Technology assessment of ITDI-DOST bioreactor technology / Carlos J. De Vera

Year : 2010

Number of Pages : 86 leaves

Adviser : Dr. Roger D. Posadas

Executive Summary

The increase of population and the fast-changing economies not only in the Philippines but also in her neighboring countries enticed more people to reside in the urban centers resulting in an equivalent rise of solid waste. Due to limitations in logistics municipal governments find it difficult to address the problem as existing dumpsites are filling up and finding new sites becoming more difficult as communities, cities or towns refuse permissions for dumpsites in their territories. To deal with the problem, the Philippine's Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (RA 9003) set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance and volume control and mandated local government units (LGUs) to take responsibility for implementing its provisions. The main problem of the LGUs is the reduction of the volume of solid waste generated in their area of responsibility. Thus, different approaches and technologies were considered, one of which is the ITDI-DOST Bioreactor Technology. The objective of this study is to find out whether the said technology is better than the other alternatives in terms of Technical Feasibility, Economics/ Financial Viability, Environmental Soundness, Political and Social Acceptability (TEEPS). This project utilized a case study considering the above criteria extracted from in-depth interviews of the three operating local government technology adaptors, namely : Marikina, Alabang, Muntinlupa and Sta. Cruz Laguna. Advantages and disadvantages were noted as well as the limitation and opportunities which the ITDI-DOST Bioreactor Technology could still possibly offer constituted part of my recommendations.