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| Personal Name | Alberto, Khristian Kier C. |
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| Resource Title | Addressing plastic leakage and fate potentials and its intervention strategies using analytical hierarchy process at the Port of Zamboanga |
| Date Issued | 17 February 2023 |
| Abstract | In the Philippines, it is reported that the total solid waste generated is projected to increase up to 21.2 million tons by 2025, about 10% to 25% of which are made up of plastics. Although there exists a national regulation on solid waste management, the poor implementation of the policy lead to leakages, which eventually end up as marine plastics. Waste from ports may be leaked to oceans if it were not properly managed owing to its proximity to the sea. This study aims to determine the plastic leakage potentials and the fate of plastic leakage at the different points of solid waste management system at the port of Zamboanga, Philippines using a rapid assessment tool developed by the Deutshe Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Waste Flow Diagram; and determine intervention strategies on its reduction and control using a Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) method the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). At the Zamboanga Port, a total of 269,621.82 kilograms of plastic waste were generated from three (3) known sources in year 2020. Plastic waste leakages were: 1.99% from collection services, 0.31% leaked from storm drains ,0.07% from transportation, 0.015% from informal service chain sorting, and 9.82% from disposal site. Of the total plastic waste generated 8.27% leaked to land, 2.26% to drains, 1.68% to the water environment and 0.01% were burned. The waste flow diagram was able to define the leakage points and its causes, which was used to define intervening mechanisms to minimize plastic leakage to the environment. There were five (5) possible management intervention alternatives to control the plastic leakage at Zamboanga Port proposed in a focus group discussion (FGD). These interventions were then incorporated in an AHP survey that was deployed to decision makers of the port and experts on solid waste management. Among the five alternatives that can |
| Degree Course | MS Environmental Engineering |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | plastic leakages; fate of plastic; waste flow diagram; analytical hierarchy process |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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