scholarly journals Solid Waste Management in Urban and Rural Communities of Santa Cruz Watershed, Laguna, Philippines

Author(s):  
Miriam Ramirez Nguyen ◽  
Maria Francesca Ofren Tan

Solid waste management (SWM) has become a continuing hurdle for governments and communities because of its multi-faceted nature. With the worsening SWM problem, the Philippines enacted Republic Act 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management (SWM) Act 2000, instituting SWM Program. Water quality in water bodies and watersheds is adversely affected by pollution, exacerbated by increasing population and urbanization. This study examined RA 9003 implementation in urban and rural communities of Santa Cruz Watershed (SCW) which drains into Laguna Lake. Knowledge, awareness, and perceptions (KAPs) of communities were elicited using focused group discussions, interviews, and surveys in barangays within the watershed. Municipalities have completed respective10- year SWM Plans, organized SWM Boards, and SWM committees in villages. Communities showed satisfaction with SWM implementation and monitoring but rural communities had higher overall SWM effectiveness ratings. Both communities were willing to pay for a cleaner environment. Challenges that hamper better implementation of RA 9003 include non-segregation of solid waste by residents attributed to lack of awareness and discipline; irregular garbage collection; inadequate garbage trucks; lack of functional materials recovery facilities; and limited government resources. Addressing these concerns will further boost RA 9003 compliance and enhance the effectiveness of implementation and monitoring in the communities.

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1152-1161
Author(s):  
Ilisdayne Thallita Soares da Silva ◽  
Diego Bonfada ◽  
Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva ◽  
Karla Gardênia Silva Souza

Objetivo: Identificar as concepções dos profissionais de enfermagem no tocante ao gerenciamento dos resíduos sólidos em serviços de saúde (RSSS) em um hospital público da cidade de Santa Cruz/RN. Métodos: Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa desenvolvida em 2010 na qual se utilizou para a coleta de dados entrevistas semi-estruturadas realizadas com 17 profissionais de enfermagem. Os dados foram submetidos à análise temática de Bardin. Resultados: Emergiram duas categorias: manejo inadequado dos RSSS como fator de prejuízos ambientais; e gerenciamento inadequado dos RSSS percebido como risco para a saúde pública, as quais demonstraram que os profissionais de enfermagem parecem conhecer parcialmente o gerenciamento de RSSS, restringindo-o a algumas etapas. Conclusão: Necessita-se de um maior aprofundamento da temática junto à equipe de enfermagem, de forma a prepará-la para lidar com a questão dos RSSS. Descritores: Enfermagem, Resíduos sólidos, Serviços de saúde, Gerenciamento de resíduos.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-220
Author(s):  
Ericson E. Coracero ◽  
RB J. Gallego ◽  
Kristine Joy M. Frago ◽  
Ruel Joseph R. Gonzales

Solid waste management is considered a pressing global issue calling for an immediate response from the government and its people. The Philippines has a continuously rising amount of waste and is expected to further increase in the succeeding years. As reviewed, associated problems with solid waste management in the country include an increasing amount of solid waste, weak law implementation, scarcity of sanitary landfills, and improper disposal. The ultimate solution existing in the country is the RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 which highlights the practices of segregation, proper disposal, and waste diversion. The importance of envisioning a trash-free Philippines and encouraging people’s participation and awareness is also emphasized. Another possible solution to solid waste management is valorization which can also address other environmental problems such as the depletion of natural resources. These solutions enumerated will only be possible with the presence of good governance, active participation of the people of the country, and the cooperation of all constituents and agencies in the Philippines.


polemica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-162
Author(s):  
Ismael Fernando Christmann ◽  
Dilani Silveira Bassan

Resumo: O consumo, aliado à industrialização, a cada ano produz muitos tipos de novos produtos e embalagens. Junto a isso, a distribuição e a logística vêm alcançando locais cada vez mais remotos, fazendo com que áreas rurais disponham dos mesmos produtos existentes nas áreas urbanas. A preocupação com esse avanço é a disposição final desse material, ou o gerenciamento dos resíduos sólidos domésticos nessas áreas. Os custos desse processo podem trazer obstáculos à sua realização. Dessa forma, esta pesquisa objetiva demonstrar algumas dificuldades sobre a gestão integrada de resíduos sólidos, principalmente pela análise da área rural de Santa Cruz do Sul. Identificou-se que o resíduo doméstico rural transportado pelos caminhões não era pesado, apenas registrada a entrada dos caminhões, dificultando o entendimento da eficiência desse atendimento. Assim, uma discrepância pode passar despercebida pelos gestores, pois o município de Santa Cruz do Sul/RS não possui uma área rural muito extensa. Para poder observar esse processo, foram rastreados dados entre os anos de 2007 à 2015, através de pesquisas bibliográficas e documentais. Foi possível verificar que o número de cargas das áreas rurais vem aumentado, sem alteração na população rural como também sem aumento de produção das embalagens. Além disso, os valores cobrados por esse transporte a cada ano se tornam mais caros. Portanto, para ter uma gestão transparente e políticas públicas eficientes, faz-se necessário disponibilizar e analisar os dados e valores sobre a produção de resíduos sólidos de forma clara e objetiva, com a elaboração de um processo que seja eficaz enquanto medida socioambiental.Palavras-chave: Gestão de Resíduos. Resíduo Doméstico Rural. Custo dos Resíduos. Abstract: The consumerism allied to industrialization each year produces many kinds of new products and packaging. Together, the distribution and the logistics are reaching places increasingly remote, so that the rural areas can have the same products that the urban areas do. The concern on this advance is the final disposal of this material or the domestic solid waste management in these areas. The costs of this process can bring some difficulties for the realization of this type of collection. This research was done to demonstrate some difficulties about the integrated solid waste management, mainly through the analysis of the rural area of Santa Cruz do Sul. It was identified that the rural domestic waste transported by trucks was not weighed, only registered the entry of trucks, making it difficult to understand the efficiency of this attendance. Therefore, this discrepancy can go unnoticed by the managers, because the city of Santa Cruz do Sul/RS does not have a very large rural area. To observe these procedures, it tracked data between the years of 2007 to 2015, through bibliographical and documental research. Thus, it was possible to verify that the number of loads from the rural areas is increasing, without an alteration on the rural population, but also without increasing packaging production. In addition, the costs charged for this transportation become more expensive each year. Therefore, in order to have a transparent management and efficient public politics, it is necessary to make available and analyze the data and values about the solid waste production in a clear and objective way, with the elaboration of a process that is effective as a socio-environmental measure.Keywords: Waste Management. Rural Domestic Waste. Waste Cost.


Author(s):  
Dr. Bhagwan Singh ◽  
Dr. Sachin Kumar ◽  
Mrs. Sunita Yadav

The research paper examines the role of entrepreneurs in solid waste management sector at developing smart city Dharamshala of Himachal Pradesh. The day to day human activities produce household wastes i.e. solid and liquid, among which solid waste is the one which needs to be managed very carefully. The research was conducted at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh which is a renowned tourist place. The survey was based on stratified systematic random sampling as the data was collected from every ward of Dharamshala city. The primary data was collected by circulating a questionnaire to the households and secondary data was collected from secondary data resources available both online and offline. The findings revealed that people dispose their household waste by themselves and there are no garbage collection services initiated by municipal corporation Dharamshala. The study explores the opportunities for new entrepreneurs in the field of household solid waste management, since Door to Door (D2D) services are not provided for garbage collection. These entrepreneurs can earn by garbage collection as most of people find no time in disposing their household waste to government authorized dumping sites or government run electric dustbins. The earnings by D2D services can vary between Rs. 2,57,970to Rs.10,97,800. The study reveals that most of the people dispose their household waste at open dumping sites or in plastic bins provided by government instead of government run electric dustbins. The reason behind is lack of awareness in using government run electric dustbins, choked underground dustbins and not following the practice of waste separation. If, municipality Dharamshala would start disposal plants, problem of poor waste management can be solved better.


2018 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 36-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Wynne ◽  
Plutomeo M. Nieves ◽  
Vijay M. Vulava ◽  
Hector N. Qirko ◽  
Timothy J. Callahan

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 397-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dickella Gamaralalage Jagath Premakumara ◽  
S.N.M. Menikpura ◽  
Rajeev Kumar Singh ◽  
Matthew Hengesbaugh ◽  
Albert Altarejos Magalang ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise P. Lozano Lazo ◽  
Alexandros Gasparatos

Municipal solid waste management (MWSM) systems have been evolving across most of the developing world. However, despite decades of refinement, they are still underperforming in many cities, leading to negative sustainability impacts in rapidly urbanizing cities of the global South. Despite similarities in the observed transitions between developed and developing countries, there are important differences in their characteristics and underlying drivers. This study aims to unravel the sustainability transitions of the MSWM systems in the two major cities of Bolivia, La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, illustrating the role of various actors, and specifically local governments. This is achieved through the analysis of secondary data and expert interviews with stakeholders involved in different aspects of the MSWM system at the national and local level. We identify three partially overlapping sustainability transitions in the two cities, namely “Collection and centralized disposal”, “Environmentally controlled disposal”, and “Integrated solid waste management”. However, timelines, speed and elements of these transitions are somewhat different between cities, largely due to their inherent characteristics, institutions and stakeholder dynamics. Many technological, socioeconomic, and institutional factors converge to facilitate and hinder these transitions, including interactions of government and private sector actors, and the country’s broader political context.


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