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Makati cuts down garbage by 47% in 1st 9 months of 2014


Makati City has cut by nearly half the volume of garbage it collected for the first three quarters of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013.
 
City Department of Environmental Services head Danilo Villas said this was due to recycling projects and effective waste segregation in households and business establishments.
 
The city said that from January to September 2014, the city diverted 1,946.69 cubic meters or 4.68 million kilos of solid waste from the landfill, and cut by 40 percent the number of trips made by garbage collection trucks.
 
Also, the city's Ordinance No. 2003-095 fines violators P1,000 or jails them for between five and 30 days. It fines erring establishments P5,000 or jails the owner, or even causes the business permit or license to be canceled.
 
Villas said successful projects include:
 
  • Baratilyo ng Basura sa Barangay
  • Weekend Waste Market
  • 3B sa Pasko Recyclables Exhibit and Bazaar
 
From January to September, the Baratilyo diverted 114,155 kilos of waste and generated around P771,000 in revenue.
 
Plastic ban
 
The city's plastic ban also sustained a high rate of compliance at 94.06 percent, compared to 92 percent rating for the first six months of implementation in 2013.
 
Of 11,316 establishments inspected by the task force, 677 were found violating the plastic ban.
 
The top 10 most compliant barangays in Makati as of September 2014 included:
 
  • Carmona, 100 percent
  • Pinagkaisahan, Rizal, Pembo and Cembo, 99 percent
  • Comembo, 98 percent
  • Poblacion, 97 percent
  • Kasilawan, 96 percent
  • West Rembo, 95 percent
 
Meanwhile, the DES apprehended 4,207 violators mostly for littering, using plastic products or unregistered pushcarts, or causing illegal obstruction of streets. — Joel Locsin/VC, GMA News
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