These barangays include Lapu-Lapu, Vicente Hizon, Mahayag, and Cabantian.
CENRO Environmental Waste Management Division Information Education Campaign Unit Orly Limpangog has called on barangays and their households, including establishments to continue implementing the solid waste management ordinance at their level as it cited the best solid waste management practices of model barangays and private establishments in the city.
The city's Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance of 2009 prescribes the compulsory sorting of solid wastes at source by all waste generators and the establishment of barangay-based materials recovery facilities.
The City Information Office (CIO) in its report said that Barangay Lapu-Lapu is the only barangay that has made a waste museum.
"They recycle their waste into decorations like flowers, which is highly appreciated by our Japanese partners. They made toys out of their waste. They made several great initiatives,” he said.
He said Barangay Vicente Hizon also manages its waste well and that it has become a must-visit destination for guests who come for benchmarking, adding they are number one in waste segregation.
Barangay Mahayag, on the other hand, has an established solid waste management program and has its own material recovery facility. Barangay officials also conduct random household inspections and apprehend those who do not segregate their garbage in their households.
Barangay Cabantian strictly implements the law and conducts inspection and apprehend violators. Limpangog said that even a sibling of a barangay councilor was among those caught.
Meanwhile, he also lauded NCCC and Abreeza Ayala Malls, along with Bistro Rosario and Bachelor Express, for helping them educate other communities on waste management and proper segregation.
NCCC and Bistro Rosario, he said, compost their biodegradable waste in their establishments.
"NCCC uses its composted waste as fertilizers for its organic vegetables. We featured them in the guide book that Jica and Cenro made for restaurants in the city,” he further said.
The city launched an initiative in 2017 to boost its solid waste management through a partnership with the Environment Bureau of the City of Kitakyushu, the Japanese non-profit group Kitakyushu City Environmental Preservation Association (KEPA), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The partnership is aimed to create a model project in the city, focusing on improving solid waste management through strengthening community and private sector participation. The collaboration was a prelude to preparing the city to engage in waste-to-energy technology by maximizing waste diversion activities, thereby ensuring the successful operation of the facilities to be built.
Limpangog said CENRO has already updated its solid waste management system and set up a preparatory dummy to promote waste reduction.