SAN FERNANDO CITY

INTEGRATED SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT
By: Mary Jane C. Ortega
City Mayor
San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines
The Philippines
in the Asia Pacific Region
 San Fernando City
in the Province of La Union
Place of
scenic spots…

Home of hard
working people…

City Basic Profile (As of January 2007)

Total Population :119,322
Total Daily visitors : 50 – 80,000
Total No. of Houses :18,650
Total No. of Household :25,399
Total Land Area :10,526 has
Total No. of Barangays/villages: 59
Urban Barangays : 24
Rural Barangays : 35 LA UNION
 THE VISION
“The Botanical Garden City –
a healthy city and the springboard for regional progress”

The City of San Fernando

wants to be known as an
environment-conscious
place.

The Botanical Garden

symbolizes the city’s
recognition that it wants to
be known as a clean and
green city.

A CITY THAT EVERYBODY WANTS

TO LIVE AND WORK IN
 SWM PROFILE
Brief History
Inclusive Dates Type of Waste Disposal Location
1960 to 1997 Open garbage dumping Canaoay
1997 to June 1998 Open garbage dumping Mameltac
July 1998 to 2005 Covered controlled dumpsite Mameltac
October 2005 to date Construction of engineered landfill Mameltac

ƒThe present landfill was acquired by the Municipal Government under then Mayor Hon.
Justo O. Orros, Jr. and the development including the buildings were funded by the US AID -
since we were then the host to the Wallace Air Base, part of the US Bases. This was a project
in 1983 during the Marcos administration, and in 1986, the facilities were turned over to the
LGU but without the needed components. It was only in 1997 when the site was used as an
alternative to the old site, which is near the airport.
* Recycling was not practiced at source, but we have 20 waste pickers who are under a
contractor, the barangay captain of the host barangay.
•Waste segregation is encouraged by the present administration through an educational
drive and by having two garbage containers ‘BIODEGRADABLE’ and ‘NON-BIODEGRADABLE’.
•Barangay MRF clusters are emphasized (Barangays Lingsat, Pagdaraoan, Carlatan and
Dalumpinas Oeste)
•Association of Ecosan and MRF
• 7 Barangay trucks and 3 tricycles
 City SWM Major Projects/Initiatives
Engineered Landfill Project ( Clay Liner Technology)

Earthworks and Application Layout of Synthetic Cloth

of Clay Liner And Gravel Fill

Installation of New Monitoring
Wells
9.8 has. landfill facility with the South Cell Leachate Collection
following System
features:
a. 3 cells ( good for 15 years )
b. leachate collection system
c. wastewater treatment system
d. material recovery facility
e. low cost liner facility

Surface Water Management

 City SWM Major Projects/Initiatives
Waste Analysis and Characterization Survey (WACS)
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:
„ To determine the total weight and volume of waste disposed per day. day.
„ To verify the composition of waste materials being disposed per day
„ To determine the actual value of the 30% required diversion
„ To identify the kind of waste for diversion from the disposal facility
facility
„ To recommend specific diversion strategies, technologies and practices
practices to be employed

Total Waste Composition Percentage Total Waste/Day (Tons)

Biodegradable Biodegrable
Recyclables Recyclables
Residual Residual
Special Waste Special Waste

Total waste/day 42.387 TPD

Biodegradable – 72.6% 72.6% biodegradable 30.77 TPD
Recyclables – 5.8% 5.8% recyclables 2.45 TPD
Residual – 20.6% 20.6% residual 8.901 TPD
Special waste – 0.9% 0.9% % special waste 0.3815 TPD
 City SWM Major Projects/Initiatives
Barangay Garbage Collection and Counterparting
ƒCounter parting schemes on trucks (21, 000.00 each truck per
barangay)
ƒSegregated collection
ƒGarbage fee collection (30.00per household per month)
ƒBarangay SWM Brigades
ƒCapacity building and IEC
ƒBarangay Clustering (5 clusters, soon to open)

Barangay/ Village-based Materials Recovery Facility

1. Barangay Lingsat
„ Lingsat (2004) Lingsat Individual MRF (National Awardee for
Barangay SWM)
„ Lingsat Cluster ( 2006 ) Lingsat, Carlatan, Bangkusay, Pagdaraoan
and Dalumpinas Este and Dalumpinas Oeste

2. Brgy. San Agustin

„ Establishment of Materials Recovery Facility in Barangay San
Agustin. Composting equipment acquired through the assistance of
PBSP and World Bank
„ Tricycle Collection System

3. Brgy. Dallangayan Oeste

„ Dallangayan Oeste with the assistance of the City Government
established its barangay-based Materials Recovery Facility (above).
It serves as secondary-segregation point of the barangay.
 City SWM Major Projects/Initiatives
Canal / Estero Dredging
•Wastes collected were mostly plastics, plant materials (leaves/twigs)
One (1) tiklis weighs 10-15 kgs.

Coastal and Creek Clean-ups

 City SWM Major Projects/Initiatives
-Integration of Solid Waste Management to Schools
„ Lectures on SWM
„ Annual Evaluation of Clean and Green School

-School-based Solid Waste Management Programs

Mameltac Community Waste segregation In Dalumpinas Community

The“
The“ Basura’y Ipunin,
Ipunin, Bata’y
School produces their containers of School wastes materials
Kalinganin”
Kalinganin” Program of South
organic fertilizer using Catbangen Central such as tetra packs,
Central School aims to help
the rotating drum School wrappers and other plastic
the education of some
materials were made into
marginalized pupils through
novelty items (penholders,
the recovery/sale of recyclable
dividers, bags etc.)
materials
-City Offices SWM Practices
The City of San Fernando uses
different waste segregation
receptacles in managing its
wastes: concrete receptacles,
plastic receptacles with labels,
bamboo crates (tiklis), mini
MRF…
 City SWM Major Projects/Initiatives
-Solid Waste Management IEC Plan

-Solid Waste Management Summit and Action Planning

-Barangay Integrated Solid Waste Management Ordinance

-Garbage Collection System, Re-routing and Schedule

-Personnel Safety
„ Provision of uniforms to Garbage Collection, Street Sweeping and Parks and Public
Utilities Units
„ Provision of masks, gloves, rubber boots
„ Garbage trucks are provided with shovels and fork.

-Additional Garbage Trucks

 City Clean and Green Programs
-Environmental Governance
ƒ City Environment Code • City Sanitation Code
ƒ City SWM Ordinance • Environmental
Citizenship
-Clean Air Program
-Coastal Resources Management Program
• 30- hectare KASAY Marine Protected Area
• Sea urchin Grow-out Culture
• Mangrove Rehabilitation and Carlatan Creek Management
• Coastal Resources Governance and Law Enforcement
• Marine Protected Area at Barangays Poro and Lingsat (on process)
• Coastal Clean-up and Coconut Planting Activities
• Ecowatch Beachshed Project

-Re-greening and Forest Resource Management Program

ƒ One Million Tree Project
ƒ Naguilian River Basin Development Project (NRBDP)
ƒ Satellite Nurseries establishment
ƒ Comprehensive Tree Parenting Program
ƒ 20-hectare Bamboo Plantation

-Water and Sanitation Program

ƒ Ecological Sanitation (EcoSan) Project
 Active Member in the following:

United Nations Climate Change Conference

International Partners
 SWM JINGLE
Don’t dispose any time that still has value
Recycle… Reuse…
Set aside for compose use
Reduce waste and trash

(Chorus)
Segregate… take a look
The non-biodegradable from the biodegradable waste
must be separated

A stable environment, nature and society

Lead to a victorious home and country

Let us advocate for a

Clean and Green Community
Agay -ayat kadakayo
Agay-ayat
amin
amin,, Agyaman
kami Apo !!!
Apo!!!