April 2016 Exposure
Waste CHP UpdateDuring the last exposure, the group and the community people identified waste management as one of the major problems in the barangay. a plan was made in an effort to address the said problem, various activities were included and are to be implemented in the 3 year period the medical students are still assigned in the area. On the April 2016 exposure, the main activity done for waste management was the house-to-house survey with the purpose of acquiring information on current waste management practices of the residents and whether or not they have waste bins and compost pits. After the said house-to-house and after thorough tallying of data, results showed that indeed practices on solid waste management were very poor.
Another activity done was meeting with key persons which will be part of future projects on waste, these key persons were the local sanitary inspector, the barangay officials and the local junk shop dealers. The meetings were conducted in preparation for activities of the next exposure which would include building a MRF, conducting a seminar workshop and creating of core group. With the team’s effort and together with the support of the barangay, improving practices on solid waste management practices wouldn’t be that hard. |
November 2016 Exposure
General Assembly
After a house to house survey conducted by the Team with the help of the barangay council, a general assembly was held to orient the residents on the problem on solid waste management. Results were shown followed by a lecture on proper solid waste management to increase awareness on the matter.
"Basura Kid" Puppet Show
AUGUST - OCTOBER 2017
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OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2017
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Activities done during the exposure include the following:
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JANUARY - MARCH 2018
To efficiently address the concern on waste and develop an effective plan to address actual practices, Waste Analysis and Characterization Study was done. The team needed to now the waste composition of the barangay. Hence, after the conduct of WACS, results show that 63% is comprised of biodegradable waste, 30% residual and finally 7% are recyclables. With the given information, biodegradables were first prioritized by the conduct of lecture on composting by Mr. Noel Baylon, the extension chairman of the College of Agriculture, JRMSU along with the construction of a 3-way modified composter in 3 out of 7 barangays to facilitate practices of composting. Second priority was residuals. Since there is not much to do with residuals, facilitating of collection through the MRFs or the communal collection areas were done. Finally, for the recyclables, a Recyclabox was made to cater the recyclable waste of the barangay. An old and unused MRF was allotted by the barangay for the Recyclabox. The team did the rehabilitation and finally launching of the project. A junk shop was also tapped to collect the recyclables once a month and signing of a memorandum of undertaking was done to ensure sustainability of the project. Furthermore, to ensure segregation at source, respondents were encouraged to bring their sack or waste receptacles for proper labeling. 103 household were able to participate and got their sacks labelled. A strong and good working relationship is needed to expedite execution of plans, with the help of the of the barangay council of Molos and its residents, these projects were made possible.
Sack-gregation Project
Composters for Biodegradables
The RecyclaBox
April - June 2018 EXPOSURE
The focus of the last and final community exposure was monitoring of established projects. Compostable waste was transferred from a compartment of the composter to the other until harvesting was possible and the group was able to harvest good quality compost. Another activity was collection of the contents of the Recyclabox by the tapped junk shop which provided the barangay with profit. Follow-up of residents who do not have waste receptacles followed by the distribution of sacks was done. A total of 50 identified individuals were given properly labeled sacks. Moreover, to increase segregation practices in the local elementary school, the team provided the school with 3 sets of properly labeled waste receptacles. An increase in the practices of the students are expected during the post-evaluation. Finally, to ensure the sustainability of projects and maintain good solid waste management practices among the residents a barangay ordinance was drafted and presented to the council during the monthly regular session. The council was positive with it and expressed full support for the ordinance. All projects were made possible by the joint effort of the team and the key persons in the barangay, local school and the local government unit.
waste RECEPTACLES FOR THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO INCREASE SEGREGATION PRACTICES
"MOLOS ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE OF 2018" |
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Follow-up of projects, namely:
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segregation, Recycling and composting practices trend
The graph above shows the no of households who do not practicing segregation, recycling and composting in Barangay Molos. During the April 2016 survey, there were 64%, 80% and 63% of households who do not practice segregation, recycling and composting respectively. However, on the January 2018 survey, a decrease to 52%, 68% and 61% do not practice. After series of interventions, and on the final survey done during May 2018, there were only 9%, 48% and 51% who do not practice segregation, recycling and composting respectively. A decreasing trend is noted over the past years.