WASTE AMOUNT &

CHARACTERIZATION
STUDY (WACS)
ENGR. RONALDO S. LACSAMANA
WASTE MANAGEMENT HIERARCHY
 ELECTRICITY
WASTE STREAM RIVERS / ILLEGAL
BY-PRODUCTS
DUMPING

UNCOLLECTED WASTE TREATMENT

WASTE (WTE/Gasification)

WASTE COLLECTION WASTE DISPOSAL

WASTE GENERATION
(Segregated / Mixed) (Residual)

WASTE DIVERSION WASTE DIVERSION

(Recycling/Composting) (Recycling/Composting)

BUY-BACK CENTER BUY-BACK CENTER

Objectives of WACS

1) To determine the total amount of waste generated by the

LGU on a daily basis

2) To determine the LGU’s waste composition

Data Generated by WACS

1) Generation rate per waste generator

(residential, commercial, institutional, schools,
street sweeping, public markets) – in
kg/person/day
2) Bulk density of waste (kg/m3)
3) Percent composition of waste (kitchen
waste, paper, plastic, metal, glass, etc.)
4) Moisture content of garbage
Importance of WACS

u integrated SWM system

Essential in establishing an

u Data can be used to decide the method and capacity of

storage, the types and collection vehicles, the frequency of

collection service

u Data can be used to examine disposal method and possibility

of recycling
WASTE STREAM

INTERMEDIATE
UNCOLLECTED TREATMENT

FINAL
COLLECTION
GENERATION DISPOSAL
(LGU, PVT CON)
(SLF)

WASTE WASTE
DIVERSION DIVERSION
WACS Methodology

COLLECT
MIX

QUARTER

SORT

WEIGH
RECORD
COLLECTION OF WASTE
ARRIVAL AT MIXING AREA
MIXING OF GARBAGE
QUARTERING
SORTING OF WASTE
RECORDING OF SORTED WASTE
WACS the
floor!!!