Establishment of

Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)

System

Roberto B. Guevara
Punong Barangay
Barangay Sun Valley
Paranaque City
Content of Presentation:

Total Segregation Approach

Barangay MRF; Composting
Large Scale Operations
Managing Recyclables
Local Recycling Technologies
Residual Management
orting at Source
ovide easy
egregation system
source.
se of color-coded
ns with pictures is
commended.
ystem should be
nderstood by child
ensure that adults
so understand.
For Campuses & Buildings
 Sorting at Source:
Composting at Home

ompostable waste need not leave the home.

here are many practical ways of managing
ompostable waste.
his will require the re-use of certain discarded
1. Backyard Compost Pits
. TOWER TIRES
BOTTOMLESS COMPOSTERS
COMPOSTING IN CLAY POTS
 Village-level Collection

aily segregated collection is best for villages

th a budget for bio-man.
very bio-man can cover 200 houses daily @
1.00.
e can earn P5000 in 25 days of work.
ommunity
ollection

ome communities may opt to bring their segregated

astes to bins located at strategic places within their
lage.
 Urban Poor
Community Approach

ven urban poor

milies can improvise
d develop their own
n system.
small open space or
reet corner is enough.
ontents are collected
eekly by barangay.
Village Eco-center 1
Village Eco-center 2
Village Eco-Center 3
mmediate Sale of Recyclables

buyers of factory returnables are available, then

on-bio wastes do not have to be brought to the
rangay MRF.
he proceeds are realized by the village.
Delivery of
Treated
Compostables
Mulching Operation
Compost
Processing
rmentation Phase
 When bio-waste
achieves the proper
carbon:nitrogen ratio, it
reaches a temperature of
up to 60 degrees C.
 This is enough to kill
pathogens.
 The secret is in the
mixture, not in the
machine.
Shredding of
Dried
Compostables
eving of shredded compost
Maturation Period

apid composting” still

eeds time for the
mpost harvest to
ature before application
agriculture.
ature’s micro-organisms
ave to be given time to
ature at their own pace.
e-mature compost may
mit foul odor.
 Large-scale MRF Operation

500 KGS/DAY ITDI-DOST

COMPOSTING (BIOREACTOR)

the city goes into large-scale MRFs, then the use of

achines will have to come in.
se of Large Shredders/Chippers
  Compost should not
Marketing of pretend to be a fertilizer
product.
Compost  Compost should be
marketed as “soil
conditioners”, mulch,
garden soil, humus, etc.
 FPA license not required
for community
operation.
Commercial Redemption Center
or commercial purposes, recyclables may be
rought to a bigger central warehouse.
his may be operated by the city, or by a
ooperative, or by a private business.
his is required for
ral or provincial
perations in order to
ccumulate
ommercial quantities
efore transporting.
Management of Recyclables or
Non-Biodegradable Waste
Paper Recycling
 PET Recycling
 There is available local
technology in recycling
PET bottles.
 An effective buy-back
system is in place in
many areas to recover
PET bottles.
 This becomes easy source
of revenue for MRF.
 Plastic Waste Recycling

Slab from plastic waste

stic waste
 HDPE
Recycling

- high density
polyethylene:
can be shredded
and made into
new plastic
products.
Polystyrene Recycling
Tin Can Resizing
… from big cans to many small cans …
 Glass Recycling

Waste glass
Decorative item
Laminates Recycling
Carton Recycling
Doy Pack Recycling
Doy Pack Recycling
Rubber Tire Recycling
Recycling & Reuse
vases from rolled paper

baskets from used

plastic

signage made from

used ballpen caps
 Recycling & Reuse
painted garlic
peel on a door

ceiling from old

windows cabinet door decorated
Recycling & Reuse

wood is used
make road signs

sunflowers from plastic cups

Basic Organic Agriculture

ological waste
anagement will
entually lead to organic
riculture.
ompost may be used
rectly for planting
ganic vegetables and
uits.
here is a large untapped
cal demand for compost.
 URBAN
GARDENING
Vermi-Culture Technology
 To improve the quality
of compost, it may be
fed to vermi-worms
and the manure is
collected as vermi-
castings.
 This process produces
the best quality organic
soil conditioner, which
is practiced in many
parts of the world.