25/08/2026
NO SEGREGATION, NO COLLECTION POLICY.
Let us practice proper waste segregation to have a cleaner and safer community, and take part in saving our mother earth.
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐ก ๐ช๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
Barangays participating in the intensified and standardized waste segregation and collection program will be required to strengthen information, education and communication (IEC) campaigns to ensure residents and establishments understand and follow proper garbage segregation.
This was reached during a meeting between Mayor Benjamin Magalong, the punong barangays of the Bida Barangay "Pansa-nopen Tayo" pilot barangays Irisan, Dominican-Mirador, Gibraltar, Bakakeng Central, Guisad Central and Happy Hollow, concerned city offices and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) representatives led by Dr. Marjorie Balay-as.
The mayor said consistent segregation at source is necessary for the cityโs improved collection and recycling system to work and eventually also uplift the city's circular economy projects.
The waste segregation program will require households and establishments to separate recyclable, residual, food and green wastes according to the prescribed system.
It will be supplemented by the maximized utilization of the materials recovery facilities (MRFs) through a manual of operations for barangay MRFs to guide daily activities and address gaps in waste collection and processing.
Barangays will have to adopt ordinances to cover the programs.
The mayor said the combined implementation of information campaigns, barangay ordinances and standardized MRF operations is intended to make waste segregation a regular practice rather than a temporary activity.
The different waste classifications are as follows:
๐Biodegradable
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Leftover food (sealed in clear plastics)
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Fruit peelings & vegetable waste (dry) (sealed in green plastics)
๐Compostables
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Paper egg cartons
๐ Recyclables
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Papers
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Cardboards
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Plastic bottles and containers
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Plastic wrappers and plastic packaging films
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Metals (aluminum cans, tin cans, scrap metal pieces, metal bottle caps)
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Glass bottles/jars
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Other recyclable wastes
Note: Recyclable waste must be empty, rinsed, and dried.
๐Residual Waste
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Used tissue papers
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Expanded polystyrene (take-out containers)
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Contaminated plastics
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Food-soiled paper
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Disposable cutleries
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Candy wrappers
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Multi-layered sachets
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Diapers and sanitary napkins. - Aileen P. Refuerzo and Julie G. Fianza