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The Metropolitan Manila and Development Authority (MMDA) and other stakeholders from the government, academe, and private sector held a zero waste expo in Pasig City on Friday. The expo aims to enhance public awareness in waste diversion through a series of impactful activities aligned with its 10-Year Road to Zero Waste Program for Metro Manila.The event was attended by representatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), DILG-NCR and environmental group Ecowaste Coalition, and Philippine Plastic Industry Association. This is the second zero waste expo, the first was held in November 2024. MMDA general manager Procopio Lipana in his speech said, with the increasing population in Metro Manila of 14, 492,000 in 2024 and a dense landscape of 636 kilometers of land area, the National Capital Region (NCR) is experiencing an unprecedented challenge both to the environment and the economy. MMDA data showed that in Metro Manila, there is an approximately 11, 000 kilograms of waste generated everyday.MMDA projects that for 2025, there will be a total waste generation rate of 13,310,622 kilograms per day or 4,668,592 tons per year. “Our problem, the increasing waste generation with low waste diversion rates, limiting the lifespan of our sanitary landfills in out 3 remaining sites,” Lipana said. These sites include the Navotas sanitary landfill facility, Rizal Provincial sanitary landfill and the San Mateo sanitary landfill.According to MMDA’s waste analysis and characterization study conducted in 2023, the primary sources of waste in Metro Manila include…household waste (35. 78%), commercial waste (24.15%) including markets with compostable waste (58%), industrial waste (17.19%), and institutional waste (11.17%).MMDA chairman Atty. Don Artes said the agency wants to elevate its zero waste campaign through holistic approaches to cultivate a culture of sustainable waste management in the metropolis.“With the implementation of solid waste management-related interventions that the MMDA is currently pursuing in cooperation with the local government units and private sector, we will be able to achieve a Clean Metro Manila at the soonest possible time,” Artes said. The Road to Zero Waste Expo, coincides with the celebration of the Zero Waste Month. During the expo, MMDA also introduced its unified Materials Recovery Systems (MRS) in Metro Manila. Several booths also showcased sustainable products, including compost or soil conditioner, cocopots, lilipots, ecobricks, compressed stabilized earth blocks, and other byproducts of effective solid waste management practices.

The Metropolitan Manila and Development Authority (MMDA) and other stakeholders from the government, academe, and private sector held a zero waste expo in Pasig City on Friday.

The Metropolitan Manila and Development Authority (MMDA) and other stakeholders from the government, academe, and private sector held a zero waste expo in Pasig City on Friday.

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MMDA, stakeholders hold zero waste expo for 'Clean Metro Manila'

Johnson Manabat,

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Published Jan 24, 2025 11:20 PM PHT

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