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Banat Opinyon

Pakiggubat batok sa basura

IYO ANTOY - Antolin dela Serna - Banat

Even before the Binaliw trash tragedy, daan nang nireklamo ang mga molupyo sa kahugaw ug kabaho sa basura. Apan, sa atong kinaiya to procrastinate (the act of putting off until later something that could or should get done now), wala kini tagda dayon.

Sa ato pa, pag-unya-unya sa angay buhaton, nga mahimo man untang buhaton dayon. Anyway, let’s learn from the Singapore experience of battling waste problems.

Ania: “Singapore combats its severe land constraints and waste generation through a “waste-to-energy” (WTE) strategy, supported by strict regulations, technological innovation, and a long-term goal of becoming a "Zero Waste Nation.”

Huna-hunaa ni: Labaw sa 2,000 ngadto sa 2,400 ka garbage trucks ang mangolekta sa basura matag adlaw, nga muabot og 18,000 tons of waste ang ma-collected daily.

Collection Trips: Tungod sa kadaghan sa basura, approximately the trucks make 1,000 trips across the island daily to transport waste. Kasagaran sa basura dad-on ngadto sa waste-to-energy plants for incineration, nga mo-reduce sa volume sa garbage by 90 percent.

Disposal: The vast majority of this waste is sent to waste-to-energy plants for incineration, which reduces the volume of garbage by 90%. Unya, ang non-incinerable nga basura, mga 3% lang, ilabay ngadto ilang landfill for disposal.

Tingali tungod ba kaha sa ka-baga’ sa atong population, ug ka-daku sa atong land area dinhi,, ug sa ka-gamay sa population ug land mass sa Singapore, maoy nakapa-grabe sa waste problem sa atong nasud?

Ania. Philippines: Population: 112.7 million (2024 census) to 116 million. Total Land Area, 300,000 sq. kms; Singapore: Roughly 5.9–6.1 million population, land area of approximately 736.3 sq. kilometers.

Matud pa, “The Philippines' land area is over 400 times larger than Singapore's, while its population is roughly 19 times greater.”

Magkadaghan ang tawo, magkadaghan usab ang problema. Usahay, anaa man sa tawo ang hinungdan, gawas nga dili motabang pagpanglimpyo, motabang hinuon pag-hugaw-hugaw.

Ug sa gihisgutan sa unahan, ang ilang strategy in fighting waste problem, gi-apply ang waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration, supported by strict regulations, technological innovation, and a long-term goal of becoming a "Zero Waste Nation.” Sa kadaghan sa basura, apan usa ray ilang landfill didto, gumikan sa incinerator, nga mahimo unta maoy atong paningkamotan nga maka-angkon kita niini dinhi. Maka-afford ba kaha ang atong siyudad nii?  

Upat diay ang ilang incinerator plants sa Singapore, diin sunogon ang mga basura nga dad-on didto, ug ang kainit ilang i-harnessed to generate electricity, supplying about 2% of Singapore’s total electricity needs. Ngilngiga no?

Unya, ang ilang landfill “is so clean that it has become a haven for biodiversity, featuring mangrove forests and wildlife. Ang ato dinhi?

Aduna usab silay pollution control incinerator plants adequately equipped with advanced, strict pollution control equipment to treat flue gas, ensuring the air remains clean.

BASURA

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