Municipal Solid Waste Knowledge Platform

Cebu City, one of the fast growing cities in the Philippines, is creating work plans and implementing pilot projects to reduce SLCPs from municipal solid waste management (MSWM) by introducing waste separation at source and collection, the promotion of composting for organic waste recycling, establishment of material recovery facilities (MRF) for promoting recycling, landfill improvement, and building partnerships with citizens and the private sector in order to comply with the National Solid Waste Management Law (RA 9003) utilising the CCAC-MSWI framework. In order to assist Cebu City in implementing the above activities effectively in two model barangays (Barangay Kalunasan and Barangay Apas), a city exchange was organised to share experiences and lessons learnt as well as to receive technical assistance between Cebu City and Kitakyushu City. The experience of Kitakyushu City, a leading environmental model city in Japan, in modernising its MSWM and environmental condition through building partnerships with public, private and civil society sectors is a valuable lesson for Cebu City.
A team of nine, comprising seven representatives from Cebu City (senior policy makers, members of the Cebu City Solid Waste Management Board, and representatives of the model barangays) and two senior officials from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), national focal points for CCAC-MSWI, joined the five-day programme from 15 – 20 November 2015.