Solid Waste by the Numbers
- Lanie Bokashi
- Nov 17, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 11, 2020
Lesson for the day: Solid Waste by the Numbers
Managing our solid waste is no longer a matter of choice; RA 9003 mandates it. At the start, the process may take some learning. But once people begin making proper garbage segregation a habit, over time, it becomes a way of
life.
So, how do we quantify if what we are doing even makes a dent in the scheme of things:
According to the National Solid Waste Management Commission:
Say, you average 1 bucket per month, that’s about 15kg of food waste, in a year you are diverting more than 180kg of food waste away from the landfill. There is about 2.9 Million residents in Quezon City.
Let us assume that about 5% uses the bokashi method and buries their waste in their own yard- that is about P39 Million pesos - that could probably be reallocated for some other worthwhile projects (eg collection services and delivery to farms where it is
needed most).
So how does this translate to our daily lives?
“Kung kaya, kung nais nating mapagtagumpayan ang ‘Battle for Manila Bay,’ simulan natin ang laban sa ating mga kabahayan. Bawasan ang basurang likha, mag-segregate at itapon ng maayos ang ating mga basura at huwag nang paabutin pa sa Manila Bay,” part of its caption read.
The top five cities with most waste in Metro Manila are:
Quezon City: 3,151,961 kilograms per day
Manila: 1,174,821 kg per day
Caloocan City: 912,812 kg per day
Parañaque City: 579,555 kg per day
Makati City: 513,108 kg per day
Do you want to know how that tons of food waste translate in terms of electricity we use in our daily activities?
Quezon City :
Given that each 20 Liter Bokashied Kitchen Waste weights 15kg
Action item for today:
1. Go to this website
2. and then enter the weight of your Bokashied Food Waste that you have already collected and sealed for Stage 2 fermentation so far:
3. Enter the weight of the Bokashied Food Waste that your batch have accumulated so far
4. Share that to your friends via Facebook and instagram
5. Continue to collect food waste in your tubs (at least 1 tub each for raw veggies/fruits and cooked food waste -no fish/no sea food)
Remember: Your first batch of kitchen waste should only be pure RAW veggie/ fruit scraps.
Your 2nd bucket may include cooked food but no FISH and Seafood.
You may add Fish and sea food scraps into your 3rd balde (once both the 1st balde goes into Stage 3 and the 2nd balde goes into Stage 2.
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