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 Factsheet
RV-FS#04, Series of 1999

Did you know that . . .

the average Bicolano generates 0.2 kilogram of solid waste daily?

Based on a study conducted for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region V by the Save Our Future Foundation, Inc., the average person in Bicol generates around 0.2 kilogram of solid waste daily. This translates to a total of 327,219.7 metric tons of garbage in 1998. Camarines Sur, being the largest among the provinces in terms of land area and population, accounted for more than half of the region's total solid waste generation.

By the year 2000, the generation of garbage by residents in the region is expected to increase by almost four (4) percent more than in 1998. Sorsogon, Camarines Norte and Albay will be contributing 15.5 percent, 11.9 percent and 9.2 percent of total waste, respectively.
  

By year 2020, the Bicol Region will have accumulated 443,807.1 metric tons of solid waste, a 35.6 percent increase over the 1998 level. On a daily basis, this means that an average of 1,215,910 kilograms of solid waste will be thrown.

In 1995 when the study was conducted, only 41 out of the region's 115 cities/ municipalities had waste disposal areas/sanitary landfills. Burning, open pit disposal and throwing of garbage in vacant spaces remain as the traditional methods of waste disposal being used. Due to these unsatisfactory methods of garbage disposal, solid wastes invariably find their way into waterways and other open areas causing pollution and other environmental hazards. This situation thus calls for a more efficient solid waste management with the active participation of the region's citizenry.

PROJECTED SOLID WASTE GENERATION BY PROVINCE
REGION V: 1995-2020

Province

Solid Waste Generation Rate

 1995 1998 2000 2020

Kg/cap/day

Kg/day

MT/Year

Kg/day

MT/Year

Kg/day

MT/Year

Kg/day

MT/Year

Region V

0.196

847,232

309,239.59

896,492.28

327,219.68

931,413.96

339,966.10

1,215,910.06

443,807.17

Albay

0.077

77,775.28

28,387.98

82,419.84

30,083.24

85,720.58

31,288.01

116,487.19

42,517.83

Camarines 
Norte

0.222

97,570

35,613.23

105,440.53

38,485.8

110,934.37

40,491.05

170,659.86

62,290.85

Camarines
Sur

0.316

453,102.70

165,382.49

484,228.17

176,743.3

506,085.36

184,721.16

671,912.14

245,247.93

Catanduanes

0.222

44,947.01

16,405.66

47,625.88

17,383.4

49,535.75

18,080.55

68,508.09

25,005.45

Masbate

0.075

49,024

17,893.65

50,694.48

18,503.5

51,911.35

18,947.64

57,522.76

20,995.81

Sorsogon

0.211

124,813

45,556.59

129,720.51

47,348.0

133,295.40

48,652.82

154,656.58

56,449.65

Notes: Some details may not add up to totals due to rounding. The solid waste generation rate in 1995 was computed based on actual population data. For 1998 onwards, the computations were based on the 1995 Census-based Population Projections.

Sources of basic data: Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region V

 
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