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The Problems of the Flooding in Malabon, Managing Waste, mitigating floods…

- - - - Household and businesses are required to segregate their trash at home. If they don't, garbage collectors will not pick up their trash.
      - If they fail to segregate, a non-compliant household will have a fine of PHP 500, and non-compliant establishments will have a fine of PHP 3,000.
    - - They only pick up garbage that are segregated by the people.
      - Some garbage collectors with good carts have buckets which are used to segregate the garbage.
      - After the garbage collection...
        
        They take it to the Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
        
        Biodegradable waste get cmoposted in dirt
        
        Biodegradable waste go to the biodigester.
        
        They mix it with a bucket of water
        
        It turns into Biogas.
        
        They mix it with poop of herbivore animals
        
        They mix it for three hours
        
        They mix the biodegradable waste.
        
        The Biodigester is a donation from a company in Germany.
        
        The Recyclables can be sold to Junkshops.
  - - - This is one solution from government and the environmental groups to address the flooding problem.
    - - 102 operational flood gates.
      - 43 operational pumping stations.
    - - For example, in Barangay Catmon, patrol groups conduct rounds of monitoring people and keeping the place sanitary. This is to ensure that the canals and drainages were cleaned and maintained.
    - - They launched cleanup drives to prevent flooding and making sure the pollution in the streets does not become the vector o diseases that can harm humans.
      - They hold educational seminars to educate people of the severe consequences of pollutions to the environment and mankind.
        
        It was partnered by ACCORD, Partners for Resilience and the Mother Earth Foundation.
- - - - Sometimes it gets too hot.
        
        You get dehydrated and tired easily.
        
        Before, the heat was fine. Now the heat is unbearable.
  - - - For this reason, a program has been initiated to transform Malabon into a zero-waste city.
        
        For the health and environment of the Citizens.
  - - - The further the trash can, the more likely you will litter.
      - Social Psychologist Wesley Schultz found that the inconvenience of throwing litter in a trash can is a possible factor to why people resort to pollution.
- - - - Several Months later, the ordinance was withdrawn to allow consultations with various stakeholders.
        
        The Fish port require plastic packaging.
        
        There are a lot of Plastic Manufacturers near Fish Ports.
        
        There was a stalemate in the discussion about plastic.
        
        Some are pushing for total ban on plastics.
        
        Some are arguing for the use of biodegradable plastic bag instead.
        
        During the absence of ordinance...
        
        Some businesses are adopting a no-plastic policy.
        
        For example, fast food chains are using cardboard boxes and paper bags instead of styrofoam containers.
    - - The real problem lies in where the people throw their plastic waste. Garbage and improper waste disposal remains an issue in the city, clogging up pumping stations.