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Waste management problems in developed countries differ from those in
developing countries. Whereas the former have access to the needed financial and technical
resources as well as expertise and a well developed market, the latter countries struggle to
provide basic systems to manage waste such as a waste collection system. This becomes even
more obvious in urban and built-up areas where solid waste problems go hand-in-hand with
other environmental threats such as air pollution, waste water, sanitation and drainage problems.
In Iloilo City, a fast growing urban center, located at the southeastern side of Panay Island,
Philippines, solid waste management becomes increasingly more difficult. Presently, only 160
tons out of the estimated 310 tons daily waste generation are collected by a private contractor.
Due to the stressed traffic situation, the waste collection can only be conducted during night
time, whereas the most of recoverable materials are already segregated prior to disposal before or
during waste collection. Nevertheless, there are still about 300 waste pickers who make their
living by collecting sellable materials at the dumpsite. Although they are somehow accepted,
their presence complicates the efforts for site improvement and requires special measures in the
preparation of new waste management projects.
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