Waste Management In Philippines

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PROPOSED GARBAGE GRANULATING FACILITY
FOR SAN JOSE SICO LANDFILL

INTRODUCTION
Solid wastes are commonly defined as things no longer useful or wanted. These things are products of human activities and are usually municipal wastes.
Solid waste management is the collection, transportation and disposal of solid wastes

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Batangas City, the capital of the province of Batangas, lies at the southeast portion of the province. Having a total land area of approximately 28,541.44 hectares, the city has a population of 324,116.

Having been blessed with economic prosperity and sustained growth, Batangas city has transformed into one of the fastest-growing metropolitan city in CALABARZON, and is also known as the “Industrial Port …show more content…

It was proclaimed as a City on July 23,1969 which became the accelerating point of trading, commercial and industrial activities in the locality. The city is presently classified as a Regional Growth Center and identified as one of the sites for the Regional Agro-Industrial Center and Special Economic Zone as mandated by the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan and the Ecozone Act of 1995. This capital city is one of the nation’s top revenue earning cities and the site of one of the biggest refineries in the Philippines. The city is also hosting the first three power plants using natural gas with a combined capacity of 2,700MW. It is located approximately 108.00 kiometers south of …show more content…

PROPOSED GARBAGE GRANULATING FACILITY
FOR SAN JOSE SICO LANDFILL

INTRODUCTION
Solid wastes are commonly defined as things no longer useful or wanted. These things are products of human activities and are usually municipal wastes.
Solid waste management is the collection, transportation and disposal of solid wastes

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Batangas City, the capital of the province of Batangas, lies at the southeast portion of the province. Having a total land area of approximately 28,541.44 hectares, the city has a population of 324,116.

Having been blessed with economic prosperity and sustained growth, Batangas city has transformed into one of the fastest-growing metropolitan city in CALABARZON, and is also known as the “Industrial Port City of CALABARZON”. The city has been classified as one of the most competetitive cities in the Philippines. Likewise, the city has been identified, through the development of South Luzon Corridor, as an Urban Growth Center in the Philippines and , in the national development, as a key

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