Abstract:
The role of the Informal Waste Sector in solid waste management is a topic rarely discussed in fields dealing with problems on solid waste. Rodriguez, Rizal is a host municipality that houses garbage disposals from various cities such as those from Metro Manila. With the closing of the Payatas Sanitary Landfill, the members of the Informal Waste Sector in Rodriguez grew which resulted in the opening of various illegal waste management practices. These practices include scavenging or waste-picking, private dumpsites, and junk shop operation among others. A literature suggested that one particular way of dealing with these is through the integration of the Informal Waste into the formal programs on Solid Waste Management. Despite being able to contribute to the management of wastes in a community, members of the Informal Waste Sector are not fully integrated into the formal programs existing in a community. This study aimed to assess the factors that contribute to the slow integration of the Informal Waste Sector into the formal arrangements of waste management, focusing primarily on MENRO – Rodriguez’ policy- implementation in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal and the implications of such.
