ECO series on Sustainability: Solid Waste and Climate change
“According to a new U.N. report, the global warming outlook is
much worse than originally predicted. Which is pretty bad when
they originally predicted it would destroy the planet.” –Jay
Leno Let’s start in our homes. Much had been reported, blogged,
FB posted and twitted about the worsening problem of solid waste
in Metro Manila and other urban centers in the Philippines.
There had been scores of seminars, conferences and fora
conducted to “discuss” ways of solving the problem but not fully
implementing them. For how long will it take the country to
attain a zero waste economy, no one knows. But, one thing is
sure – time is running out and WE need to act. NOW. The answer
is simple, but at the same time, tricky. Consider this: Metro
Manila’s solid waste based on studies made by the National Solid
Waste Management Commission Secretariat at the Environmental
Management Bureau (EMB), is estimated that per capita waste
production daily is 0.5 kg; meanin