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6.2. Improving the collection processoooIt is equally important to provide proper guidance and training, to junkshops and secondary level collectors on the proper handling ofrecyclable materials to assure better quality of the supply to therecycling industries, and avoid rejects. Thus, guidelines are needednot only for recycling but also for collection. These can be developedin consultation/ with the help of the different stakeholders.Assistance for start–up financing from the government or privatesector (e.g. for small trucks, warehouses/ collection stations, payroll)would also help encourage small collection businesses.Collectors and consolidators appear capable of quickly networkingwith waste buyers and recyclers, but government can still providefurther help in establishing market linkages, especially for new suchopportunities in the regionsSince the underlying assumption for improving collection is that the market forrecyclables will continue to grow, the current study also offers somerecommendations for improving recycling practices as a whole.oooNeed for more reliable and comprehensive information on therecyclables market, especially to attract more private sector investmentto build recycling facilities or to commercialize recycling technologies;Importance of meeting environmental standards and of highlightinggood industry practices - Recycling industries are generally perceivedto be “dirty” and “unsanitary” in part because some did start out assuch and many informal activities continue to operate. But newtechnologies and appropriate skills training can elevate recycling into arespectable industry, and the economic and environmental benefitsthey offer should be highlighted by the industry. Having local industrystandards as well can improve the export chances of local recyclablematerials;Importance of improving enforcement and regulation, to level theplaying field and encourage legitimate investments in environmentally66
safe, proper recycling operations; as well as to protect existinglegitimate and environmentally compliant investors;o Promoting community – level adoption and technology transfer ofrecycling technologies - examples of successful community – levelcollection and recycling efforts cited in this paper had a good start withsupport from foreign assisted donor projects which helped to establishthe proper community–level structure, initial funding, technicalassistance/ technology transfer and documentation of the project toserve as replicable models in other parts of the country. Theavailability of relatively newly developed recycling technologieswhich are not capital–intensive (such as doy pack/ laminates / mixedwaste recycling into chipboards/ hollow blocks) created demand forwaste materials that would otherwise merely have been discarded;o Policy incentives and Economic incentives to recycling industries –Experience from other countries suggest that having national recyclingtargets can significantly boost the growth of recycling efforts andinvestments. In addition, some of the existing recycling facilitiesbenefited from pioneer status accorded them by the Board ofInvestments (BOI) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) toallow them to bring in equipment with lower/ no tax; and enjoy a taxholiday for initial years of operation to be able to establish a footholdand recover some of their initial capital investment;o Partnership with other stakeholders – notably government (e.g.DOST/ DENR/ LGUs) and reputable NGOs (e.g. PBE/ BK) to helpadd credibility to company recycling efforts/ environmental programs,with the added benefit of having an advocacy/ education objective and,where possible, to find ways to integrate the informal sector so as toavoid social displacement and livelihood loss;o Organized effort by the recycling industry- Local recycling industriescan band together and form a professional association that can dialoguewith government and other stakeholders, educate the public on thebenefits of industry recycling and pursue programs to promote supportfor the recycling industry as a whole; and67
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