Waste is a universal and highly visible phenomenon. The perspectives towards solid waste are often contradictory: While by affluent societies it is often considered plainly as garbage or an environmental problem, inDavaoCityand other cities, it is an important and flexible source of income for the large part of urban population and provides raw material to
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Twenty-five Criminal Justice students from theUniversity ofMindanao (UM) recently assisted Matina, one of the adopted sites of the university, in its waste segregation campaign in the public market. The police cadets, based in nearbyDavaoCity, helped in information dissemination on April 13 and 14, distributing flyers on what and how to segregate and urging stall owners
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Director Diamante recycles about 30% of its total waste stream, diverting over 2,000 tons of material from landfills annually. General Services Office of the University is responsible for the collection of waste and recyclables weekly. The University also collects and recycles computers, printers, batteries, and fluorescent light bulbs. Office of the Student Affairs and Alumni
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In Davao City alone, an average of 500 tons of garbage is collected every day. Solid waste management approach of the Davao City government aims to set up a material cycle society with the concept of a life-cycle economy wherein consumption of natural resources is minimized and the environmental load is reduced as much
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