Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Group, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0115, Japan.
Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Group, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0115, Japan.
Waste Manag. 2018 Oct;80:397-405. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.09.036. Epub 2018 Oct 1.
Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is considered one of the serious environmental issues in the Philippines, with corresponding linkages to the climate change and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, methane (CH) linked with indiscriminate dumping of municipal solid waste has received the much attention with regard to public health and climate change. The impacts of black carbon (BC) are less documented and understood. This paper aims to review the status of MSWM in the Philippines and makes efforts to assess the scale of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), including both CH, and BC, associated with the country's waste sector. Utilising available national level data and following a life-cycle assessment (LCA) approach, the paper offers preliminary projections of SLCP emissions resulting from present MSWM practices. In addition, it examines model mitigation scenarios based on priority actions identified within the country's national policy on waste management, Republic Act 2003 (RA 9003). Data analysis was conducted using an Emission Quantification Tool (EQT) developed by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) through its work under the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) - Municipal Solid Waste Initiative (MSWI). Following a summary of key findings, the paper affirms that control of methane from disposal practices and of BC from waste collection and open burning requires urgent attention in the Philippines. Continued awareness raising, institutionalising regulatory policies on SLCPs, and further enhancing data collection and capacity building on waste-related BC emissions remain key priorities for the country.
城市固体废物管理（MSWM）被认为是菲律宾的严重环境问题之一，与气候变化和可持续发展目标（SDGs）有相应的联系。然而，与城市固体废物随意倾倒有关的甲烷（CH）已引起人们对公共健康和气候变化的极大关注。黑碳（BC）的影响则记录和理解得较少。本文旨在回顾菲律宾的城市固体废物管理状况，并努力评估与该国废物部门相关的短寿命气候污染物（SLCP）的规模，包括 CH 和 BC。利用现有的国家一级数据，并采用生命周期评估（LCA）方法，本文初步预测了目前城市固体废物管理实践所产生的 SLCP 排放。此外，它还根据菲律宾国家废物管理政策（共和国法案 2003 年第 9003 号）中确定的优先行动，审查了基于模型的缓解情景。数据分析是使用全球环境战略研究所（IGES）通过其在气候和清洁空气联盟（CCAC）-城市固体废物倡议（MSWI）下的工作开发的排放量化工具（EQT）进行的。在总结了主要发现之后，本文确认，菲律宾迫切需要控制处置实践中的甲烷和废物收集和露天焚烧中的 BC。继续提高对 SLCP 的认识，使有关 SLCP 的监管政策制度化，并进一步加强与废物相关的 BC 排放数据收集和能力建设，仍然是该国的关键优先事项。
