Purok System in Bantayan
Basura Hipusa, Kahimsog Pangga-a (BAHKAP System) - a pilot study on the basic management and monitoring of solid and hazardous wastes in Bantayan
As we continue our effort to instill the discipline associated in solid waste management in a manner that is in accord with the best principles in public health, economics, engineering, conservation, aesthetics, and other environmental considerations – the Municipality of Bantayan have set its mandate toward institutionalizing the Basura Hipusa, Kahimsog Pangga-a (BAHKAP) System. BAHKAP was adopted by the local government unit of Bantayan in 2020. It was introduced as Trash for Health (T4H) program by Zoological Society of London-Philippines – a conservation organization in cooperation with the Development Consulting Group, Inc. (DCGI). T4H is a multi-stakeholder collaborative program that engages selected barangays, and other stakeholders to improve community support for the ecological solid waste management through innovative incentive schemes. Piloted in eight (8) barangays that resulted to the identification of emerging opportunities not only to the establishme...
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