To be efficient, awareness and information campaigns should involve both the municipality and the community. They should be held on a long term basis, integrated in the municipal strategy as a key point for the success of the waste management system. The option of financing waste management services through a special fund, fed with importation taxes, should be considered, as most waste are made of imported goods. Conclusion - overview of the recommendations Cost and tariff methodologies A regulatory entity should be promoted as leader to adapt the proposed methodology and the legal framework in order to implement a national standard on cost and tariff calculation. A broad training of the staff on cost and tariffs methodologies should be undertaken. municipalities’ Rules and policies should be edited to force the LGUs monitor and report to the regional/national government their waste production and related costs of the waste management system. The national government should set that the only official data to be used are the ones provided by the register offices. The law on small businesses, which limits the fees paid by small businesses , should be revised. Recycling A detailed and case-by-case cost/benefit analysis must be undertaken before deciding to implement a recycling scenario. The top priority is to implement a sustainable basic service for waste collection and disposal. Then, the service can be extended and include sorting and recycling activities. A legal framework for recycling activities should be set. At source sorting is recommended. To reduce the cost of implementing recycling activities, part of the responsibilities can be delegated to a private company under a public/private partnership. Provide on incentives to reduce the proportion of organic material in the waste Optimization of waste collection and transport through interLGU schemes InterLGUs schemes should be promoted as an efficient way to reduce the public costs. services’ Tools and models facilitating the implementation of interLGUs waste management schemes should be provided by the national government to LGUs willing to collaborate together. A more advanced and experimented LGU should lead the interLGUs scheme to ease the implementation and increase the benefits of interLGUs collaboration. Optimization of waste transport through transfer station Pre-feasibility studies including cost/benefit analysis should be undertaken before any decision about the implementation of a transfer station is taken. The need for a transfer station and its location should be studied at a regional level To fully benefit from the potential cost reduction associated with the implementation of a transfer stations,
To be efficient, awareness and information campaigns should involve both the municipality and the community. They should be held on a long term basis, integrated in the municipal strategy as a key point for the success of the waste management system. The option of financing waste management services through a special fund, fed with importation taxes, should be considered, as most waste are made of imported goods. Conclusion - overview of the recommendations Cost and tariff methodologies A regulatory entity should be promoted as leader to adapt the proposed methodology and the legal framework in order to implement a national standard on cost and tariff calculation. A broad training of the municipalities’ staff on cost and tariffs methodologies should be undertaken. Rules and policies should be edited to force the LGUs monitor and report to the regional/national government their waste production and related costs of the waste management system. The national government should set that the only official data to be used are the ones provided by the register offices. The law on small businesses, which limits the fees paid by small businesses , should be revised. Recycling A detailed and case-by-case cost/benefit analysis must be undertaken before deciding to implement a recycling scenario. The top priority is to implement a sustainable basic service for waste collection and disposal. Then, the service can be extended and include sorting and recycling activities. A legal framework for recycling activities should be set. At source sorting is recommended. To reduce the cost of implementing recycling activities, part of the responsibilities can be delegated to a private company under a public/private partnership. Provide on incentives to reduce the proportion of organic material in the waste Optimization of waste collection and transport through interLGU schemes InterLGUs schemes should be promoted as an efficient way to reduce the public services’ costs. Tools and models facilitating the implementation of interLGUs waste management schemes should be provided by the national government to LGUs willing to collaborate together. A more advanced and experimented LGU should lead the interLGUs scheme to ease the implementation and increase the benefits of interLGUs collaboration. Optimization of waste transport through transfer station Pre-feasibility studies including cost/benefit analysis should be undertaken before any decision about the implementation of a transfer station is taken. The need for a transfer station and its location should be studied at a regional level To fully benefit from the potential cost reduction associated with the implementation of a transfer stations,
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