MOTORPOOL NON- DAEWOO SEN-975 DUMPTRUCK 10 FOR REHABILITATION 7 OPERATIONAL 8 HINO WD4D SDV-363 DUMPTRUCK 8 OPERATIONAL 9 HINO RANGER SFK-149 COMPACTOR 8 OPERATIONAL NON- DAEWOO DV15T SEN-980 DUMPTRUCK 10 10 OPERATIONAL TOP OVERHAUL-WMO MP 11 ISUZU TANKER SGP-287 WATER TANKER 20 OPERATIONAL NON- UNDER REHAB- ISUZU TANKER SHA-395 WATER TANKER 20 12 OPERATIONAL CONTRACTOR DAVAO 13 DAEWOO DV15T SEN-972 DUMPTRUCK 10 OPERATIONAL MITSUBISHI NON- SHX-271 DUMPTRUCK 5 14 CANTER OPERATIONAL MINOR REPAIR-WMO MP ARM ROLL ISUZU FTR 33 SGY-429 10 OPERATIONAL 15 TRUCK ARM ROLL UN ISUZU FTR 33 10 UNREGISTERED 16 TRUCK OPERATIONAL 17 MITS. CANTER SHX-272 DUMPTRUCK 5 FOR RELEASE MITSUBISHI SGP-295 DUMPTRUCK 5 OPERATIONAL 18 CANTER 19 ISUZU SJT-899 DUMPTRUCK 5 OPERATIONAL NON- MITS. CANTER SGC-923 DUMPTRUCK 5 FOR REPAIR 20 OPERATIONAL NON- DAEWOO SEN-973 DUMPTRUCK 10 FOR REPAIR 21 OPERATIONAL NON- UNDER REPAIR- DAEWOO SEN-974 DUMPTRUCK 10 22 OPERATIONAL CONTRACTOR DAVAO DUMPSITE OPERATION LOADER NON- 3.5 Transfer DRESSTA LA 534 5 FOR REHABILITATION 23 COMPACTOR OPERATIONAL From 2014, the 24 KOMATSU D80 BULLDOZER OPERATIONAL Waste

Management Office initiated a simple transfer station at City Engineer’s Compound. A ramp made of earthfill is utilized with 2- 10 cum3 steel bins servicing 5 cm3 mini dumptrucks from markets and narrow streets areas. This initiative saves time and fuel and faster scheme of collection.

3.6 Processing Facilities (MRFs and Composting Facilities)

For now, there are fourteen (14) junkshops entered into memorandum of agreement with the LGU through the Waste Management Office as partners in collecting all types of recyclables. Barangay San Isidro and Calumpang are recipients of composter machine from Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) as a way of reducing waste thereby produces compost which can be use as soil conditioner.

Table 3.4 Material Recovery Facilities

Particular No. –(2015) Own and Managed By MRFs with Composting Facility 13 Schools MRFs only 16 Composting only 1 MRFs with Composting Facility 3 Puroks MRFs only 13

MRFs with Composting Facility 7 Brgy MRFs only 8

3.7 Final Disposal

Disposal Management

The existing 5-has.disposal facility located at Purok Banwalan, Brgy. Tambler, is about 23 kms. distance from the city’s urban center or about 4 km south of the General Santos City Airport and a pasture land. It is being operated as an open dump since 2001 under City ENRO management and later under the Waste Management Office. General Santos City’s dumpsite is located at a publicly-owned land at Purok Banwalan, Barangay Tambler, under a pasture-lease or forest land grazing agreement (FLGA) to which the lessee agreed for its use as disposal facility since 2001 to ‘level off’ terrain. The site is found at elevations 136 to 272 meters above sea level along the road going to Aspang or about 3 km northwest of a junction of the national highway at the lowland just north boundary of Barangay Bawing.

3.8 Special Waste

The city has no collection storage for domestic special waste. Medical hazardous wastes are being handled by the hospitals/clinics. However, sometimes these are being dump at the dumpsite. Junk Cars are sold directly at the junkshops, waste oil from fast foods are bought by some businessman and recycled as diesel fuel, used oil are also recycled. Construction debris is use as filling materials in other private land. While the sewage sludge are not accepted at the dumpsite.

3.9 Markets for Recyclables

Increasing Solid Waste Management Participation of Junkshop and consolidators has been explored and strengthened, the city also make an effort of linkaging major waste generators, such as schools, malls, industrial establishments, hospitals, hotels, fishport, Makar wharf and airport. Local policy are incorporated in the Memorandum of Agreements between the LGU and junkshops on the operations as partner consolidators, Monitoring & Evaluation system for junkshops is also stipulated at the MOA, to ensure proper housekeeping as well as tracking of recovery of recyclable wastes citywide.

3.10 Information, Education and Communication Program

Information, Education Campaign for the Enforcement of Segregation and Reduction at Source

Increasing awareness of full enforcement of waste segregation and campaign for composting at source from all sources is a major objective of the IEC program. Objectives, related activities and necessary participation of waste generators in the implementation of waste segregation and composting are widely disseminated. In addition, stakeholders are inform on the provisions of Ecological Solid Waste Management ordinance.

Flyers and brochures on the what, why and how of waste segregation and basic composting techniques are develop. Distribution of IEC materials are not enough for the campaign to all waste generators, namely: ▪ Household; ▪ Public market stall owners and transient vendors; ▪ Commercial establishments; ▪ Institutions; and ▪ Industrial establishments.

Mobilization of Public and Private Associations/Groups and sharing of best practices is encouraged. For households, Barangay IEC teams conducting barangay assemblies/bench conference/dialogues/consultations as information, education campaign venues. Purok officials are tasked to mobilize purok leaders to assist in doing house-to-house information dissemination. Collaboration with market vendors association are established and strengthened to ensure the sustainability of the program. Regular meetings with institution heads and participation of parents, teachers and community associations (PTCAs) are also activities that undertaken by the WMO-IEC team in coordination with the Department of Education. Trainings on composting technologies at source are conducted.

Full enforcement of waste segregation has not been implemented on a City-wide level. However, it should be noted that there are barangays in which waste segregation and composting has already been initiated since 2000. Barangay Lagao, City Heights, Calumpang and San Isidro implemented segregation for households, business establishments and Public Market. They are also conducting IEC and enforcement activities.

3.11 Costs and Revenues

Solid Waste Management Expenditures

In 2015, the City has incurred the following expenditures for solid waste management. Total O & M Costs 2014 2015 Total Collection Operating Cost 84,770,721.59 125,487,126.73 Equipment 29,000,000.00 Total Cost 84,770,721.59 154,487,126.73

3.12 Key Issues

Brief description of key Ecological Solid Waste Management issues facing the community: Rising issues and concerns brought about by increasing population, booming economic activities and insufficient support for proper waste management are the following: ▪ 10 year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan not implemented ▪ Insufficient functional coordination between the city, barangays, puroks, academes, institutional, industrial, business and others key implementers and partners including mechanisms such as enforcement, incentives, advocacy and most the engineering component. ▪ Change of administration both city and barangay affects the sustainability of waste management implementation. ▪ Despite of the high level of awareness, waste management among the constituents/stakeholders is not a priority because of poor enforcement of the law and engineering component. ▪ Mixed wastes collection by the city, barangay and private collection system is tolerated. ▪ Bringing of wastes outside collection schedule, pile of waste on streets, canals and vacant lots still a practice ▪ Burning is still a practice. ▪ Limited private and public participation. ▪ Insufficient support for waste management effort such as engineering, enforcement, equity/funding and waste diversion efforts. ▪ Distribution of IEC materials are not enough for the campaign to all waste generators ▪ Several MRFs are temporary in nature, for compliance only and non- functional ▪ Improper waste disposal practice. ▪ Non priority in the procurement of collection fleet and equipment in sustaining waste management effort ▪ Waste Management Office has no permanent head to focus on the mandates of the office especially in the implementation of Ecological Solid Waste Management plan including the maintenance, closure of Tambler dumpsite; transfer waste disposal operations from dumpsite to landfill; ▪ Collection route and schedule not sustain because of the insufficient number of collection vehicles.

4.0 Waste Assessment Characteristics Survey

A solid waste assessment was conducted to arrive at a Solid Waste Management situational analysis that will be the basis for the formulation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management plan. The outputs of the assessment are: a) baseline data on waste generation from identified sources; b) baseline data on the volume of waste disposal at the dumpsite; and c) descriptions of current Solid Waste Management practices and awareness level among the different waste generators.

These data are important in determining the requirements and capacities of proposed Solid Waste Management facilities and in setting feasible waste diversion targets. The assessment was done in three stages, namely: a) orientation on assessment and sampling methods; b) waste characterization and interviews on SWM practices; and c) data analysis. The Solid Waste Management – Technical Working Group was given an orientation on the purpose, scope and procedure of the solid waste assessment. This activity included the identification of categories and sub-categories of different waste sources within the City; determination of sample size; selection of samples or “waste cooperators;” and necessary preparations for the actual assessment. Actual Waste Assessment and Characterization Survey (WACS) and data analysis were conducted by the LGU-GSC, particularly the following Offices-the Special Projects Division of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO); and headed by the Waste Management office (WMO). Solid wastes from selected samples of each category were collected, segregated and measured. Waste Assessment and Characterization Survey was conducted for each category on all waste sources such as households, markets, malls, industries, institutions, commercials, fish port, makar port, airport, slaughterhouse and resorts. Table 4.1 Sample Size for WACS, by Category, General Santos City

Sample Waste Source Category Population Size Food Establishments 389 43 General Stores 1,231 114 Malls 3 2 Other Stores 1,1234 112 Institutions 765 74 Market 8 3 Recreation Centers 90 15 Sample Waste Source Category Population Size Residential (households) 66,942 383 Service Centers 465 48 Slaughterhouse and Dressing Plants 10 3 Special Waste Generators 423 48 Industries 65 6 Fish port 1 1

Solid wastes collected for the assessment activity were sorted and characterized either on site or brought to a sorting area at the City Engineer’s Office - Motor pool. Members of the WACS teams and garbage collectors undertook the actual sorting, measurement of the solid waste samples and data recording. Following the actual WACS, data analysis was done to generate solid waste baseline data and 10-year projections for the City collection area and whole City. The said data analysis presented summaries on the following: • total daily waste generation within the collection area by source; • total daily waste generation within the whole City by source; • composition of daily wastes generated by source; • average per capita waste generation of households and non- household sources; and • potential volume for waste diversion.

Using projections on population growth and City’s collection coverage, for the 10-year Plan period, the following were derived: • projected daily waste generation of the whole City, by waste type by Figure 4.1 On-site waste characterization of solid wastes from the source; fish port. • projected daily waste generation within the collection area of the City, by waste type, by source; and • projected daily waste collection by waste type by source.

3 Total households of the ten barangays within the collection area stratified into high-, medium-, low-income households. The same sample units for the actual WACS were also interviewed for documentation of present Solid Waste Management practices of identified waste sources. As requested by EMB-DENR, documentation was done on the Solid Waste Management program of the City using the form prescribed by the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC).

Benchmarking

A six-day study tour in Negros Oriental and Cebu City was conducted for the SWM-TWG The study tour aimed to introduce actual Solid Waste Management working models to the solid waste management team with the goal of identifying applicable solid waste management models for the City. Solid waste management sites visited are shown in Table 4.2.

Table 4.2 Study Tour Sites Selected for SWM TWG Places Visited SWM Best Practices Showcased Siquijor Island Phosphate ▪ Vermi-composting facility Sibulan, Negros Oriental Dumaguete City ▪ Environmental user fee ▪ Preparation of Environmental Code ▪ Tag/Sticker system for collection of household biodegradable and non- biodegradable wastes ▪ Vermi-composting facility ▪ Environmental and Ecological Park San Jose, Negros Oriental ▪ Vermi-composting facility ▪ Materials Recovery Facility ▪ Controlled Dumpsite Bais City, Negros Oriental ▪ Vermi-composting facility ▪ Operation of the Sanitary Landfill

Plan Formulation

With the completion of the actual Waste Assessment Characterization activity, a Strategic Planning Workshop was conducted on to provide the solid waste management team -TWG with sound basis for full development of the engineering component of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan. Workshops on policy, institutional arrangements, and implemented advocacy support. A series of discussions and reviews on the draft Plan was held. The draft Plan was then presented and reviewed in a plenary session by the Technical Working Group. Refinements of the plan were done based on the outcome of the review.

Solid Waste Generation

Current Waste Generation of Various Sources

The Solid Waste Management (SWM)-Technical Working Group (TWG) weighing and sorting waste samples collected from 38 households within the collection area during the three-day WACS.

The result of the waste characterization survey, the average per capita waste generation from households within the collection area is 0.44 kg per day. In estimating waste generation in the whole City, it is assumed that residential waste generation in rural areas is 75% of that in the urban areas or 0.33 kg per day. The combined generation rates of residential and non-residential sources such as institutions, business establishments, markets, and special waste sources, the average waste generation per capita is computed at 0.62 kg per day within the collection area and 0.55 kg per day for the entire City.

Current Waste Generation in the Collection Area

The waste collection area served by the City, barangay and private contractors covers ten urban barangays, including Bula, Calumpang, City Heights, Dadiangas South, Dadiangas West, Dadiangas East, Dadiangas North, Labangal, Lagao and San Isidro. It should also be mentioned that Barangay Apopong provides waste collection services to about 10% of its households. As shown in Table 4.3total waste generation in the collection area is approximately 169,961 tons per day. Major waste generators within the collection area are the households, Public Market and food establishments. Households account for 70% (119 tons/day) of the total waste generation within the collection area while the Public Market comprises 7%. Food establishments, too, have 7% share of the collection area’s total waste generation.

The combined wastes coming from fish port, general stores, industries, institutions, malls, recreation centers, service centers and special waste sources are estimated at 27 tons per day. It means that the combined volume of wastes generated daily by these sources is only three tons more than the combined total waste generated by all markets and food establishments within the collection area.

WACS at the City Public market, slaughterhouse and mall

Table 4.3 Extrapolated Current Waste Generation in the Collection Area in kg per day

Total Contribution Composition in Percent Source Sector Total Waste % Of Biodegra- Recycla- Special Residual Total Estimate Total dable ble Waste FishPort (special collection) 2,852 1.7% 74% 17% 8% 0% 100% Food Establishments 12,070 7.1% 91% 2% 7% 0% 100% General Stores 3,677 2.2% 29% 33% 37% 1% 100% Industries 4,438 2.6% 54% 15% 31% 0% 100% Institutions 3,968 2.3% 56% 30% 14% 1% 100% Malls 3,424 2.0% 61% 22% 16% 0% 100% Public Market 11,956 7.0% 89% 3% 8% 0% 100% Recreation Centers 2,891 1.7% 77% 11% 12% 0% 100% Residential 118,589 69.8% 64% 16% 20% 0% 100% Service Centers 2,571 1.5% 50% 21% 28% 1% 100% Slaughterhouse (special 466 0.3% 71% 0% 29% 0% 100% collection) Special Waste Sources 3,058 1.8% 20% 43% 20% 17% 100% Total 169,961 100% 65.5% 15.6% 18.4% 0.5% 100%

Sixty-six percent (66%) of the total wastes generated within the collection area are biodegradable while sixteen percent (16%) are recyclable. This translates to 82% of the total wastes generated within the collection area can be diverted away from disposal facilities.

Total recyclable wastes generated in the collection area amounted to 28 tons daily. In the same year, 27 junkshops in General Santos City collectively recovered around 20 tons of recyclable wastes daily (excluding wet-cell batteries). Assuming that 70% of these, or 14 tons, were generated within the collection area of General Santos City, then 54% of recyclables, or 8%, of total wastes generated were diverted at source through the junkshops.

At present, there are 12 barangays with composting facilities at purok and other pilot point source areas, (e.g., schools). However, there are no records of their capacities except for Barangay Bula composting facility which processes about 0.6 tons of biodegradable wastes daily.

Special Waste Residual Waste 0.5% 18.4%

Recyclable 15.6% Biodegradable 65.5%

Figure 4.3 Composition of Waste Generated in the Collection Area, Percent Share by Weight

Waste Generation in Whole LGU

Approximately, General Santos City generates 292 metric tons of waste per day. Within the whole City, major waste generators are households, industries, food establishments and Public Market. Households account for 76% (222 tons/day) of the total wastes generated within the whole City (see Table 4.5). Industries, food establishments and Public Market comprise 4.9%, 4.3% and 4.1%, respectively, of the City’s waste generation. Sixty-four percent (64%) of total wastes generated within the City are biodegradable while sixteen percent (16%) are recyclable (see Figure 4.4). Based on these, it can be inferred that 80% of the City’s total wastes can be diverted from disposal facility. Table 4.4 Extrapolated Current Waste Generation in the Whole LGU in kg per day Total Contribution Composition in Percent Source Sector Total Waste Special % Of Total Biodegradable Recyclable Residual Total Estimate Waste FishPort 2,852 1.0% 74% 17% 8% 0% 100% Food Establishments 12,460 4.3% 91% 2% 7% 0% 100% General Stores 4,065 1.4% 29% 33% 37% 1% 100% Industries 14,387 4.9% 54% 15% 31% 0% 100% Institutions 4,423 1.5% 56% 30% 14% 1% 100% Malls 3,424 1.2% 61% 22% 16% 0% 100% Public Market 12,023 4.1% 89% 3% 8% 0% 100% Recreation Centers 6,991 2.4% 77% 11% 12% 0% 100% Residential 222,302 76.0% 64% 16% 20% 0% 100% Service Centers 3,563 1.2% 50% 21% 28% 1% 100% Slaughterhouses & 2,811 1.0% 41% 0% 59% 0% 100% Dressing Plants Special Waste Sources 3,271 1.1% 20% 43% 20% 17% 100% Total 292,572 100.0% 64.3% 15.7% 19.6% 0.4% 100%

Residual Special Wastes Wastes 0.4% 19.6%

Recyclable 15.7% Biodegradable 64.3%

Figure 4.4. Composition of Waste Generated in the Entire City, Percent Share by Weight

Waste Disposal Estimates (End-of-Pipe)

Two End-of-Pipe (EOP) studies conducted. Table 4.5 shows that the average volume of wastes disposed at the dumpsite is 251 cubic meters/day or 91 tons/day. Of this, nearly half account for wastes collected by the City, which amounts to 92 cubic meters per day (42 tons/day).

Table4.5. Average Volume of Waste Disposed Daily at Dump Site Waste Collection Average No. of Volume (cubic Weight (tons per % Share by Trips per Day meters per day) day)1 Weight Service Provider

WMO/City 92 42 46% 10 Barangay 80 25 27% 11 Private Contractor 92 24 27% 11 Total 251 91 100% 33 1Average bulk density used for compactors and Megapack trucks is 500 kg per cubic meter. Average bulk density used for dump truck collecting waste from the markets is also 500 kg per cubic meter. Average bulk density used for other collection vehicles is 300 kg per cubic meter.

Eight of the 26 barangays in General Santos City, i.e., Apopong, Bula, Calumpang, City Heights, Dadiangas South, Dadiangas West, Labangal and Lagao, provide waste collection services within their areas of jurisdiction and dispose an average of 80 cubic meters per day (25 tons/day) On the other hand, a number of establishments and institutions, mostly industries located in Barangay Tambler, bring their wastes to the disposal facility using their own vehicles or by contracting private garbage collection services. Total volume of wastes dumped by private haulers average at 92 cubic meters/day (24 tons/day). The city’s volume of wastes dumped at the City’s disposal facility account for 46% of the total volume of waste disposal daily while barangays disposal comprise 27%. The remaining volume of wastes, 27%, is brought to the dumpsite by private collection services. It is projected that if SLF becomes operational, this will increase to 259 tons/day. In year 5- 2020, total waste generation is expected to reach 386,671.06 kg/day. As collection services expand while the population and economy grow, daily waste generation in year 10 2025 is projected at 441,982.75kg/day. Using current percentage composition of wastes, by 2017, daily wastes generated within the collection area will be 356,864.61 kg per day composed of: • 178,432.31 biodegradable, kg/day • 56,027.74 recyclable, kg/day • 122,404.56 residual, kg/day

Table 4.6. Projected Waste Generation, kg per day, by 2016-2026

The total waste projection by year 2025 is 441,982.75. In projecting Waste Diversion of the waste stream from 2016 to 2025 as shown in Table 4.6, 64.3% of the biodegradable wastes will be diverted at source through composting and 15.7% of recyclable wastes at source through reuse or selling to junkshop, and the remaining potential residual is 10%, therefore waste to be disposed is about 44,198.27kg per day. In 2017, net residual waste for disposal from the collection area to the sanitary landfill will amount to 104,561.33 kg/day. Even with the above mentioned waste reduction and recovery programs, the total generation of residual waste is projected to be approximately 17,843.23 kg per day. This clearly rationalizes why the city constructed a category 4 sanitary landfill. Waste Amount Characterization Survey Result - Average per capita waste generation from households within the collection area is 0.44 kg per day for the urban areas and 0.33 kg/day for rural areas; - Average per capita waste generation from all sources is 0.62 kg per day within the collection area and 0.55 kg per day for the entire City. - Total waste generation within the collection area is approximately 169,961 kilos per day; major waste generators within the collection area are the households, Public Market and food establishments:

R-II Builders/Phil Ecology Systems Consortium Incorporated, in coordination with the GSC-LGU, particularly the Waste Management Office (WMO) and the Special Projects Division of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) conform the Sanitary Landfill pre-engineering design activities to the city’s WACS result. Waste Assessment Characterization Survey - Total waste generation within the whole City amounts to 292 tons/day:

 Households account for 76% (222 tons/day) of the total wastes generated within the whole City;

 Industries, food establishments and Public Market comprise 4.9%, 4.3% and 4.1%, respectively, of the City’s waste generation;

 64% of total wastes generated within the City are biodegradable

 16% are recyclable;

 20% are residual;

 0.4% is special wastes.

- Estimated waste disposed at the City’s disposal facility is 91tons/day.

5.0 LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

5.1 Laws and Policies in Support to the Solid Waste Management

Comprehensive and Integrated Solid Waste Management System

1997. Passage of Ordinance No. o8, Series of 1997. An Ordinance Enacting the Comprehensive and Integrated Solid Waste Management System of the City of General Santos.

Sustainable Waste Management Board

The Sustainabale Waste Management Board is created through the passage of Ordinance No. 14, Series of 2005.

2005. The City has requested the Ecogov2 Project to assist in reviewing its existing organizational structure with respect to its evolving waste management system. After the development of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan-2008-2018, the City Sangguniang Panlungsod passed Ordinance No. 14, series of 2005, an Ordinance Creating the General Santos City Sustainable Waste Management Board.

Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance

2008. The Passage of Ordinance No. 12, series of 2008 is in support to the Solid Waste Management Program of the Local Government of General Santos City. Creation of the Waste Management Office. 2012. After the approval of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan 2008-2018 through Sangguniang Panlungsod Resolutions No. 154 and 182, Series of 2008 the proposed waste management office in plan was materialized four years later. Waste Management Office was then created through Ordinance No. 13, and Ordinance No. 17, Series 2012, responsible for waste management and in the implementation of the ESWM plan. Ordinance No. 03 Series of 2014. 2014. In support to the city’s solid waste management program, an Ordinance regulating the use of Plastic Bags and expanded Polystyrene (Styrofoam) Food Service Containers in the City of General Santos and providing penalties for violation thereof was enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

Ordinance no. 28, series of 2014.

2014. Passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod repealing Ordinance No. 14, Series of 2005. One of the provision of the ordinance – is the inclusion of the Informal Waste Sector (IWS) from the city’s dumpsite as member of the Sustainable Waste Management Board.

5.2 Roles - City Special Bodies involved in Solid Waste Management

Sustainable Waste Management Board (SuWMB)

The Sustainable Waste Management Board is responsible for ensuring that the principles of the Integrated Sustainable Wastes Management framework will result in the implementation of activities aligned with the 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan. Specifically, the following duties and responsibilities of the Sustainable Waste Management Board stipulated in Ordinance No. 14, Series of 2005 as amended in Ordinance No. 28 series of 2014: • Oversee the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and operation of the City’s environmental management program on all types of solid wastes; • Formulate and recommend policy and procedural guidelines for the sustainable implementation and operation of environmental management program on all types of solid wastes; • Monitor the implementation of the City Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan through its various political subdivisions and in cooperation with the private sector and the NGOs; • Adopt specific revenue-generating measures to promote the viability of its Solid Waste Management Plan; • Convene regular meeting for purposes of planning and coordinating the implementation of Solid Waste Management Plan; • Oversee the implementation of City Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan; • Review every 2 years or as the need arises the City Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan for purposes of ensuring sustainability, viability, effectiveness and relevance in relation to local and international developments in the field of solid waste management; • Develop the specific mechanics and guidelines for the implementation of the City Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan; • Recommend to the LGU specific measures or proposals for franchise or Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) with duly recognized institutions pursuant to RA 6957, to provide either exclusive or non-exclusive for the collection, transfer, storage, processing, recycling or disposal of municipal solid wastes. The proposal shall take into consideration appropriate government rules and regulations on contracts, franchises and Build-Operate-Transfer agreements; • Recommend measures andProposed safeguards Implementing against pollution Mechanism and for the preservation of natural ecosystem; and • CoordinateGSC efforts Integrated of its component Sustainable barangays Waste in the Management implementation Program, of the City 2010 Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan.

Office of the City Mayor

Contracts Management (city legal office) Sustainable Waste Management Board

Office for Wastes Management Finance and

Key Result Areas Administration

Planning, Policy, Education, Advocacy Public-Private Service Research and and Partnership Delivery* Development Social Marketing WASTE MANAGEMENT OFFICE. The City has established the Waste Management• Staffing Office and equipment to be complement accountable is intended to decrease in directly as public-private implementing partnerships are created the City’s Solid Waste Management activities. • 3 areas – solid wastes collection; wastewater management; landfill operations management Mandates and• Personnel Functions – qualifications of and thecompetencies Office. need to be defined • Implements and manages the systematic, efficient, integrated and sustainable city waste management program, projects and initiative; • Strategically integrates and coordinates waste management with major pertinent programs of the LGU, NGAs, and the private sector, • Monitors, evaluates and enforces laws and ordinances pertaining to waste management and other related projects and initiatives; • Formulates and develop policies and plans for the consideration of the waste management board; and • Consistently evaluates and continuously improves the Waste Management Program.

5.3 Sustainable Waste Management Board Amendment Ordinance No. 14, Series of 2005, an ordinance creating the Sustainable Waste Management Board was repealed through Ordinance No. 28, series of 2014. The city decides to have some amendment to Ordinance No, 14 to be able to include the Informal Waste Sector (IWS) as member of the Sustainable Waste Management Board. This is the first steps of the city to mainstream this sector in our society since they will no longer allow doing their living in the dumpsite after it will be closed and that they will be provided with alternative livelihood.

SuWM Board – TWG Structure Composition of General Santos City Sustainable Waste Management Board Management Team: Department Heads/Assistant Department Heads Chairperson : City Mayor Members : Technical Support Staff Sangguniang Panlungsod Chairpersons of the: a. Committee on Climate Change Adaptation b. Committee on Health, Sanitation, District Hospital, City and Pilot Projects Technical Preparations Special Assignments Barangay health Centers and nutrition • Mainstream • Transition structures • Collection routing, : President • Standards • Plans preparation segregated collection of of the Association of Barangay Councils • Scale-up • Institutional development wastes : NGO • Sanitary Landfill vis D-B-O representative whose principal purpose is • HCW, special wastes to promote recycling and protection of • Dumpsite closure air and water quality : A representative from the recycling industry : A representative from manufacturing or packaging industry : A representative from the Private Health Sector : A representative from the Academe : A representative from the Informal Waste Sector

Waste Recyclable Fair (Fun Run- fund raising support for environmental project) Recyclable Waste Fair is a regular activity of the board. The activity was started in 2007 in partnership with barangays, private sector, malls, junkshops, DENR-EMB XII, and industries during Earth Day celebration. Proceeds from the Fun Run during Earth Day dubbed as “TakboparasaMundo” was utilized in the procurement of bamboo seedlings for Silway River bank rehabilitation project. “No segregation No Collection Policy” also launched. Although the board has no activities since 2014 to date, with the reactivation of the composition of the board is an indication that the LGU soon convene for solid waste planning with regard to the implementation of Solid Waste Management program.

Composition of Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Sustainable Waste Management Board

WMO Department Head- Sustainable Waste Management Team Leader Members: 1. City Planning & Development Office 2. City Environment & Natural Resources Office 3. City Administrator’s Office 4. City Health Office 5. City Engineer’s Office 6. City Mayor’s Office

5.4 Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees

The Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees, with support from Waste Management Office, will perform the following duties and responsibilities: • Designate through a resolution their Solid Waste Management Coordinator; • Develop their respective Barangay Solid Waste Management Plans based on the LGU’s Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan; • Form Barangay Information, Education Campaign- Teams that will take the lead in organizing barangay-level IEC activities such as disseminating Solid Waste Management materials on waste segregation and reduction at source, Solid Waste Management Ordinance provisions as well as incentive systems being implemented; • Facilitate the conduct of purok/barangay assemblies as venues for resolving barangay Solid Waste Management problems and informing the public of Solid Waste Management activities and policies; • In coordination with purok officials, conduct regular Monitoring and Evaluation, provide feedback on findings with concerned purok officials; • Facilitate adoption of Solid Waste Management Ordinance through Barangay Resolution; • Develop incentives at the barangay-level for increased participation of the public on Solid Waste Management activities; • Monitor deputized barangay volunteers and ensure record-keeping of apprehensions; • Ensure effective and efficient operation of barangay Material Recovery Facilities, recovery of recyclables and composting of biodegradable wastes; • Prepare periodic reports on status of Solid Waste Management activities within their respective jurisdictions based on regular internal monitoring and evaluation results.

The Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees are institutionalized in the 26 barangays of the city. The challenge of the LGU is the changes in the Barangay Development Council, whereby the sustainability in the implementation of the solid waste management projects and programs at the barangay level is affected.

5.5 Stakeholders Participation

Proposed Inter-Agency Team to Support the Sustainable Waste Management Board

As required by Ordinance No. 28, Series of 2014, the LGU establish an inter-agency team among city departments to include the City planning and Development Office, City Engineer’s Office, City Budget Office, City Accountant’s Office, City Treasurer’s Office and the City Administrator’s Office that will work on the following areas: • assessment and improvement of the current collection system of the City; • review and formulation of policies, standards/measures, and enforcement and other support mechanisms to encourage wider public support and participation; • formulation of guidelines for public private participation in collection services, recycling and other components of the Solid Waste Management program; • piloting of Solid Waste Management schemes, methodologies, and processes and its documentation for replication, adoption, and up-scaling; • development of Information, Education Campaign, advocacy and social marketing strategies and materials for City-wide implementation based on research and studies conducted; • assess implementation of Solid Waste Management strategies but not limited to social marketing/advocacy, enforcement and development of IEC materials for City-wide implementation based on research and studies conducted; • construction of Sanitary Solid Waste Management Disposal Facility. • assessment of the existing Solid Waste Management structure and recommend appropriate and responsive manpower support.

Vision, Mission, Principles, Objectives and Strategy

6.0 PLAN STRATEGY 6.1 Vision Mission and Principles

Vision

“The Generals set as example in managing waste as a way of life leading to a clean City where the LGU leads and steers effective partnerships with the private sector, promoting socially acceptable, appropriate, updated and improved technology for the protection and development of natural resources and sustaining the world class standard facilities.”

Mission

The program aims to provide a total quality service to the citizenry; a progressive education; appropriate technologies to improve and enhance the operation of the program to sustain its best efforts; and supportive policies, structures and systems are in place for an effective management. Principles

The missions of the program are supported by the following; • Sustainable development; • Behavioral change; • Public-Private partnerships; • Social justice and equity; • Participation and empowerment; • Transparency and accountability; • Efficiency and effectiveness.

Goals and Objectives

Goals • Install, improve and sustain appropriate, effective and efficient technologies, physical infrastructure, service delivery mechanisms and processes for waste reduction, collection, processing and disposal. • Build, strengthen and sustain mutually beneficial and effective partnerships and collaborations with civil society and the private sector for solid waste management, public education, community participation and service delivery. • Create necessary policies and mechanisms to build, strengthen and sustain small and medium enterprises for the service delivery of solid waste management. • Reduce LGU subsidies in solid waste management and generate revenues from waste management processes in solid waste reduction, collection, processing and disposal. • Complement pertinent agencies and institutions in achieving their respective mandates that relate to solid waste management, especially in standards enforcement, public education and special projects. • Establish, implement and continuously improve governance and management policies, competencies, systems and structures for solid waste management.

6.2 Targets

• 100% of City residents are practically aware and practicing segregation by 2016; • Diversion of at least 70.7% of daily waste generated in collection area in 2017 and 90% by end of year 2025; • Initial expansion of collection coverage in 2017; • Pilot Point sources established and operational in 2017 as learning sites for Solid Waste Management implementation; • Effective and efficient collection system adopted by 2017; • Operational transition composting facilities at the Sanitary Landfill by 2016, and full operation of Barangay MRF by 2018; • Operational RA 9003 compliant category 4 sanitary landfill by 2016; • Enforcement of a comprehensive Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2008 in support of the implementation of the 10-yr Ecological Solid Waste Management plan and the sanitary landfill operation by 2016; • Functional Barangay Solid Waste Management organization by 2016 with clear accountability, sufficient budget allocation and local policy and enforcement support; and • Strengthened collaboration (linkaging/networking) among key Solid Waste Management stakeholders, including the LGU, barangays, national government agencies (NGAs), communities, non-government organizations (NGOs) and the private sector, to increase Solid Waste Management participation, thereby ensuring sustainability of the Solid Waste Management program. Target Outcomes Primary Gains

• Significant increase in viable and sustainable small and medium enterprises in barangays and vulnerable or disadvantaged sectors/areas; • Sustained trends in increasing city and barangay revenues directly from waste management enterprises and businesses, with varying sources of revenues i.e. garbage fees, donations, fines and penalties and others; • Significant positive change in health-seeking behavior and waste management practices of households, institutions and communities; • Significant decrease violations of waste management standards, laws and regulations from households, private institutions and business establishments;

Secondary Benefits

• Significant decrease or absence of water-borne, air-borne and vector-borne diseases in high-risk barangays (critical areas with poor waste management and high morbidity and mortality or water-air-vector-borne diseases); • Make household and barangay income from waste management activities (i.e. selling of recyclables and compost-vermi cast).

6.3 Strategies Enterprise and Partnership Development

The 10-year Plan will provide mechanisms, policies and assistance for developing the following enterprises and partnerships: • Small and medium enterprises that will provide services in solid waste reduction, collection and processing • Joint venture with private sector for solid waste disposal • Collaborations with civil society and private sector for community and sector mobilization and continuous education and engagements to ensure sustained participation and behavior change for effective solid waste management practices.

An Integrated Solid Waste Management Business Plan will be formulated to cater the need of the Informal Waste Sector affected by the closure of the dumpsite and other sector participating in the solid waste program. It will identify the different business enterprises needed for each component of solid waste management and it will study how these enterprises can be viable, effective and sustainable. Activities in this strategy will complement and synchronize with activities under the education strategy.

Major Strategies a. Waste Segregation and Reduction at Source

Full enforcement of 4 - type waste segregation at source will be implemented as mandated under Ordinance No. 12, series of 2008. This shall be supported with intensive IEC and enforcement. Recycling and composting at source shall be mandatory to households, schools, industries, malls, and other major generators as reflected in the strategy plan. Those with no space for the purpose may make arrangements with the City or private entities to do composting for them. Point source models will be established as learning sites for City-wide adoption and replication. The Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees will play a significant role in the promotion of waste segregation among households. An incentive system will also be enforced to encourage compliance among waste generators, particularly the households and industries that generate bulk wastes.

b. Segregated Collection

Segregated collection shall be mandatory for the City, barangay and private collection systems. Collection of segregated biodegradable and recyclable wastes will be the responsibility of the barangays, while residual and special wastes will be for the City. Segregated collection will continue to be a shared responsibility between the City and barangays with support from private collection systems. Collection services will be expanded from its current coverage. For areas which will not be covered by any collection service, MRF will serve as designated collection points by the City. A “time and Motion Study” will be a continuing activity to support improvement of the city’s collection system. “No segregation No Collection” and “No segregation No Disposal” shall be enforced. These efforts shall be supported with intensive IEC, enforcement, monitoring and evaluation systems. Study for the rationalized sharing of SWM Cost will be implemented based on the Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2008. Coordination and monitoring will be priority action areas by the City.

c. Establishment of Materials Recovery and Processing and made Functional

Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2008, operational Material Recovery Facilities are mandatory in all schools, malls, barangay/purok, City hall, markets, industries, hospitals, ports, airport, fishport, churches and other major waste generators. The City established a Material Recovery Facility within the sanitary landfill complex with composting facility and storage of recyclable waste recovered and delivered at the disposal facility. While some of the barangay Material Recovery Facilities’ is not yet functional model vermi composting facilities shall continue to operate. Major waste generators mandated to undertake composting at source may make arrangement with the City for the purpose of having their biodegradable wastes processed. Fee for such arrangements can be explored. The LGU, in support of the composting activities and recovery of recyclable wastes, will establish market linkages for the selling of compost products and recyclable items. IEC activities of the LGU will be geared towards promoting composting at source for all waste sources. Strengthening of Solid Waste Management Committees at barangay, purok and point source levels in the promotion of recycling and composting shall be pursued. Technical assistance, Information, Education Campaign, monitoring and evaluation, incentives and awards support system shall form part of the major strategies to achieve waste diversion target.

Disposal Management

The LGU will safely close and rehabilitate its existing disposal facility at Barangay Tambler in accordance with the provisions of DENR- DAO 09, series of 2006 and other laws applicable in closing open dumpsite. A category 4 sanitary landfill will be operational by mid 2016. Only segregated wastes will be accepted at the facility. The sanitary landfill complex will also host the City Material Recovery Facility and a separate compartment for Toxic Hazardous Waste-THW as one of the condition stipulated in the Environmental Compliance Certificate.

7.0 ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

7.1 SOURCE REDUCTION The following sections are divided into functional elements of Integrated Solid Waste Management from waste segregation and reduction at source to waste disposal. The engineering interventions for each element are presented and discussed.

7.1.1 Segregation and Reduction at Source a. Waste Segregation at Source By 2ndquarter of 2016, mandatory four-type waste segregation (biodegradable, recyclable, special and residual), will be fully implemented from all waste sources. In addition, four-type waste segregation will be mandatory to industrial establishments with existing collection system and/or vehicles. For efficient waste segregation, appropriate receptacles for different types of wastes will be implemented. These receptacles serve as temporary storage of wastes prior to collection. For the Central Public Market in Barangay Dadiangas South, the City provided color-coded mobile garbage bins for biodegradable, recyclable, special waste, and residual wastes with a 6-cubic meter capacity. The type and number of mobile garbage bins procured for the Central Public Market is shown in Table 7.1. In addition, the City provided garbage bins to other public places such as Public Markets, City Hall, plaza, parks, government buildings and other public places. Green garbage bins were utilized for biodegradable wastes, blue garbage bins for special waste, orange garbage bins for recyclable waste, while yellow bins was used for residual wastes.

Table 7.1. Computations for the Required Number of 660 liter Bins for the Central Public Market Volume of Waste Bulk Cubic Capacity per Required No. Collection Required No. of Bins Type of Waste Generated, kg/day Density meters/day Bin (cu m) of Bins/Day frequency for Acquisition Biodegradable 10,065.17 300 33.55 0.66 51.0 2 x a day 26 Recyclable 303.00 100 3.03 0.66 4.6 2 x a day 3 Residual 925.48 100 9.25 0.66 14.0 2 x a day 7 Special 3.08 200 0.03 0.66 0.02 Once a month 1 Total Waste 11,296.72 37

Table 7.2. Prescribed Waste Receptacles at Source

660-liter and 240-liter mobile garbage bins provided by the City Government at the Malakas Satellite Market.

Type of Waste Prescribed Receptacles ▪ Receptacles should be able to contain drippings from wet wastes. Biodegradable wastes Examples of these are plastic bags or containers with seals or lids to prevent littering of wastes and emission of foul odors. ▪ Sacks, plastic bags, and boxes big enough to store recyclables can be Recyclable wastes used. ▪ Simple sack hangers (with capacity for four sacks) made from reinforcement bars can be used to further segregate recyclable wastes such as plastics, bottles, metals and cans. ▪ Big cartons and boxes located under a shade can be used for the storage of cartons and waste paper.

Residual wastes Sacks, plastic bags, trash cans can be used for residual wastes Household toxic and THWs should be collected and stored in sealed plastic bags or hazardous wastes containers. (THWs)

Shown here are examples of household-level waste segregators.

Receptacles for Residual Kitchen Portable Temporary Storage for Residual Wastes Wastes Sack Hanger Segregators for Recyclables

In addition, containers were provided by the City in garbage collection zones that are served by barangays these designated collection points will serve as temporary storage of wastes, which will be collected by the City’s waste collection and transported to the disposal facility. Old steel bins were replaced with new units. The homeowners’ associations use pushcarts or pedal operated tricycles for waste collection.

b. Wastes Reduction at Source b.1 On-Site Composting and Material Recovery Facilities Boxes for Cartons and Papers Household backyard composting will be strengthened and subject for monitoring for sustainability of the program. Schools, industrial establishments, institutions, and commercial establishments undertook composting of biodegradable waste that they generate at source will also be monitored to ensure sustainability. Those without adequate space for composting may enter into arrangements with their barangay, the City or private entities for the composting of their biodegradable waste. Establishment of on-site composting facilities and Material Recovery Facilities will be pre-requisite to renewal of business permits and other applicable permits. For industrial establishments, submission of Environmental Management Plans such as Solid Waste Management plan will be required prior to renewal of these permits. In addition, developers of subdivisions will be required to allocate one subdivision lot for the establishment of an MRF. Shown below are examples of simple composting methods at source.

b.2 Promotion of WasteTire Reduction composter Techniques Bin composter Households, Commercial, industrial, institution, markets, and all other establishments within the City practicing waste reduction techniques will be provided with technical support from the Waste Management Office for enhancement. These include, among others, reduced use of packaging and disposable materials; increased use of durable and reusable materials will be encouraged. Encourage the public to buy in bulk rather than in small quantities or to avoid buying products in a sachet. Incentives will be given to malls, food establishments, and other businesses with programs to reduce the use of plastic bags and disposable packaging materials. b.3 Establishment of point source models for reduction, segregation, recycling and composting at source The Waste Management Office shall continue to assist point sources for waste reduction, segregation, recycling and composting at source. Best practices in these point sources shall be documented for city-wide adoption and replication. These point sources shall be assisted through Information, Education Campaign, internal monitoring and evaluation, and enforcement.

7.2 Collection and Transport

The Waste Management Office shall assist or augment collection services with some barangays as needed. The current system of collection and transport of wastes to its final disposal shall be revisited and reviewed for improvement.

7.2.1 Collection Strategy City Collection and Transport Four-type segregated collection—biodegradable, recyclable, residual and special wastes - will be adopted. “No segregation, no collection” policy will be strictly enforced by the City and barangay collection. In 2017 the City collection service covers portions of 22 urban barangays. On 2018, four rural barangays—, Batomelong, Ligaya, Upper Labay and Olympog—will be covered by the City’s collection service. Segregated residual wastes shall be placed in common collection points for the City collection system. “No segregation, no collection” policy will be strictly enforced by the City. (See Table 7.3 for the current and proposed City collection service area.

Table 7.3. Proposed City Solid Waste Collection Coverage, Percent of Households Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 GENERALSANTO 16% 28% 45% 45% 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% SCITY Apopong 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% Baluan 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Batomelong 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Buayan 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Bula 30% 30% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% Calumpang 5% 5% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% City Heights 5% 5% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% Conel 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Dadiangas East 100% 100% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% Dadiangas North 100% 100% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% Dadiangas South 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% Dadiangas West 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% Fatima 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% Katangawan 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Labangal 30% 30% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% Lagao 30% 30% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% Ligaya 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Olympog 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% San Isidro 10% 10% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% Siguel 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% Sinawal 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% Tambler 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Tinagacan 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%

As shown in Table 7.3, the City’s collection service currently covers about 16% of the total households within the entire City. This increased to 28% in 2016 and to 45% in 2017. Based on the projected waste generation data the city will collect about 347 tons per day of wastes in 2016. This increased to about 356 tons per day in 2017considering that the City’s collection area will expand to other barangays. By 2017, the City will require 12 units of 10-cubic meter compactor trucks to collect wastes generated per day (see Table 7.4).

Table 7.4. Computations for Compactor Requirements

*Three trips a day per vehicle is Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 considered rather than the current two trips per Potential biodegradable day to Tambler since the proposed and residual waste for Sinawal SLF is nearer 88,202 121,195 127,628 134,464 141,729 149,454 157,671 166,414 175,722 185,633 to the collection City collection in kg per area by 8 kilometers (23 km vs. 15 day km). It was Potential for City projected that 2 new 10-cubic collection in cubic meter compactors meters per day at (500 176 242 255 269 283 299 315 333 351 371 need to be kg per cubic meter procured in 2016 to replace two compacted waste) existing units in poor condition. Potential City collection Compactors should be in trips per day at 10 replaced by 2016. 18 24 26 27 28 30 32 33 35 37 One additional cubic meters per compactor will then be compactor procured every other year Required number of City starting in 2016. government compactors 6 8 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 Table 7.5. at three trips per day* to Computations for Sinawal per compactor Dump Truck Requirements Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Potential recyclable and special waste for 11,354 15,668 16,495 17,374 18,309 19,302 20,358 21,481 22,676 23,949 City collection in kg per day Potential for City collection in cubic 57 78 82 87 92 97 102 107 113 120 meters per day at 200 kg per cubic meter Potential city collection in trips per day at 8 7 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 15 cubic meter per truck Required number of trucks at three trips per 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 day to Sinawal per truck

There is a need to obtain additional fleet of 10- 8 cu.m compactors and 5 units 8 cu.m open dump trucks in order that by 2017 the city is capacitated for an effective waste collection and disposal. It also necessitates to procure one (1) unit pay loader/dozer to maintain the city’s disposal area. Two base radios for Waste Management Office and dumpsite/SLF are required and 15 units of mobile radio set for hauling vehicles is needed. The two existing arm-roll trucks were not replaced in 2010 and 2012 as planned. Presently, only one arm-roll truck was used to lift and transport arm-roll containers used as temporary storage in common collection points of barangays without collection system. Thus, the city has an operational 5 compactors, 5 dump trucks and one arm-roll trucks— not enough to carry the projected potential volume of wastes for collection with allowance for equipment downtime. It should be emphasized that segregated collection adopted. “No segregation No collection”. Schedule of waste collection will follow Table 7.6. The collection route, collection points and schedule will be disseminated by the City to waste sources.

Table 7.6. Proposed City Solid Waste Collection Schedule by Type of Waste Type of Solid Waste Collection Schedule Collection Vehicle Biodegradable ▪ Daily for main roads, public markets, fishport, City hall, Appropriate Bagsakan, Queen Tuna Park, and other major waste vehicle generators

Recyclable ▪ To be collected by the private waste collectors, associations or cooperatives like market vendors associations

Residual ▪ Daily for public markets, fishport, City hall, Bagsakan, Compactor Queen Tuna Park, and other major waste generators

▪ Every other day for main roads

▪ Once a week for other residential and commercial sources

Special Waste ▪ Once a month Open dump truck (household toxic and hazardous waste, bulky waste)

The City will deploy waste collection vehicle in two shifts. Collection time for the first shift is 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM while that for the second shift starts at 2:00 PM and ends at 9:00 PM. Biodegradable and residual wastes will be collected through a block or curbside system, whichever is applicable, based on the collection area’s accessibility. To reduce incidence of waste pickers sorting at the wastes receptacles, animals scattering the wastes and littering, waste sources will be mandated to bring out their wastes on designated collection schedule only. Public address system and communication equipment will be installed in collection vehicles to alert waste sources on waste collection schedule and for easy communication with drivers/hauling operators. All collection and transport personnel are provided with personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect them from the hazards of handling solid waste. Orientations on proper waste handling are also provided to City personnel involved in waste collection and transport. Collection vehicles such as dump truck while on transport loaded with wastes uses nets as cover. Windblown liters are avoided.

7.2.2 Barangay Collection and Transport Barangays of Apopong, Bula, Calumpang, City Heights, Dadiangas South, Dadiangas West, Labangal, Katangawan, Conel and Lagao are already providing waste collection services to some parts of their respective barangays, using their own dump trucks. It is projected that these barangays will sustain their collection operations, especially along residential interior roads. However, the City will provide back-up collection vehicles in cases when barangay dump trucks break down. Specifically, barangays will be responsible for collecting biodegradable and recyclable wastes and transporting these to their material recovery facilities. Biodegradable wastes will be processed into compost while recyclable wastes will be temporarily stored in their MRFs for trading. On the other hand, residual and special wastes collected may either be transported directly to the disposal facility or stored temporarily in designated barangay Residual Containment Areas/MRFs or collection points. The City will collect residual and special wastes as scheduled. Model barangays on segregated waste collection will be assisted by Waste Management Office on piloting segregated collection system but this was not sustained in 2008 because the city was not able to procure the needed collection fleet as required. In relation to present Solid Waste Management service provided by the barangays, Waste Management Office will provide technical assistance and trainings on more efficient and effective segregated waste collection and collection route system. Garbage collection by barangays should be coordinated with the City in order to delineate specific service routes and areas and ensure that wastes collected are segregated, transported to and disposed properly in the City’s disposal facility.

Table 7.7 Collection Equipment and Routes Year Useful Years Description Acquired Qty Life Used Condition Armroll (Megalift) Isuzu FTR 1999, 2001 1 10 - Fair Compactor Hino 8 cu.m. 1994 3 10 22 Fair Compactor Isuzu FWD 8cum 1996 3 10 20 Poor, for replacement Dumptruck Daewoo 10W 1998 5 10 18 3 Good, 1 Fair Dumptruck Hino 6W 1994 4 10 22 Fair Total 16

Figure 7.1. Map Collection Routes.

7.2.3 Collection and Transport by the Private Sector As mentioned, there are several point sources with private collection system. Point sources, including industrial establishments, schools and hospitals that will express interest in managing and operating their own collection system shall follow policies set by the LGU as a result of the study/assessment conducted. Building contractors and real estate developers will be mandated to submit Solid Waste Management plans and take charge of the disposal of construction debris. They may opt to avail of special collection trips from the City’s collection service with corresponding garbage collection fee as stipulated in the city’s Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, series of 2008. Segregated collection is also mandatory for private haulers’ collection operators. Similar to barangays, dump trucks and other open collection vehicles used by private haulers are mandated to cover with nets, sacks or tarpaulin to prevent wastes from being blown or strewn during transit. Furthermore, private garbage collection shall coordinate with the City. There were about 63 private garbage business operators in the city regulated to dispose of only residual waste at the city’s dumping site. Equally important, too, private haulers are required to acquire accreditation from the city. Thus, fines and penalties will be charged to unaccredited private haulers operating within the City. Shown in Table 7.8 are the projected percentages of households by barangay that are and will be served by City, barangay or private collection services.

Table 7.8. Projected Percent of Households to be Served by City, Barangay and Private Collection Services Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 GENERALSANTOSCITY 50% 62% 71% 71% 70% 70% 70% 70% 69% 69% 69% Apopong 10% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% Baluan 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Batomelong 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Buayan 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Bula 80% 80% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Calumpang 55% 55% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% CityHeights 55% 55% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% Conel 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Dadiangas East 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Dadiangas North 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Dadiangas South 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Dadiangas West 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Fatima 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% Katangawan 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Labangal 90% 90% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Lagao 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Ligaya 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Mabuhay Olympog 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% San Isidro 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% San Jose Siguel 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Sinawal 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% Tambler 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Tinagacan 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Upper Labay

7.2.4 Storage and Setout For efficient waste segregation, appropriate receptacles for different types of wastes will be recommended. These receptacles will serve as temporary storage of wastes prior to collection. For households, it was recommended that waste receptacles be made of lightweight, durable and heat resistant but inexpensive materials. Waste receptacles used should allow easy handling and transfer of wastes during garbage collection. Commercial, institutional and industrial establishments should provide waste receptacles with lids that are proportionately sized to the amount and type of wastes generated. For all waste sources, color-coded stickers attached to waste receptacles used will be mandated. Color-coding of stickers will be as follows: green for biodegradable, orange for recyclable, yellow for residual, and blue for special wastes. Table 7.2 shows the prescribed receptacles for each type of waste. Segregated collection is mandatory for barangays’ collection operations. Collection schedule for specific waste type will be disseminated by barangays. Dump trucks and other open collection vehicles shall have net cover, sacks or tarpaulin to prevent wastes from being blown during transit.

7.2.5 Segregated Recyclables Junkshops and other waste consolidators has been tap and partnership with the city and barangay LGUs shall be strengthened and shall be sustained since they play an important role in the city’s waste diversion strategies.

7.2.6 Segregated Compostable

Biodegradable shall be composted. Composting as cited in the Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance of the city, Ordinance No. 12, series of 2008 is mandatory thereby, monitoring and evaluation shall be done by the Sustainable Waste Management Board and Waste Management Office. In order to sustain and to encourage all sources to practice composting incentives and reward system shall be implemented.

7.2.7 Collecting Mixed Solid Waste

Currently mixed waste collection is still a practice, both LGUs except for those who practice segregated collection, and private haulers. By 2017, LGUs shall fully enforce segregated collection of waste as mandated by Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, series 2008. Barangays will be responsible for collecting biodegradable and recyclable wastes and transporting these to their Material Recovery Facilities. Biodegradable wastes will be processed into compost while recyclable wastes will be temporarily stored in their material recovery facility (MRF) for trading. On the other hand, residual and special wastes collected may be transported either directly to the disposal facility or to be stored temporarily in a designated barangay material recovery facilities as the collection points. The City will collect residual and special wastes as scheduled. (Table 7.6 Proposed City Waste Collection Schedule by type of Waste)

7.3 Segregation, Recycling and Composting

7.3.1 Segregation

Full enforcement on waste segregation at source shall be mandated with corresponding provision on fines and penalties. This shall be supported with intensive Information, Education Campaign support, enforcement mechanisms and incentives system.

7.3.2 Recycling

Establishment of barangay Material Recovery Facilities will be mandatory. By 2018, all barangay shall establish Material Recovery facility, with composing facilities and storage area for recyclable wastes and made operational. Barangay material recovery facilities can be simple shed-type structures. Figure 5.4 shows a sample floor plan of a typical barangay Materials Recovery Facility.

COMPOST WINDROWS/BINS

Figure 7.2. Sample Barangay MRF Lay-out

These material recovery facilities will serve as collection points for residual and special wastes to be collected by the City upon request of barangays. It will have separate compartments or sections for biodegradable, recyclable, residual and special wastes.

7.3.3 Composting/Management of Biodegradable Waste

By 2016 all point source shall be mandated to practice composting. Household backyard composting will be promoted. Schools, industrial establishments, institutions, and commercial establishments shall undertake composting of biodegradable waste that they generate at source. Those without adequate space for composting may enter into arrangements with their barangay, the City or private entities for the composting of their biodegradable waste. Establishment of on-site composting facilities and material recovery facility will be pre-requisite to renewal of business permits and other applicable permits. For industrial establishments, submission of Environmental Management Plans such as Solid Waste Management plan will be required prior to renewal of these permits. In addition, developers of subdivisions will be required to allocate one subdivision lot for the establishment of Material Recovery Facility. 7.3.4 Marketing

The LGU tapped junkshops and other waste consolidators through the Waste Management Office. The city has forge an agreement with the junkshops through a Memorandum of Agreement as partners for waste diversion and marketing of recyclables. The city is also looking into partnership with agriculture sectors for the marketing of vermi compost.

7.4 Transfer

From 2014, Waste Management Office initiated a simple transfer station at City Engineer’s Compound. A ramp made of earthfill is utilized with 2- 10 cum3 steel bins servicing 5 cm3 mini dumptrucks from markets and narrow streets areas. This initiative can save time and fuel and faster scheme of collection. 7.5 Disposal Projected Waste Generation in Whole City

The waste stream has been projected to increase as the population of the city increases. In 2016, when the sanitary landfill will become operational, net residual wastes, unrecovered biodegradable, recyclable and special wastes for disposal from the entire City is estimated to reach 347.4 tons per day. By 2017, and the total wastes for disposal is projected to be 356 tons per day. Waste Flow – Disposal

Segregation and Reduction Materials Recovery and Collection and Transport Disposal at Source Processing

Inside Collection Area

Purok/Barangay MRF and Barangay or Composting Facility Private Collection Residential and Non- residential sectors Consolidators/ Processors

Category 4 Sanitary Landfill with a City Collection City MRF and separate cell/ Composting Facility concrete vault for hazardous waste Backyard composting

Outside Collection Area

Purok/Barangay MRF and Composting Facility Residential/Non- residential sectors Residual Containment Areas

Controlled Backyard Pits (for LEGEND Composting remote) Biodegradable Waste Special Waste Recyclable Waste Residual Waste Figure 7.3 7.5.1 Overview of the Proposed Closure/Rehabilitation of the Dumpsite at Barangay Tambler

General Santos City’s dumpsite is located at a publicly-owned land at Purok Banwalan, Barangay Tambler, albeit under a pasture-lease or forest land grazing agreement (FLGA) to which the lessee agreed for its use as disposal facility since 2001 to ‘level off’ terrain. The facility is about 23 km from the city's urban center or about 4 km south of the General Santos City Airport. The site is found at elevations 136 to 272 meters above sea level along the road going to Aspang or about 3 km northwest of a junction of the national highway at the lowland just north boundary of Barangay Bawing.

Figure 7.4. Location of the General Santos City dumpsite

Vicinity map of the Tambler dumpsite Since the sanitary landfill is expected to be completed in mid-2016, the dumpsite will be used only until then and would undergo gradual closure and rehabilitation in compliance with the Republic Act 9003. Proposed Safe Closure & Rehabilitation Plan (SCRP) activities have been pre-consulted with the FLGA holder who in principle expressed support to the undertaking and looks forward to learning the final detailed proposal.

The Tambler facility can be divided into six (6) dumping areas (arbitrary cells) covering a total area of 7.0 hectares (The calculated area was consistent with the initial Safe Closure and Rehabilitation Plan (SCRP) submitted by the LGU to DENR-EMB 12). Distance from the nearest point of Phase 1 to the farthest point of Phase 6 totals 1,370 meters (m). Widths vary widely but widest points reach up to 100 meters especially at Phases 5 and 6. Waste depths also differ significantly from as thin as 0.5 meters to as deep as 15 meters at certain sections of Phases 5 and 6. There is neither electricity nor permanent structures at the site only makeshift sheds are present for waste pickers. The ridge is fenced with barbed wire at the southwestern side. Two units of heavy equipment are deployed at the site: a Komatzu D80 Bulldozer and a dozer compactor Dressta LA 534 (Dresta for repair) located on a ridge where there is convenience in pushing the waste dump from the road to the side. Albeit creating loose and unstable slope prone to combustion, as evidenced by the emission of smoke especially during the dry months. There had been two end-of-pipe studies conducted on the receiving rate of solid wastes at the site, one in 2006 and one in 2007. The average volume of waste disposed at the dumpsite in 2007 was 251 m3/day or 91 tons/day. Of this, 46% (92 m3/day or 42 tons/day) came from the collection of the city fleet, 27% from barangays and 27% from private collection services. Based on recent 2012 data, the facility receives 160 tons of mixed waste per day. Figure 7.5. Development plan for the progressive dumpsite closure

As part of its initial efforts, LGU-General Santos City has accomplished a checklist for the safe closure and rehabilitation plan of Tambler dumpsite. The checklist was submitted to DENR-EMB Region 12 in August 23, 2012 and immediately DENR Regional Director required the city to start working on the detailed SCRP. These include the establishment of baseline waste profile data (topographic map, environmental and hydro-geological investigations) as well as the detailed engineering designs (DED)and other mitigating measures that address environment and social impacts in accordance with the requirements of Republic Act 9003, DENR Administrative Order 2006-09 and other related laws pertinent to the closure of the facility. The LGU intends to hire a consultant with full expertise to prepare their closure and rehabilitation plan with detailed engineering designs due to the patchwork nature of dumpsite phases and the relative complexity of the terrain and waste body.

In the absence of more accurate data, the local and Project Team relied on actual available data and plans, Google Earth ProTM and actual field validations to see the overall picture, establish the geographical scope, identify options for initial joint LGU-GEF and prepares cost- estimates. A simple fencing and security would already serve as physical regulations (barrier) for entering trucks. Continuous smoldering is occurring in this area.

Figure 7.6. Smoldering wastes in the dumpsite As shown the Phases 2, 3 and 4 areas is mostly steep (almost vertical in certain portions) but some have thin layers of waste that just needs site preparation and waste spreading to manage (and keep) the closure area to 1.0 ha. As such, this would be the first target for closure and rehabilitation the city has identified that needs funding support. Provisions for retaining wall (estimated length is 350 meters at North East side and 140 meters at South West side) and fencing are proposed for areas earmarked for cessation, closure and rehabilitation actions. The design of retaining wall has to be further studied and specified in the planned detailed engineering design. No new waste will be deposited here at the commencement of the safe closure and rehabilitation plan implementation. Waste thickness at this site highly varies from 0.5meter to about 14 meters. Initial site preparations and waste spreading, particularly at thinly deposited wastes would enable the city to limit the safe closure and rehabilitation plan to a mere 1.0 ha (from the current 2.5 ha). After this, waste has to be re-shaped and graded and critical slopes has to be stabilized (target is 1:3). Assessments on whether the waste deposited at the southwest section of Phase 4 could be pushed to the other side of the road (northeastern side) revealed difficulties so the team decided to just include it in the final waste profiling during closure of Phases 2, 3 and 4. Phase 6

Phase 5

Phase 4, 3

Phase 1,2

Figure 7.7. Preliminary plans for the closure of Tambler dumpsite At the same time that Areas 2, 3 and 4 being closed, the LGU intends to implement proper housekeeping. One of the BAT/BEP options identified was limiting future dumping into small working areas while the sanitary landfill at Barangay Sinawal is still being constructed. Given the irregular frequency of truck arrivals at the site, the Waste Management Office would need an additional maneuverable working space of 0.75 ha (part of Traffic Management Plan).

7.5.2 Safe Closure and Rehabilitation of the Existing Disposal Facility The Waste Management Office will follow the guidelines in the DENR DAO No. 09, Series of 2006, in close coordination with the city Engineer’s Office, they will conduct a site assessment and other activities related to the closure of the Tambler Dumpsite that includes the following: • Site clearing and putting-up of signage • Relocation of informal settlers at dumpsite • Site grading and stabilization of critical slopes • Application and maintenance of soil cover • Provision of drainage control system • Leachate management; gas management/gas venting; • Fencing and security; • Prohibition of burning at the dumpsite; and • Continuous monitoring

7.5.3 Overview of the Establishment of Sanitary Landfill at Barangay Sinawal, General Santos City

Sanitary Landfill The facility is located at Sitio Cabuay, Barangay. Sinawal with a total land area of more or less 63.3 hectares. The land area is big enough to accommodate a huge volume of waste generated by the city. With a possible installation of an equipment that would segregate more the residual waste and remove all waste that can be converted into organic conditioner, the life of the cell will increase to a number of years as the introduction of such intervention will reduce the volume of waste to be disposed of at the cell. The sanitary landfill project site is selected based on the required distance set under guidelines of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The nearest inhabited area is Sitio Cabuay, Barangay Sinawal located on the south of the project area with a distance of more or less 4 kilometers. The design of the facility will consider the provision of the following: • Double liner system to anticipate and protect the underground water for possible contamination; • Installation of monitoring well inside the facility; • Drainage canal for run-off water and installation of underground pipe (as part of the liner system) to collect leachate that will be generated by the waste buried/disposed at the cell; • Guardhouse • Staging area • Wash bay area for the cleanup of trucks before going out of the landfill; • Temporary secured storage of unacceptable hazardous materials; • Material storage area • Elevated water tank and deep well • Generator house • Maintenance Equipment Compound • Pumphouse (leachate transfer) • Equalization pond • Wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) to treat leachate generated; • Wetland and stormwater pond • Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) • Composting and Shredding area • weighbridge to determine the volume or weight of waste delivered at the facility;

A Material Recovery Facility (MRF) will also be constructed to process the final segregation of waste delivered and to ensure that only residual waste will be disposed in the cell.

Figure 7.8. GSC Map –SLF Location

7.5.4 Sanitary Landfill Design The design of the facility will comply what is required under Republic Act. 9003 in terms of the type of waste to be disposed at the landfill such as the application of the double liner system (category 4, based on the volume of waste generated per day by the city – 292 tonnes a day) , provision of a special vault to cater to the domestic toxic waste and the domestic hospital waste (pre-treated). The 2.0-ha first cell is estimated to have a useful life of 5 years and is expected to be ready by mid- 2016. Bulk of funding came from a loan from World Bank – through Land Bank of the Philippines with LGU counterpart under a Design-Build-Operate public-private partnership scheme. Construction of the sanitary landfill cell is being undertaken by RII Builders and Philippine Ecology System Inc., Consortium. The total area of the facility is big enough to accommodate more waste generated. Initial cell area to be constructed is 2.0 hectares and it is a progressive concept. Total estimated volume of waste to be disposed of is more or less 91 tonnes per day based on the end of pipe survey conducted last August of 2014. Target density of compacted waste is 700 kgs. per cu. mtr. maximum. There is enough volume of soil cover in the area as the excavated soil from the cell will be stored in an area accessible to the equipment to be used when the facility starts its operation when completed. A groundbreaking for the facility - sanitary landfill (SLF) was held last April, 2013. The 63.3 hectare Category-4 facility have seven (7) cells planned within 14.7 has of the facility. The cells will have the following features: high-density polyethylene (HDPE) liner system, weigh bridge, leachate treatment system, mixed waste sorting area, office building, guard house, fence, generator and water supply, access and internal roads, and a composting area.

Figure 7.9. Vicinity Map. Sanitary Landfill

Figure 7.10 Conceptual Site Development Plan for the City’s Sanitary Landfill, Showing the key components of the Facility

The cell will have a perimeter canal surrounding the upstream side of the cell to collect/intercept the run-off water that enters the landfill area from outside of the facility and direct the water to the adjacent creek and flows to Apopong creek. The only run-off water that enters the cell is the rainwater that fall directly into the cell, will automatically penetrate to the ground, and mixed with the leachate generated. The leachate generated will be collected by the HDPE Pipe installed at the bottom of the cell and will be transported to the wastewater treatment facility located at the lowest elevation of the facility.

Table 7.9 Solid Waste Management Activities KEY ACTIVITIES 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SEGREGATION AND REDUCTION AT SOURCE Four -category segregation (biodegradable and non- biodegradable) in public markets, schools, hospitals and barangays that will serve as model point sources Four-category segregation in collection area City-wide four-category segregation Procurement of 660-liter bins for the Central Public Market Procurement and distribution of 500 units of 240- liter bins for other public places COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT Segregated collection of biodegradable and non- biodegradable wastes from public markets and other model point sources by the City Segregated collection of biodegradable, recyclable, residual and special waste from all sources within the collection area Expansion of areas and barangays to be served regularly by City collection operations Regular City collection of residual and special wastes from residual containment areas outside the City collection area Procurement of additional and replacement compactors Procurement of replacement open dump trucks Procurement of replacement arm-roll trucks Time and motion study Monitoring and Evaluation KEY ACTIVITIES 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Technical assistance to barangays and subdivisions in setting up their own segregated collection systems to serve households and establishments (excluding public utilities and offices like hospitals, public markets, local and national offices, wharf, airport, and fishport that will be served by the City)

MATERIALS RECOVERY AND PROCESSING Operation of the transition composting facilities secure CNC, if necessary Development of central MRF with composting facility at the Brgy. Sinawal SLF site Provision of technical assistance to barangays, subdivisions, schools and other institutions in the establishment and sustainability of operation of MRFs and composting facilities DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT Closure and rehabilitation existing open dump at Barangay Tambler rehabilitation and aftercare activities of closed dumpsite at Barangay Tambler Establishment and start of operation of first phase/cell of Category 4 SLF at Barangay Sinawal Second phase of SLF development Maintenance of road to disposal facility Operation of SLF Maintenance of service road Monitoring of leachate leakage, gas emissions, subsidence

7.6 Household Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management A separate cell for household toxic and hazardous wastes may also be located within the SLF site. A separate compartment will be built to accommodate treated toxic and hazardous wastes (THW) from health-related sources. Since it is required for hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare waste sources to treat and dispose, toxic and hazardous wastes in accordance with provisions of Republic Act 6969 and joint DENR-DOH Administrative Order No. 02, only pre-treated hazardous wastes from such sources will be accepted at the landfill and will be contained in a cell separate from the municipal wastes. Table on special waste shows the projected volume of special waste generated in the collection area annually starting 2015. For the first three years of the sanitary landfill operation, a concrete vault or a separate cell to contain 4,502 cubic meters of toxic and hazardous wastes will be established.

Table 7.10 Special Waste Generation Description 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Special Waste Generated per Day 1,292 1,369 1,451 1,539 1,632 1,733 1,840 1,955 2,078 (kg) Volume in Cu. Mts. Per Day (200 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 kg/cu.m.) Volume in Cu.Mts. Per Year 2,358 2,498 2,648 2,808 2,979 3162 3,358 3,568 3,793 Volume in Cu.Mts Every 3 Years 7,504 8,949 10,719 % of special waste to be disposed at 60% 60% 60% SLF Required capacity of THW cell or 4,502 5,370 6,431 vault

7.7 Information, Education and Communication (IEC) 7.7.1 Education Component Implementation of the City’s 10-Year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan will be supported by intensive Information, Education Campaign activities throughout the Plan period. This is to ensure deeper understanding of the need for Solid Waste Management good practices for improved public health and sustainable environmental management, thereby, increasing public and private participation. Taking into account the existing Solid Waste Management practices and waste generation in the City, Information, Education, Campaign activities will focus on households, Public Market, and industrial establishments. Institutions, specifically the schools, will be one of the main target audiences of IEC activities. Most importantly, it is recognized that barangays and puroks will have to take an active role in the promotion of good Solid Waste Management practices. In addition, involvement of existing groups/organizations will be sought. Several channels specific to major stakeholders will be used.

7.7.2 Core Messages Formation and Strengthening of LGU and Barangay Information, Education Campaign Teams

An LGU IEC Team, composed of staff from the Waste Management Office, City Environment & Natural Resources Office, and City Planning & Development Office will be reactivated to develop and initiate implementation of IEC activities for solid waste management. Tasks of this LGU IEC Team will include: • conduct of orientation for Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees; • identification of priority solid waste management activities to be undertaken by these barangays; • monitoring of solid waste management implementation activities; • facilitation of feed-backing sessions/consultations/dialogues to improve and/or sustain current solid waste management operations and systems; and • Documentation and facilitation of sharing of best solid waste management practices among SWM stakeholders. • Conduct enforcement training • Deputation of Enforcers

Supporting this LGU IEC Team are Barangay IEC Teams that will be created. These Barangay IEC Teams will implement Information, Education Campaign strategies developed at the LGU level. Members of these Teams will come from Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees and/or volunteers coming from their respective barangays. Involvement of purok officials in the information, education campaign activities will be strongly sought. Thus, capacity-building programs for Barangay information, education campaign- teams will be conducted to equip the groups with basic information, education campaign knowledge and skills that will allow them to localize IEC materials developed by the LGU-Information, Education Campaign Team, whenever appropriate.

Information, Education Campaign Teams for Model Point Sources

Attention will be given to organizing Information, Education Campaign-Team specific to model point sources established in barangays, Public Markets, schools and hospitals. In 2017, IEC Teams in barangays and schools with material recovery facilities and composting facilities will also be formed to advocate for effective and efficient operation of the said facilities. 7.7.3 Approach

Information, Education Campaign Material Development and Dissemination

Increasing awareness on full enforcement of waste segregation and campaign for composting at source for all sources will be a major objective of the information, education campaign program. Objectives, related activities and necessary participation of waste generators in the implementation of waste segregation and composting at source will be widely disseminated. In addition, stakeholders will be informed on provisions of Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, series of 2008. Flyers, posters, and brochures on the what, why and how of waste segregation and basic composting techniques will be developed. These will be distributed to all waste generators, namely: • households; • Public Market stall owners and transient vendors; • commercial establishments; • institutions; and • industrial establishments.

Recorida (public address system) will also be a major channel. Posters, billboards and murals will be placed in strategic public areas like City Hall grounds, Public Market entrance, Public Utility Vehicle (PUB) terminals and Barangay Halls. The LGU will also maximize its radio program slot for developing and airing audio materials on solid waste management such as jingle on waste segregation and short discussion on composting. In addition, the LGU will tap the support of City Public Information Office (CPIO) on solid waste management information, education campaign. Short write-ups, updates, trivia and/or announcements on solid waste management will regularly be given to the CPIO for tri-media distribution.

Mobilization of Public and Private Associations/Groups and Sharing of best practices

For households, Barangay Information, Education Campaign Teams will conduct barangay assemblies/bench conference/ dialogues/consultations as information, education campaign venues. Purok officials will be tasked to mobilize purok leaders to assist in doing house-to-house information dissemination. Collaboration with Market Vendors’ Association will be established to ensure that IEC activities in Public Markets are sustained. Regular meetings with institution heads and participation of Parents, Teachers and Community Associations (PTCAs) are also activities that will be undertaken by the LGU-IEC Team in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd). In addition, meetings and consultations with owners/managers, Pollution Control Officers (PCOs) of industrial establishments will be organized. Trainings on composting technologies at source will be conducted. Moreover, the Pollution Control Association of the Philippines Incorporated (PCAPI)-Region 12 will be tapped for increasing participation of industries in SWM activities and compliance.

Table 7.11 SWM- IEC Activities and Implementation Schedules, General Santos City, 2016-2023 SWM IEC Activities 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ▪ Formation of LGU Information, Education Campaign Team

▪ Formation of Barangays, Schools and Markets for pilot point source segregation SWM IEC Activities 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ▪ Formation of Barangay IEC Teams with existing material recovery facilities and composting facilities

▪ Conduct of orientations/trainings for other Barangay IEC Teams

▪ Development and dissemination of flyers and brochures on ESWM

▪ Development and use of posters, billboards and murals for Solid Waste Management campaign activities

▪ Regular airing of SWM messages in LGU’s radio program slot; SWM bullet stories in the LGU Paper

▪ Conduct of meetings/assemblies/ consultations/dialogues with purok leaders, Market Vendors’ Association, PTCAs and owners/managers/PCOs of industries

▪ Monitoring and Evaluation of results of IEC activities

▪ Documentation and sharing of best practices

▪ Conduct enforcement training 8.0 Implementation Strategy 8.1 GSC Integrated Sustainable Waste Management Program

Sustainable Waste Management Board (SuWMB). The overseer and Policy Making Body.

The Sustainable Waste Management Board is responsible for ensuring that the principles of the Integrated Sustainable Wastes Management framework will result in the implementation of activities aligned with the 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan. The LGU establish an inter-agency team among city departments to include the Waste Management Office, City Mayor’s office, City Planning and Development Office, City Social and Welfare Development Office, City Engineer’s Office, City Budget Office, City Accountant’s Office, City Treasurer’s Office and the City Administrator’s Office.

Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees. Solid Waste Management Implementation at the Barangay Level. The Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees, with support from the Waste Management Office, will perform the following duties and responsibilities: • Designate through a resolution their Solid Waste Management Coordinator; • Develop their respective Barangay Solid Waste Management Plans based on the LGU’s Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan; • Form Barangay IEC Teams that will take the lead in organizing barangay-level the Information, Education Campaign activities such as disseminating Solid Waste Management materials on waste segregation and reduction at source, Solid Waste Management Ordinance provisions as well as incentive systems being implemented; • Facilitate the conduct of purok/barangay assemblies as venues for resolving barangay Solid Waste Management problems and informing the public of solid waste management activities and policies; • In coordination with purok officials, conduct regular Monitoring and Evaluation, provide feedback on findings with concerned purok officials; • Facilitate adoption of Solid Waste Management Ordinance through Barangay Resolution; • Develop incentives at the barangay-level for increased participation of the public on solid waste management activities; • Monitor deputized barangay volunteers and ensure record-keeping of apprehensions; • Ensure effective and efficient operation of barangay material recovery facilities- recovery of recyclables and composting of biodegradable wastes; • Prepare periodic reports on status of solid waste management activities within their respective jurisdictions based on regular internal monitoring and evaluation results.

Waste Management Office. Waste Management Office is responsible for the implementation of the city’s Solid Waste Management System such as but not limited to the following: Secretariat to the Sustainable Waste Management Board; plan and policy formulation; social marketing; enforcement; management of waste disposal facility and development of technical studies for the enhancement of solid waste management implementation. Considering the tasked at hand of Waste Management Office, a proposal for an organizational restructuring is considered to augment the existing manpower.

Figure 8.1 Proposed WMO Organizational Structure Department Head (FV)

Assistant Department Head (P)

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION Supervising Administrative Officer (FF) Personnel & Records Supply & Property Management Section Management Section 1 Admin Officer II (P) 1 Admin Officer II (P) 1 Admin. Asst. II (FF) 2 Admin Officer I (P) 1 Admin. Asst. II (P) 1 Admin. Asst. II (FF) 4 Admin Aide III (P) 1 Admin. Aide IV (P) 1 Driver II (P) 1 Warehouseman (P) 4 Admin. Aide III (P)

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION PHYSICAL MANAGEMENT & AIR & WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT DIVISION MAINTENANCE DIVISION Supervising Environmental Management Officer (P) Public Service Officer IV (P) Public Service Officer IV (FF) Aesthetic & Cleanliness Collection & Policy Development, IEC, & Waste Water Control & Air Pollution Control & Section Disposal Section Enforcement Section Sanitary Landfill Motorpool Management Section Management Section PSO III (P) PSO III (FF) PSO III (P) Management Section PSO III (P) PSO III (P) Section Engineer III (P) 40 HEO I (P) Policy Education & Beautification Maintenance Engineer III (P) 2 PSI (P) 1 PSI I (P) & Greening of Parks & 2 Gasman (P) Development Enforcement PSO II (P) 2 PSO II (P) 1 PSI II (P) Unit Plazas 2 MPD (P) Unit Unit PSO II (P) 2 PSO I (P) 2 PSO (FF) 1 PSI (FF) LGF (FF) LGF (FF) 1 PSA (FF) PEO II (P) PSO II (FF) 2 PSO I (P) 2 PSF (P) 1 LAB ANALYST (P) 2 PSI (P) 1 PSA (P) 2 PSF (P) 4 HEO (P) 2 LAB AIDE (P) 10 LF (P) 3 LF (P) 1 PSO I (P) 4 PIO I (P) 1 PSO (P) 4 HEO (P) 15 LAB (P) 6 PSI (P) 1 PSA (FV) 1 LF (FF) 4 PEO I (P) 15 CAO I (P) 1 PSF (FF) 15 LAB (P) 16 LAB II (P) 6 PEA (P) 4 HEO (FF) 4 HEO (P) 2 PSF (P) 62 LAB II (FF) 2 LS (P) 18 HEO I (FF) 3 LAB II (FV) 40 LAB (P) 1 HEO I (FV) 35 LAB II (P) 37 LAB II (FF) 1 LS (P) 1 LAB II (FV) 1 PSO II (P) 1 PSO I (P) 3 PSA (P) 3 PSF (P) 70 LAB II (P)

8.2 Diversion Projections Table 8.1

Waste diversion in 2015 is less than 50% and the city will have to achieve 90% waste diversion through mandatory composting, recycling, including acquisition of development technologies to convert potential residuals to other usable component. Ordinance No. 12 Series of 2008-Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance and Ordinance No. 03, Series of 2015- an ordinance regulating the use of plastic bags will be strictly enforced. All point sources shall practice waste reduction techniques such as: reduce of packaging and disposable materials; increase use of durable and reusable materials will be encourage; buy in bulk rather than in small quantities or to avoid buying products in a sachet; incentives will be given to malls, food establishments and other businesses. Information, Education Campaign activities will provide tips to waste generators on how to reduce waste like minimizing use of plastic bags.

In the Public Market- Adoption and strengthening of “Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB)” policy, in buying goods minimizes the use of Plastic Bags by the implementation of a “Holiday” in the utilization of plastic cellophane in the public market as well as other establishment twice a week. Implementation of “No Segregation No Collection Policy” will be strictly observed, and the four type waste segregation will be fully implemented from all wastes sources. Best practices will be documented for citywide adoption and replication.

The total residual generated is 19.6% and 10% of this has a potential for diversion and this will be processed into plastic chairs, foot pavers, wall claddings through plastic densifier granulator and the city or barangays will continuously explore other environmental friendly technology. 15.7% from the total waste generation are recyclables the city will sustain to divert these recyclables through the partnership with junkshops operators; establishment of Material Recovery Facilities in all barangays or cluster of barangays. Implement strategies that will sustain the Recyclable Waste Fair conducted annually during Earth Day Celebration in partnerships with barangays, private sector, malls, junkshops, commercial establishments, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-EMB XII and industries. The biodegradable waste is 64.3% of the total waste generated. Other point sources who have no adequate space for composting may make an arrangement with the barangays and every household is mandated to have each own composting initiatives e.g. compost pot, backyard composting for household with larger areas.

Establishments will be required to submit Environmental Management Plan/Solid Waste Management Plan prior to the renewal of permits and the developers of subdivisions will also be required to allocate subdivision lot for the establishment of material recovery facility/common collection point and composting area. Household special waste that will be collected will be stored in a temporary secured storage area, the special waste have a separate vault at the sanitary landfill, however the city will explore or scout accredited special wastes transporter/TSD or will capacitate the LGU to be accredited as TSD.

8.3 Materials Recovery Facility System

Procurement and Installation of Waste Diversion Equipment

Solid Waste Granulator will be procured and install in the City Central Material Recovery Facility at the Sanitary Landfill site. This equipment will not only divert the 10% potential residual waste for diversion out of the 19.6% residual waste generated that aims to reduce the volume of garbage being dump. This will also help extend the lifespan of the landfill cell and at the same time provide a beneficial uses of the granulated products as material to produce usable by-products on the following aspect:

Benefits and Advantages

• Supports reduce, reuse, and recycle. It reduces the volume of garbage being dump into the landfill • Granulated products will reprocess to produce other by-products such as bricks for pavement; wall claddings and plastic chairs. Production of plastic chairs is supported by Ordinance No. 03, Series of 2015.

It is more advantageous if the equipment that will be purchased is easy to operate and durable that is made of stainless steel materials that can withstand the acidity of wastes as well as the changing weather conditions. More importantly, a machine with liquid removing compactor and conveyor-powered loading system designed to operate in a very low cost of operation and maintenance by not using sophisticated hydraulic and pneumatic systems and high cost electricity.

Figure 8.2 Layout Plan of the Central Material Recovery Facility

8.4 Monitoring and Evaluation The City through the Sustainable Waste Management Board will supervise the conduct of Monitoring and Evaluation activities related to Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan implementation and enforcement of ESWM Ordinance no. 12, Series of 2008 in collaboration with Barangay solid waste management committees and other agencies. Performance monitoring of solid waste management activities is important to ensure increasing waste diversion, and to ensure public-private sector participation. The Solid Waste Management-TWG will facilitate the formulation of the City’s Solid Waste Management Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. This M&E Plan will provide performance indicators, data recording and reporting systems. Results of periodic M and E activities will be consolidated, evaluated and communicated to stakeholders and decision makers by the Waste Management Office. The following areas shall be regularly monitored: a. Functionality of the Solid Waste Management organizations in barangay, schools, industries and various major point sources, including b. Formal creation of Solid Waste Management committees and designation of solid waste coordinators/PCOs c. Conduct of regular meetings with files of minutes d. Capacity building trainings/orientations attended and provided to staff directly involved in solid waste management e. Approved solid waste management action plan with budget allocated for its implementation f. Files of duly approved quarterly self-monitoring report (SMR) and other necessary reports g. Files of reports submitted. h. Extent of compliance of barangays, schools, markets, City hall compounds, malls, hospitals, industries, and other major point sources to waste segregation and reduction at source. This will entail review of records and interview of stakeholders/decision makers directly involved. Indicators that will be taken into account are the following: • Baseline data on waste generation of point sources such as industries • Records of recyclable waste recovered and sold • Records of volume of compost produced • Photo documentation of actual selling of recyclable and actual composting. i. Effectiveness and efficiency of the City’s segregated collection system. j. Enforcement of Ecological Solid Waste Management ordinance, including • Records of violators apprehended, fines and penalties imposed • Files of enforcement reports submitted. k. Effectiveness and efficiency of the City Material Recovery Facility, including • Record of volume of wastes recovered at City Material Recovery Facility at the sanitary landfill site • Record of volume of biodegradable wastes delivered, processed and compost produced

• Record of expenditures and sales • Reports of MRF/composting outputs/issues and concerns to concerned authorities l. Effectiveness and efficiency of the City disposal facility, including • Record of volume and type of waste disposed of at the facility by City, barangay and private collection vehicles • Record of groundwater quality analysis results • Record of expenses • Record of tipping fees • Resolve Issues and concerns and disseminated to the community/stakeholders. m. Institutional linkages and arrangements • Attendance and participation of industries through their Pollution Control Officers (PCO) in Sustainable Waste Management Board activities/meetings as needed.

In addition, the City will facilitate the formulation of Monitoring and Evaluation system (M&E) that will be adopted by barangays within their jurisdictions, including schools, hospitals, markets, commercial and industrial establishments, and other major waste sources. Formulation of this M and E system will be done with representatives from major point sources. For the City’s disposal management, there shall be a Multi-partite Monitoring Team (MMT) created to monitor and evaluate the compliance of the disposal facility to the issued Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) and other relevant laws and schemes. The following shall be monitored:

• Regular recording of volume of wastes delivered to the municipal central material recovery facility; recording sheets will be designed; these will be filled-up daily by the staff assigned in the said areal; This will help monitor volume of wastes diverted from the disposal site; • Regular submission of records of wastes delivered to central material recovery facility; • Regular recording of residual and special wastes delivered to the disposal site by General Santos City trucks and other LGUs; • Regular monitoring of SLF groundwater/leachate quality; and • Regular submission of records of wastes delivered to disposal site and results of monitoring of sanitary landfill facility groundwater/leachate quality.

8.5 Alternative Analysis. To divert waste from disposal.

a. Waste Segregation and Reduction at Source  All point source waste generators shall segregate waste into four categories (biodegradable, residual, recyclable, special waste) b. Waste Recovery and processing  Junkshops and the Barangay LGU enter into MOA as partners in the materials recovery using junkshop as material recovery facility.  Operational material recovery facilities are mandated in all schools, malls, barangay/purok, city hall, markets, industries, hospitals, ports, airport, fishport and other major waste generators. Those with no space for the purpose may make arrangement with the city or private entities to do composting. c. Composting  Households are mandated to have own composting initiatives (e.g. compost pot, backyard composting, for household with larger areas)  Puroks are mandated to have common composting areas  City composting area will be at the Sanitary Landfill Facility d. Establish market linkages for the selling of compost product and recyclable items e. Strengthening of barangay Solid Waste Management Committee and point source levels in the promotion of recycling and composting. f. Waste Management Office to extend technical assistance to barangays in IEC/Social Marketing, enforcement and Monitoring & Evaluation g. Implement incentives and awards support system h. Mainstream Informal Waste Sector as waste consolidators i. Enforcement of Ordinance No. 03, Series of 2014,  An Ordinance regulating of plastic bags and expanded polystyrenes (Styrofoam) as food service containers in the city of General Santos and providing penalties thereof. j. Waste segregation is supported by information, education campaign activities such as community dialogues, and dissemination of information materials k. Enhance partnership between Barangay LGU and Junkshop Owner as the Material Recovery Facility of the Barangay. l. Development of internal monitoring and evaluation system and enforcement of the City ordinance m. Strict implementation of “no segregation, no collection” and “no segregation no disposal policies n. Private recycling sector is strengthened since junkshops and consolidators play an important role in the recovery of recyclable materials. o. Technical assistance in monitoring and improving solid waste management technologies, e.g., composting technology, adopted by agro-based industries p. Implement incentive system to encourage compliance among waste generators, particularly the households and industries which generates bulk wastes. q. Incentives will be given to malls, food establishments and other businesses with programs to reduce the use of plastic bags and disposable packaging materials.

8.6 Incentive Programs Incentives and Awards System

An important component in the implementation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan is the incentive system. Among the incentives that will be given by the LGU to strengthen compliance to ESWM Ordinance are listed below.

For ESWM Enforcers – based on Ordinance 12, series of 2008 • Certificate of Recognition to Ecological Solid Waste Management Enforcer with every 25 apprehensions • Cash reward of P5,000 for Most Outstanding Ecological Solid Waste Management Enforcer with Plaque of Appreciation to be awarded every Civil Service Month (every September) • Cash reward of 5% of fine and penalty for every apprehension • Recognition of top 10 deputized volunteers based on the number of apprehensions per annum.

For Barangays (Ordinance No. 12, S. of 2008) • Revenue sharing for garbage collection fee and fines and penalties collected with percentage sharing to be identified by barangays and LGU • Cleanest and Greenest Barangay and/or Purok Award/Recognition • Barangay Waste Diversion Achievers Award/Recognition • Award/Recognition on “Most Outstanding Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees (BSWMC)

Schools/Markets/Hospitals/City Hall Compound • Cleanest and Greenest School Award/Recognition • Waste Diversion Achievers Award/Recognition • Healthiest Award/Recognition.

For Commercial Establishments • 5% discount on garbage collection fee for establishments paying within the first two weeks of January.

Industries • 5% discount on tipping fee for regular submission of Self-Monitoring Report and Compliance Monitoring and Verification Report to Waste Management Office • Exemplary Solid Waste Management Practice Award/Recognition • Most Outstanding Pollution Control Officer Award/Recognition.

Incentives and Awards for point sources such as barangays, schools, hospitals, markets, and other major waste generators can be integrated in LGU’s existing incentive and awards system. It could be linked with other agencies’ incentives and awards program or integrated as part of the regular Solid Waste Management program of the City.

9.0 Institutional Aspect

Coordination with Other Government Agencies, NGOs and Religious Sectors

It is also important to note that coordination with DENR-Environmental Management Bureau-Region 12, Department of Science and Technology, Academe, Department of Trade & Industry, Philippines Chamber of Commerce, and other agencies will be strengthened to address the following major areas: • Technical assistance necessary in the formulation of Monitoring and Evaluation systems that shall be adopted for commercial and industrial establishments, and other major point sources under their regulatory functions; • Technical assistance needed in monitoring and improving SWM technologies, e.g., composting technology, adopted by agro-based industries; and • Strengthening collaboration with the private sector, especially with industries. Waste Management Committees in Schools, Markets, Industries and Hospitals In coordination with WMO and Solid Waste Management Committees in schools, industrial establishments and hospitals, religious sector, civic organizations, Department of Education will be created with the following duties and responsibilities: ii. Designate Solid Waste Management Coordinator; iii. Develop and incorporate Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan in its Environmental Management Plans, academic curriculum or action plans; iv. Ensure effective and efficient operation of its material recovery facilities; and v. Prepare periodic reports on status of solid waste management activities within their respective jurisdictions based on regular internal Monitoring and Evaluation results.

Liga ng mga Barangay, Waste Management Office, Philippine National Police. To institutionalize Partnership to • Strengthen collaboration efforts on solid waste management implementation as a shared responsibility between the city and barangays. • Identify areas for material recovery facility that will serve as designated collection points in the city. • Arrange with other barangays or institutions for having their biodegradable waste processed. • Promotion of waste segregation from all point sources • Develop enforcement mechanism • Enforce Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 12, series of 2008. • Implement Incentives and Awards System for Enforcers, for barangays, schools/markets/hospitals/city hall compound; commercial and industrial establishments

Major Institutions & Key Result Areas

• Program planning and development • Policy analysis, formulation • Education, advocacy and promotions LGU Office for • Development of partnerships, linkages Wastes Management • Coordination and integration of WM efforts in City LGU and in different sectors • Research and Development, Performance Assessment • Service Delivery of WM components

• Standards enforcement and control • Fees collection • Technical assistance standards implementation LGU / NGA • Program complementation with mandates Offices • Monitoring and evaluation for standards compliance • CENRO, CSWDO, CAgri, CEO, CHO, City Hospital, other support offices (CPDO, CBO, City Major Institutions & Acct) Key Result Areas • DENR – EMB, DTI, DA, DOST

• Sector and community education • Organization and mobilization of small enterprises and associations for health and Civil Society: sanitation, environment protection NGOs and POs • Assessment and feedback to LGUs and Mobilization and Participation suppliers • Building competencies: business management, advocacy, social marketing, etc.

• Technology assistance to SMEs and contractors Private Sector: • Business sustainability to medium and large enterprises; financing, organization Education, Technology development Improvement • Network and linkages outside of General Santos

• Waste collection Micro and Small • Community MRFs Enterprises: • Sanitation services Cooperatives, Individual Proprietors, Barangays

• Waste collection for greater areas Medium and Large • Major MRFs • Waste disposal Business Ventures

10. Social and Environmental Aspects

10.1 Social Aspects

Overview of Social Development Plan for Informal Waste Sector at the Open Dumpsite at Barangay Tambler The City has been assisting the informal waste sector (IWS) group called Earth Savers since 1990 when there were only 28 families, at that time when the City dumpsite is located in another site. As of April 2014, the waste pickers had grown to 177 households, consisting of 307 individuals. Majority of the waste pickers belong to the B’laan and T’boli indigenous tribe, numbering to 279 individuals. In preparation for the closure of the dumpsite, a social development /Indigenous Peoples development program has been prepared, with incentives of skills training for livelihood and social services. Several consultations were conducted with the waste pickers. From the profiling activity of the City Social Welfare & Development Office, some 177 households comprised the IWS at the Tambler open dumpsite. The CSWDO social worker assign to look into the welfare of the Informal Waste Sector, does Medical referral to City Hospital (Classified by the Social Worker assigned in the barangay as Category D/survival level) free from medical expenses. Regular health services are being provided by Barangay Bawing (nearer to the location of the dumpsite). Support from the city and barangay is continuing thereby the following assistance was being undertaken by the CSWDO such as assisting the families to become members of the city’s program -FRAME (Family Resource Allocation Management Enhancement). FRAME is a community and value-based capability building project that would lead participants and community to socio-economic activities and self-help livelihood opportunities. It is a special project under Local Institutional Network for Growth Against Poverty (LINGAP) Flagship Program in support to the GENSAN SHEEP. It teaches the values of savings, bayanihan and self-help for family, group and community enhancement. The informal Waste Sector (IWS) is supported by the World Bank thru the Solid Waste Management Association of the Philippines (SWAPP) in implementing the project on Social Inclusion and Alternative Livelihood for the Informal Waste Sector funded by the Japan Social Development Fund. The objective of the grant is to improve the livelihood and social inclusion of waste pickers and their communities through development of alternative livelihood opportunities and incorporation into the evolving formal solid waste management sector. The City Social Welfare in partnership with RD Foundation and other NGOs are exploring options for infusing alternative livelihood opportunities for the waste pickers in the implementation of Safe Closure and Rehabilitation Plan. Among the areas for complementation include the possible employment of IWS in selected activities of SCRP under an initiative called “Food-for-Learning”, which is related to “Food-for-Work” Program. An alternative livelihood, that is, the production of coco coir nets may also be used by the consultants for the protection and stabilization of critical slopes at the dumpsite.

Figure 10.1 Aerial view of the open dumpsite, yellow dots are the relative locations of the temporary Storage shanties of the IWS

Description of the waste picking activity practiced at the open dumpsite.

The active phase of the Tambler dumpsite is Phase 2, 3 and 4. Figure 1.7 shows the layout of the open dump, where the waste picking activity is ongoing. Because of the large number of informal waste sector in the dumpsite, the waste pickers agreed to group themselves into three and scheduled waste picking activity for each group to avoid congestions and clashing because of recyclables, with the Non – IPs as their leaders. Group I members were scheduled every Monday and Thursday while Group 2 were scheduled every Tuesday and Friday and Group 3 - scheduled every Wednesday and Saturday. Every Sunday is free for all waste pickers including the “Hagdao” group. This group is not regularly doing waste picking. They collect waste left by the waste pickers who are members of the 3 groups hoping that they can still find some recyclables to be sold to junk shops. The waste pickers start their waste picking activity at around 9:00a.m and ends at 3:00p.m or sometimes at 5:00 pm. After waste picking, they are to store the recyclable in a “bodega”, or makeshift as their place of storage. After the scheduled waste picking they have 2 days-off for sorting and segregation. Family members of the informal waste sector also participated in the segregation activities. After segregation, they cleaned the recyclables in the nearby river or in a container with rainwater that they have collected during rainy days and put the recyclables in a bag or sacks after drying. From the dumpsite, the informal waste sector has to request a private vehicle or government dump truck to transport their recyclable to the city junkshops where they sold the recyclables. Some drivers gave them a free ride but there are drivers who will collect fees. They also transported it through a “habal-habal”, an improvised motorcycle if private or government vehicle denies their request.

Figure 10.2. Temporary storage structures at the open dumpsite.

10.2 Environmental Aspects

r. Sanitary Landfill

The operator of the Sanitary Solid Waste Disposal will strictly follow the prepared environmental management plan (EMP) for the SLF incorporated in the Environmental Impact Study (EIS). This is in ensuring that all activities having an impact with the environment can be work out and appropriate mitigating measures observe and complied. The GSC-Multi-Partite Monitoring Team (MMT) created for the project shall also actively monitor project compliance; monitor implementations and accomplishments on programs related to community Information, Education and Communication (IEC) and shall initiate dissemination of monitoring and evaluation results to the community.

s. Safe Closure and Rehabilitation of Open Dumpsite

Environmental Management Plan for the dumpsite closure activities will be prepared as measures to mitigate the consequences affecting the adjoining communities and the environment. The city will comply with all the requirements stipulated in the Department of Environment & Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR_EMB) Administrative Order No. 09, Series of 2006 and other laws applicable in closing and rehabilitating the closed dumps such as but not limited with the following:

• Ensure safety of the dumpsite and implement inspection and good housekeeping; • Site grading and stabilization of critical slopes • Installation of signages • Construction of fences and/or barbed wire structure • Carry out regular inspection for illegal entries and dumping • Landscaping and maintenance of buffer zones • Public consultation, to gather public opinions and reactions about utilization of closed dumpsites. • Continuous monitoring

11.0 Financial Aspects

11.1 Solid Waste Management Investment Requirements

Table 11.1 Total Funding Requirements, 2017-2025(in pesos)

Expense 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Item Capital 304M 1.3M 68M 56M 8M 17.2 59M 3M 15M Outlay MOOE 39M 43M 47M 52M 57M 62M 68M 75M 83M TOTAL 343 44.3 115 108 65 79.2 127 78 98

The bulk of the collection and transport budget will go to maintenance and operating expenses, and finally to the acquisition of compactors and dump trucks. These will replace unserviceable equipment and augment the current fleet as the City’s collection area is expanded from 10 barangays to 23 barangays. Disposal management includes the phased establishment of a category 4 sanitary landfill in Barangay Sinawal and the closure and rehabilitation of the Tambler controlled dumpsite. Planning, administrative, Information Education Campaign (IEC), enforcement, monitoring and street cleaning functions are incorporated under the program management account. A department and assistant department head and personnel for a planning and research division, monitoring & evaluation, education and enforcement division, and administrative divisions are scheduled to be deployed starting 2017 as proposed in the structure of the Waste Management Office considering the expansion of service area related to solid wastes, wastewater, and air pollution management.

11.2 Revenue Generation Main Sources of Revenues

The Integrated Solid Waste Management program is expected to generate revenues from the following sources: • Garbage collection fee or environmental management fee (EMF) from households. Collection of garbage fee from households will be facilitated by use of color-coded garbage stickers for residual and special wastes. No sticker, no collection policy will be strictly enforced. Use of stickers on per volume of waste basis is preferred since this will encourage waste reduction at source, thereby, resulting in less waste collection and transport costs, and longer sanitary landfill life. per Every three years the price of stickers will increase. Sticker distribution and potential revenue sharing schemes with barangays will be discussed among the City and Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees (BSWMCs). • Garbage collection fee from business establishments. Payment of garbage fee is required in the issuance or renewal of business permits. Different rates will be charged for different types and scale of establishments. During the period 2002 to 2006, the average garbage fee paid per establishment is about P240.00 per year. The City will review its revenue code to make appropriate rate increases. In the revenue tables, it is assumed that the average garbage fee per establishment will be increased by 25% in 2009 and again by 25% five years thereafter or in 2019.

• Additional charges for special trips to collect large and unusual quantities of wastes.

• Tipping fees. Tipping fees will be charged to LGUs, which will dump their residual waste at the Sinawal sanitary landfill. The tipping fee per ton will be higher than what the City pays to the sanitary landfill operator and the net revenue will accrue to the City.

• Fines and penalties. The City will also impose fines and penalties for violation of prohibited acts as identified in the proposed Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance of the City.

• Donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. The City will also endeavor to access grants from government agencies, civic organizations and NGOs as well as from the National Solid Waste Management Fund.

All revenues will form part of the SWM Special Account, which will be administered by the Waste Management Office in a transparent manner. The sources and uses of such fund will be outlined in the comprehensive Solid Waste Management Ordinance. Projected Revenues

The city will start collecting residential garbage fees in 2017. The projected revenue from collection fees based on fee collection efficiency from households with 100% collection efficiency from business establishments will reach.

12.0 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 12.1 Priority Solid Waste Management Activities and Implementation Schedule, 2016-2018 .

2016 2017 2018 ESWM Plan Implementation Activities 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Qtr Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr Qtr Qtr Establishment of City MRF at City Disposal Facility, Barangay Sinawal Technical assistance by WMO re: making functional and operational the Material Recovery Facilities and composting facilities established in puroks, schools, and barangays

Maintenance and Housekeeping of Tambler Dumpsite ConstructionDumpsite of another cell ( SLF) Operation of category 4 Sanitary Landfill Information, Education Campaign Component Formation of LGU IEC Team Formation of Barangay IEC Teams Formation of IEC Teams, specific to model sources Documentation of best practices of pilot point sources and sharing for replication and adoption Conduct of orientations/trainings for barangays and point source model IEC Teams

Development of IEC materials Conduct of meetings, assemblies, consultations and dialogues with key stakeholders groups Enforcement Component Completion of ESWM Enforcement Plan Conduct of Enforcers Training and deputation of enforcers Enforcement of ESWM Ordinance /apprehension and issuance of citation tickets to violators Monitoring and Evaluation Formulation and implementation of Monitoring & Evaluation system for SWM

Formulation and implementation of 2016 2017 2018 ESWM Plan Implementation Activities th st nd rd th st nd rd th incentives and awards system for SWM 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Qtr Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr Qtr Qtr Institutional Arrangement Component Engineering Component Review of SWM institutional Pilot point sources assisted/established arrangements Pilot point sources serving as learning Capacity Building sites

Enforcement of four-type waste segregation (biodegradable, recyclable, special

and residual wastes) in Public Markets,

schools, hospitals and barangays that will serve as model point sources Full enforcement of waste segregation within City collection area Full enforcement of waste segregation in whole City Procurement of 660-liter bins for Central Market Procurement and distribution of 500 units of 240-liter bins for public areas Four-type segregated collection by city Full enforcement of segregated collection within City collection area Expansion of City collection coverage Procurement of additional and replacement compactors Procurement of open dumptrucks Conduct of “time and motion” study Closure and Rehabilitation of Tambler facility Continue improvement and operation of Vermi Composting facility

ATTACHMENT 2-VICINITY MAP

ATTACHMENT 3 -SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

ATTACHMENT 4 -FLOOR PLANS

FLOOR PLANS of EACH FACILITY (located in the GSC Sanitary Landfill)