Abstract
This study aims to gather primary and secondary data on the municipal SWM system of an urban area in Metro Manila during the pandemic to design targeted and effective measures to improve SWM practices and reduce plastic pollution. The study results show that the city’s waste generation rate is at 0.93 kg/cap/day, while the disposal rate is at 0.66 kg/cap/day. Most of the wastes in both generation and disposal are biodegradables, mainly consisting of food wastes. Among the plastic wastes, lightweight plastic bags were the most abundant in terms of weight. From total plastics waste generation, about 7% of them entered the water system; 5% retained on land and the remaining are burnt or in storm drains. An important recommendation from this baseline study is the effective segregation of biodegradable, recyclable, residual, and special wastes.
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