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CHAPTER 3<strong>Study</strong> on Recyclables Collection Trends and Best Practices in thePhilippinesLisa C. Antonio 11 For the ERIA Research Project on 3R Policies in Southeast and East Asia, October 2009.40
1. IntroductionIn the Philippines today, the annual solid waste generation rate is about 10million tons (36,000 cum), which translates to approximately 0.3 - 0.7 kg daily ofgarbage for each Filipino, which the World Bank estimates to grow by 40 percent bythe end of the decade (Philippine Environment Monitor 2004, World Bank). Much ofthis is concentrated in the urban areas where up to 44 percent of this waste isrecyclable. Recycling thus offers some of the most pragmatic solutions to reduce thevolume of generated waste.The Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, definesrecycling as “the treating of used or waste materials through a process of making themsustainable for beneficial use and for other purposes, and includes any process bywhich solid waste materials are transformed into new products in such a manner thatthe original products may lose their identity…” 2 It is differentiated from Reuse inwhich there is no alteration of the physical or chemical characteristics of therecovered material.Though not yet quite a pervasive practice, organized recycling in thePhilippines has picked up in recent years. According to the National Solid WasteManagement Commission (NSWMC), recycling rates have been increasing,particularly in Metro Manila, from 6% in 1997; 13% in 2000; and 28% in 2006(Andin, Z; NSWMC, 2007) 3 . Among the major reasons for this improvement are thefollowing: the implementation of RA 9003, the grassroots SWM/ recyclingmovement, and the market forces.2. Drivers for RecyclingMany members of the older generation claim that recycling is not new to theFilipino. This is true at the individual household level where food jars are reused, oldfurniture are refurbished/transformed to other uses, and even leftover lunch is“recycled” into new dinner fare. The advent of modern day lifestyles and a consumer2 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 – Implementing Rules and Regulations ofRepublic Act 9003, Department of Environment and Natural Resources – EnvironmentalManagement Bureau.3 Atty. Zoilo Andin, Jr., Executive Director, NSWMC. Philippine National Strategy on 3R, paperpresented at The 3R Workshop on Effective Waste Management and Resource se in SoutheastAsia, February 15, 2007, Asian Development Bank, Manila.41
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