Environmental Protection | LGU CABAGAN OFFICIAL WEBSITE

1. ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT including CoViD-19 Waste Management

a. Information, Education and Communication Campaign on RA 9003 i. Barangay visitations and assemblies including house to house demonstration on proper waste management ii. Facebook postings of programs, projects and activities including advertisements on environmental protection and awareness iii. Printing and distribution of IEC Materials b. Regular Collection of Residuals from 26 Barangay Material Recovery Facilities c. Regular monitoring of barangay compliance to RA 9003. i. Regular inspection of MENRO Inspectors ii. Joint Inspection with DENR-EMB Region and Barangay Officials iii. Monitoring of violations and citation tickets issued by barangays. iv. Submission of monthly accomplishment reports of BEOs d. Recycling and Re-use of recyclable wastes i. Establishment of Palit Single-Use Plastic Store intended for buying clean single-use plastics to be used for the proposed eco-village and other projects. ii. Conversion of plastics, bottles and broken glasses into eco-bricks through glass pulverizer, plastic shredder and manual brick molder iii. Use of recyclable materials such as tires and plastic bottles in vegetable gardening e. Maintenance of Sanitary Landfill i. Regular soil covering of disposed residuals in SLF cell ii. Tree and flower planting surrounding the SLF Cell and Office. iii. Construction of plant box surrounding the cell using the purchased single-use plastics iii. Rehabilitation of the Hazardous waste cells. iv. Establishment of the SLF Working Area v. Installation of electricity and water source vi. Establishment of fire lines to protect the cell from wildfires f. Capability building on Solid Waste Management i.Conduct of quarterly Municipal Ecological Solid Waste Management Board (MESWMB) Meeting ii. Monitoring and evaluation of the functionality of the Barangay Ecological Solid Waste Management Committee (BESWMC) iii. Attendance to trainings on Solid Waste Management g. CoViD-19 Waste Management i. Attendance to meetings on CoViD-19 Waste Management h. Regular recording of the driver’s waste collection from the 26 Barangay Material Recovery Facilities, municipal offices, establishments, public market and isolation facilities ii. Regular disinfection of Covid-19-related wastes before its collection and disposal

ON THE PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES, SANITATION AND POLLUTION CONTROl

i. Regular inspection and monitoring of water quality in all water refilling stations ii. Inspection of water user’s facilities with the Monitoring and Enforcement Staff of National Water Resources Board iii. Reconnaissance survey to balasig river (upper and lower stream) with the phillipine biotic index project team iv. Conduct of inspection to poultry and hog raisers to ensure compliance to proper waste disposal and Clean Air Act

ON MITIGATION OF THE ILL EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

i. Conduct of Bamboo Tree Planting at identified areas ii. Conduct of municipal-wide Malunggay and tree planting activities iii. Production of tree seedlings

INVENTORY OF SEEDLINGS PRODUCED FROM JUNE-DECEMBER 2021

Fruit- bearing trees	No. of seedlings	Forest trees	No. of seedlings	Ornamental trees	No. of seedlings
Persea americana (Avocado)	10	Samanea saman (Acacia)	30	Delonix regia (Fire tree)	80
Sandoricum koetjape (Santol)	9	Terminalia catappa (Talisay)	168	Adonidia merrillii (Palm tree)	12
Nephelium lappaceum (Rambutan)	4	Swietenia macrophylla (Mahogany)	10
TOTAL	23		208		92

TOTAL NUMBER OF SEEDLINGS DISPOSED: 89 mixed species of Talisay and Acacia and 10 Avocadoes

ON PROMOTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

i. Search for the Cleanest and Greenest Barangay ii. In coordination with the barangays, establishment of Barangay Eco-Park iii. Monitoring of barangay tree planting and clean up drive activities

FACILITIES FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT