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Tila bundok na sa dami at lawak ang tambakan ng mga basura na binisita ni Atom Araullo sa Rodriguez, Rizal. Kapansin-pansin na marami sa mga basura ang mga plastik na mula sa mga parcel ng online shops. Dahil sa dami ng plastik, umaabot na raw ang mga ito sa ilog na malapit sa lugar. May paraan pa ba para masolusyunan ito? Panoorin ang video.
Watch 'The Atom Araullo Specials' every last Sunday of the month on GMA Network, hosted by award-winning broadcast journalist Atom Araullo. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes.
Tila bundok na sa dami at lawak ang tambakan ng mga basura na binisita ni Atom Araullo sa Rodriguez, Rizal. Kapansin-pansin na marami sa mga basura ang mga plastik na mula sa mga parcel ng online shops. Dahil sa dami ng plastik, umaabot na raw ang mga ito sa ilog na malapit sa lugar. May paraan pa ba para masolusyunan ito? Panoorin ang video.
Watch 'The Atom Araullo Specials' every last Sunday of the month on GMA Network, hosted by award-winning broadcast journalist Atom Araullo. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes.
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00:00In the whole world, 80% of the plastic in the sea comes from the ground.
00:09Even though the garbage is dumped in dumpsites in the mountains,
00:14it still reaches the ocean.
00:21There is a way to reduce the garbage dumped in landfills.
00:25And Barangay Potrero Malabon is one of the communities that join this system.
00:35Every morning,
00:38the waste warriors of the barangay go around
00:43to house the garbage.
00:55At home, the garbage needs to be segregated.
01:08It is separated from the non-corroded garbage such as plastic.
01:12The garbage that can be recycled is brought to the junk shop.
01:33The rotting garbage is brought to Materials Recovery Facility or MRF for composting.
01:43The remaining garbage is dumped in the landfill.
01:48Is Materials Recovery Facility effective as a solution to solid waste?
01:53It's very effective.
01:54In fact, for us, we call it the heart and soul of ecological solid waste management
01:58because without MRF, the ecological solid waste program will not be successful.
02:05In their 95% compliance rate,
02:08Potrero has been recognized several times in their Solid Waste Management Program.
02:17They are part of the International NGO GAYA or Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives.
02:25Once upon a time, there were Vietnamese visitors to the barangay to learn about their experience.
02:34These people are the problem.
02:36Here, we see that they are actually leading the solution.
02:42When it comes to plastic, we see two things.
02:45First, it cannot be collected.
02:47This is where the role of the government of our barangay cities comes into play.
02:51Many of our cities still do not have waste collection services.
02:54This means that even if I want to, I have no choice but to throw my garbage anywhere.
03:02Under the law, every barangay in the country should have an MRF.
03:07But according to the COA, only 39% follow this.
03:13In the study of GAYA in 2023, the number is even lower.
03:19Only 10% of the barangays have MRF.
03:24And what's the problem? Why is that?
03:26There are many reasons.
03:28First, for rich cities, the transition to collect and throw garbage,
03:35where the government has a large fund, is difficult to change.
03:41Because there are entrenched interests.
03:43Money is the problem.
03:46On the other hand, we have barangays that say,
03:49I saw the MRF in other barangays, I want to do it, but I don't have funds to do it.
03:57It is said that there should be a National Solid Waste Fund,
04:01where the national government has a large fund that local governments can use
04:07for implementation of the provisions of the law.
04:10Sadly, after 23-24 years, there is still no fund.
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