Waste-to-power plants sought for the Philippines

The ADB and Procter & Gamble are looking at waste-to-energy power plants as among the solutions to eliminate landfills in the Philippines.

The Asian Development Bank has approved a technical assistance plan worth $385,000 to determine the feasibility and sustainability of establishing waste-to-energy power plants in the Philippines.

The multilateral lender said the plan is equivalent to 60 percent of the project cost. If found viable and sustainable, a 2-megawatt waste-to-energy facility will be built starting 2016.

According to ADB, Metro Manila generates around 6,700 tons of solid waste daily, but only 720 tons are recycled or composted, with the rest being openly burned or dumped in landfills or illegally on private property and waterways – resulting in air pollution and soil and groundwater contamination.

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