The document provides information on best practices for solid waste management in Mandaue City, Philippines. It begins with background on Mandaue City and then describes the city's solid waste management framework which involves segregation of wastes at source, collection by barangays, and transport to materials recovery facilities, composting sites, or the sanitary landfill. It also outlines responsibilities of barangays and initiatives taken by Mandaue City to support improved solid waste management, such as turning over garbage trucks, shredders, and funding to barangays.

1. BEST PRACTICES ON SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT OF MANDAUE CITY

2. City of Mandaue
Dakbayan sa Mandaue
Lungsod ng Mandaue
— Highly Urbanized City —
Seal
Motto: "Mandaue ng Bililhon"

3. Mandaue
The City of Mandaue is a city in the province of Cebu in the Philippines. It is one of the three
urbanized cities in the island and forms a part of the Cebu Metropolitan area. Mandaue City is
located on the middle eastern coastal region of Cebu, bordering to its right-side are Mactan
Island where Lapu-Lapu City is located. Mandaue is connected to Mactan Island via two bridges
which includes the Mactan-Cebu Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge. And is bounded south and
the west by the Provincial Capital, Cebu City and north by Consolacion which is linked with
Cansaga Bay Bridge. The city has an area of about 34.87 square kilometers and has a total
population of about 346,693 people.

4. District
Mandaue City is part of the Sixth District of Cebu joined with the municipalities of Consolacion and
Cordova. Although qualified for a lone district in 1991 this was neglected by lawmakers. Mandaue is a
highly-urbanized city but is administered with the supervision of the provincial government and Mandaue
is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. The barangay is further divided to a sitio.
Area
The city has a total land area of 3,487
hectares or 34.87 square kilometres. Every
square kilometre is inhabited by more or
less 8,112 people. Land utilization is
summarized as follows:
Barangays
Mandaue is divided into 27 barangays
Population
Population Census
Category
Land Area (hectares)
Residential
872 hectares
Commercial
242 hectares
Industrial
1,695 hectares
Institutional
60 hectares
Parks
24 hectares
Roads
120 hectares
Agricultural
283 hectares
Year
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Pop.
58,579
110,043
180,288
259,728
331,320
2011 (est.)
346,693
±% p.a.
—
6.3%
4.94%
3.65%
2.43%
4.54%

5. The City of Mandaue received
the “GAWAD PANGULO SA
KAPALIGIRAN AWARD”
for two consecutive years, year
2000-2001 being the
“MOST CLEANEST AND
GREENEST CITY”
in the highly urbanize city
category.

6. OBJECTIVE
To monitor, coordinate, facilitate, and
provide assistance in the development
and implementation of an improved
solid waste management program in
the City of Mandaue.

7. Be Wise with Waste:
The Mandaue City’s approach
to Solid Waste Management

8. R.A. 9003, ECO-WASTE MANAGEMENT
LAW
 Principally, RA 9003 mandates the segregation of
wastes at source collection and transfer and
prioritizes the wide dissemination and adoption of
measures
for
waste
reduction,
resource
recovery, recycling, and re-use. Its salient features
include:
1. Phasing out of open dumping in favor of sanitary
landfills and banning of open burning of solid
wastes. Non-segregation of wastes is made illegal.
2. Phasing out of non-recyclable consumer
packaging materials and non-biodegradable
packaging
materials
such
as
plastic
bag, styrofoam, and aluminum foil.
3. Mandates the establishment of recycling centers
at every barangay nationwide.
4. Calls for the integration of solid waste
management concerns in the school curriculum
starting in the elementary level.
5. Requires the preparation of 10-year solid waste
management plans by all local government units.

9. RESPONSIBILITIES OF BARANGAYS
•Identify markets for materials that are diverted from disposal facilities through
re-use, recycling, and composting, and other environment-friendly methods
•Enact ordinances that will ensure that sound waste management practices are
established and sustained in the community and aid in the implementation and
enforce the provisions of RA 9003 such as establishment of Local Solid Waste
Management Fund (Local Fund)
Strictly impose sanctions for the violation of environmental rules and
ordinances
Impose Fees, through SWM Boards, for collection and segregation of
biodegradable, compostable and reusable wastes from households,
commerce, other sources of domestic wastes and for the use of barangay
MRF’s.
•Create a Barangay Solid Waste Management Committee
•Set up a Materials Recovery Facility
•Collect only biodegradable, recyclable, compostable and reusable wastes.

10. Status of Mandaue City
Dumpsite

12. DUMPSITE PRIOR TO
CLOSURE

13. DUMPSITE PARTIAL CLOSURE

15. MANDAUE CITY PROPOSED SANITARY LANDFILL

16. MANDAUE CITY DUMPSITE
REHABILITATION SURVEY

18. UMAPAD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
1 HECTARE SANITARY LANDFILL

19. CONSOLACION SANITARY
LANDFILL PROPOSED
TEMPORARY DUMPING
AREA

20. CELL 1
ADMIN.
BUILDING
LEACHATE POND
WEIGHING SCALE

21. BARANGAY WASTES CATCHMENT
CASUNTINGAN
MAGUIKAY
LOOC
CABANCALAN

22. BARANGAY IN ACTION
CASUNTINGAN
CABANCALAN
MAGUIKAY
LOOC

23. Dumping of Garbage in the Area
Barangay Guizo
AFTER
BEFORE

24. Wastes from Mandaue City Household: 139.54
MT Daily
Percentage of Household Waste
2%
28%
Biodegradable
Recyclable
Residual
Special
10%
60%

25. Wastes from Mandaue City Non-Household:
188.13 MT Daily
Percentage of Non-household Waste
16%
Biodegradable
Recyclable
Residual
47%
37%

26. THE CITY OF MANDAUE SOLID
WASTE CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK

27. ENTITIES INVOLVED:
SOLID WASTE FLOW
Segregation at Source
SOURCE:
Houses, Industrial &
Commercial Areas
Barangay:
City /
Municipality
Biodegradable
/ Compostable
Residual &
Hazardous
Non- biodegradable
/Recyclable
Recyclers/
Junkshop
Barangay
MRF
City Sanitary
Landfill

28. ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY TO SWMP
TURN-OVER OF GARBAGE TRUCKS
TO 27 BARANGAYS
TURN-OVER OF SHREDDER
MACHINES TO 27 BARANGAYS
100,000 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MRF
Proposed Brgy. Subangdaku MRF

29. BARANGAY
MRF

30. CANDUMAN
CASILI
PAGSABUNAGAN
JAGOBIAO

31. CUBACUB
GUIZO
MANTUYONG
IBABAO-ESTANCIA
TABOK
ALANG-ALANG

32. Waste to Energy
Proposed Technology for Barangay
and Dumpsite
Generator
Shredding Machine
Plastic To Fuel

33. Proposed Waste to Energy Facility for City Public Market
and City Abattoir
DAILY VOLUME
METHANE
24.81 (kg)
LPG
16.64 (kg)
Electricity
168.53 (kwh)
Diesel
15.84 (l)
Carbon Credits 16.57
EFFLUENTS
Soil Conditioner
Pest Repellent
1,500 (l)
500 (l)
AUXILIARY
Compost Fertilizer 400(kg)
DAILY VOLUME
METHANE
Electricity
150(kwh)
Heating
150(kgs)
Organic Soil 1.5 tons

34. MOST OUTSTANDING
BARANGAY AWARDS

35. BARANGAY CANDUMAN
(First Prize)
BARANGAY PAGSABUNGAN
(Second Prize

36. PLASTIC TO FUEL
Given to the Barangay
1ST Prize and 2ND Prize

37. BARANGAY CANDUMAN
BARANGAY PAGSABUNGAN

38. LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS THRU RECYCLED WASTES
BARANGAY CANDUMAN

39. THE MADAUE CITY
SWM ORDINANCE

42. THE MADAUE CITY PUBLIC
MARKET ORDINANCE

47. SEMINAR ON HOUSEHOLD
COMPOSTING
(TAKAKURA METHOD)

48. TAKAKURA COMPOSTING DEMONSTRATION
& TECHNICAL SEMINAR WITH KOJI TAKAKURA AND
MR. BENJAMIN CABAHUG ON JULY 12, 2012
IN CITY AGRICULTURE OFFICE, MANDAUE CITY

50. “Resident of Barangay Maguikay”

53. “Resident of Barangay Labogon”

56. SWM
CONSULTATIONS AND
AWARENESS

57. All Barangay Captains meeting
with Mayor Jonas Cortes

58. MEETING WITH PRESIDENTS OF URBAN
POOR ASSOCIATION

59. SWMP SEMINAR TO ALL
STATION COMMANDERS
OF MCPO
MEETING WITH BIN

60. TOTAL DEPUTIZED ECO-WARDEN
NAME OF BARANGAYS
NO. OF ECO-WARDEN
1. Alang-alang
8
2. Bakilid
5
3. Banilad
21
4. Basak
4
5. Cabancalan
5
6. Cambaro
4
7. Canduman
5
8. Casili
3
9. Casuntingan
6
10. Centro
4
11. Cubacub
5
12. Guizo
6
13. Ibabao-Estancia
2

61. NAME OF BARANGAYS
NO. OF ECO-WARDEN
14. Jagobiao
3
15. Labogon
11
16. Looc
12
17. Maguikay
10
18. Mantuyong
9
19. Opao
5
20. Pagsabungan
8
21. Pakna-an
12
22. Subangdaku
9
23. Tabok
11
24. Tawason
4
25. Tipolo
3
26. Tingub
0
27. Umapad
11

62. 1. BIN (Barangay Intelligence Network)
12
2. SWMT Enforcer
20
TOTAL
216
TOTAL VIOLATORS APPREHENDED
171
TOTAL PAYMENT MADE TO THE
TREASURER’S OFFICE
51,ooo pesos

63. BARANGAY ASSEMBLY
AWARENESS

64. BRGY. OPAO ASSEMBLY
BRGY. CAMBARO ASSEMBLY
BRGY. MANTUYONG
ASSEMBLY
BRGY. BANILAD ASSEMBLY
BRGY. LOOC ASSEMBLY
BRGY. PAKNAAN ASSEMBLY

65. BARANGAY COUNCIL
SESSION

66. BRGY. CABANCALAN SESSION
BRGY. TINGUB SESSION
BRGY. ALANG-ALANG
SESSION
SK FEDERATION SESSION
BRGY. UMAPAD SESSION

67. SANGGUNIANG
KABATAAN (SK)
AWARENESS

68. SEMINAR WITH SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN (SK) OFFICIALS IN
HALL OF FAME
MANDAUE CITY

69. SWMP SCHOOL
AWARENESS

70. CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL
CASILI ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
BAKILID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CABANCALAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

71. BASAK ELEM. SCHOOL
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
MANDAUE CITY COMPREHENSIVE
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

72. PAKNAAN ELEM. SCHOOL
(Segregation Cans Turnover)
TOGETHER WITH ABOITIZ FOUNDATION REP.
SUBANGDAKU ELEM. SCHOOL
(Segregation Cans Turnover)
TOGETHER WITH ABOITIZ FOUNDATION REP.

73. MEETING WITH THE MARKET
VENDORS

75. INSTALLATION OF GPS
TRACKER FOR GARBAGE
TRUCK MONITORING

77. SEMINAR WITH BOY SCOUT
COORDINATOR AND RESPECTIVE
SCHOOLS AT DEPED MANDAUE
CITY

79. BRIEFING WITH MANDAUE CITY NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH
SCHOOL BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL SCOUTS ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY ORDINANCE

80. MONITORING WITH BARANGAY CAPTAIN JUN DEL MAR OF
IBABAO, MANDAUE CITY

81. VIOLATORS APPREHENDED BY BOY SCOUTS
THROWING CIGARETTE BUTT

82. VIOLATORS APPREHENDED BY BOY SCOUTS AND ECOWARDEN

84. TESTIMONIAL EXPERIENCES OF EACH GIRL
SCOUT AND BOY SCOUT STUDENTS

85. MEETING WITH CITY PAID
CLEAN & GREEN AND JOB
ORDER EMPLOYEES INVOLVED
IN SWMP

86. BRGY. TABOK
BRGY. CASILI
BRGY. UMAPAD WITH
CAPTAIN NELSON RUBIO
BRGY. PAGSABUNGAN

87. BRGY. CASUNTINGAN
BRGY. IBABAO-EASTANCIA
BRGY. CANDUMAN
BRGY. OPAO

88. BRGY. BANILAD
BRGY. BAKILID
BRGY. MAGUIKAY
BRGY. CUBACUB

89. BRGY. PAKNAAN
BRGY. BASAK
BRGY. TINGUB
BRGY. TAWASON

90. CLIMATE CHANGE
CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK
AWARENESS

91. SEMINAR WITH CLEAN AND GREEN PERSONNEL AND JOB ORDER EMPLOYESS
INVOLVED IN SWMP TOGETHER WITH ATTY. GIOVANNI Y. TIANERO HELD ON
NOVEMBER 19, 2012 IN MANDAUE CITY SPORTS COMPLEX

92. CULMINATING ACTIVITY OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK WITH THE
PARTICIPATION OF ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS, GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AND THE CITY
ADMINISTRATOR ATTY. JAMES M. ABADIA HELD ON NOVEMBER 24, 2012
IN MANDAUE CITY PLAZA

95. Thank you
For
Listening!
God Bless!
Presented by:
ENGR. RICARDO D. MENDOZA, MPA
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
Mandaue City