San Fernando City Integrated Solid Waste Management
San Fernando City Integrated Solid Waste Management
INTEGRATED SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT
By: Mary Jane C. Ortega
City Mayor
San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines
The Philippines
in the Asia Pacific Region
San Fernando City
in the Province of La Union
Place of
scenic spots…
Home of hard
working people…
The present landfill was acquired by the Municipal Government under then Mayor Hon.
Justo O. Orros, Jr. and the development including the buildings were funded by the US AID -
since we were then the host to the Wallace Air Base, part of the US Bases. This was a project
in 1983 during the Marcos administration, and in 1986, the facilities were turned over to the
LGU but without the needed components. It was only in 1997 when the site was used as an
alternative to the old site, which is near the airport.
* Recycling was not practiced at source, but we have 20 waste pickers who are under a
contractor, the barangay captain of the host barangay.
•Waste segregation is encouraged by the present administration through an educational
drive and by having two garbage containers ‘BIODEGRADABLE’ and ‘NON-BIODEGRADABLE’.
•Barangay MRF clusters are emphasized (Barangays Lingsat, Pagdaraoan, Carlatan and
Dalumpinas Oeste)
•Association of Ecosan and MRF
• 7 Barangay trucks and 3 tricycles
City SWM Major Projects/Initiatives
Engineered Landfill Project ( Clay Liner Technology)
Installation of New Monitoring 9.8 has. landfill facility with the South Cell Leachate Collection
Wells following System
features:
a. 3 cells ( good for 15 years )
b. leachate collection system
c. wastewater treatment system
d. material recovery facility
e. low cost liner facility
Biodegradable Biodegrable
Recyclables Recyclables
Residual Residual
Special Waste Special Waste
-Personnel Safety
Provision of uniforms to Garbage Collection, Street Sweeping and Parks and Public
Utilities Units
Provision of masks, gloves, rubber boots
Garbage trucks are provided with shovels and fork.
(Chorus)
Segregate… take a look
The non-biodegradable from the biodegradable waste
must be separated