student
Environmental Studies Institute
Miriam College, Katipunan Road, Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
Tel: +63(2) 920-5093; +63(2) 580-5400 local 3560
Fax: +63(2) 920-5093
Project
Integration of Solid Waste Management Tools in Specific European and Asian Communities (ISTEAC)
Activity 23
PAPER RECYCLING SCHEMES IN THE PHILIPPINES
Phares P. Parayno, Ph.D. and Mitzi Gay M. Busmente
Final Draft
1. BACKGROUND
The paper industry in the Philippines plays an important role in the industrialization program of the country, contributing to the growth of the economy and providing employment opportunities to thousands of workers. Unfortunately, it also contributes to the waste generation in the country. Most of the paper mills in the country use waste paper and cardboard products in making pulp. The re-pulping process generates solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes.
A report of the Development Bank of the Philippines indicates that the local pulp and paper industry supplies about 61% of the total paper consumption while the rest is imported
(Tenorio et al., 2001). In fact, the annual per capita consumption of paper in the Philippines is 13 kg, which is still much below the per capita paper consumption of developed countries
(DBP, 2005). Metro Manila and other urbanized areas in the Philippines show the highest density in paper consumption. This could increase, generating waste papers that would potentially provide enough raw materials for paper millers.
There is, thus, a great potential for recycling of waste papers.
Recycling, however, in the
country is still very minimal. Of the estimated 6,700 tons of wastes generated per day in
Metro Manila, approximately 720 tons per day are either recycled or composted (ADB,
2004). For waste paper alone, only 60% of the 100 tons produced in a year is being recycled and the rest goes to the landfill. Waste paper is the second most produced solid waste in the
Philippines, contributing nineteen
Miriam College, Katipunan Road, Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
Tel: +63(2) 920-5093; +63(2) 580-5400 local 3560
Fax: +63(2) 920-5093
Project
Integration of Solid Waste Management Tools in Specific European and Asian Communities (ISTEAC)
Activity 23
PAPER RECYCLING SCHEMES IN THE PHILIPPINES
Phares P. Parayno, Ph.D. and Mitzi Gay M. Busmente
Final Draft
1. BACKGROUND
The paper industry in the Philippines plays an important role in the industrialization program of the country, contributing to the growth of the economy and providing employment opportunities to thousands of workers. Unfortunately, it also contributes to the waste generation in the country. Most of the paper mills in the country use waste paper and cardboard products in making pulp. The re-pulping process generates solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes.
A report of the Development Bank of the Philippines indicates that the local pulp and paper industry supplies about 61% of the total paper consumption while the rest is imported
(Tenorio et al., 2001). In fact, the annual per capita consumption of paper in the Philippines is 13 kg, which is still much below the per capita paper consumption of developed countries
(DBP, 2005). Metro Manila and other urbanized areas in the Philippines show the highest density in paper consumption. This could increase, generating waste papers that would potentially provide enough raw materials for paper millers.
There is, thus, a great potential for recycling of waste papers.
Recycling, however, in the
country is still very minimal. Of the estimated 6,700 tons of wastes generated per day in
Metro Manila, approximately 720 tons per day are either recycled or composted (ADB,
2004). For waste paper alone, only 60% of the 100 tons produced in a year is being recycled and the rest goes to the landfill. Waste paper is the second most produced solid waste in the
Philippines, contributing nineteen