DOST capacitates Laguna LGUs to strengthen waste management
Last 18-20 May 2021, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology - Industrial Technology and Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) and the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) Laguna, 14 local government units from Laguna attended a two-day webinar on the conduct of Water Analysis and Characterization Study (WACS).
Through the expertise of DOST-ITDI, the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officers (MENROs) from Siniloan, Paete, Magdalena, Luisiana, Pakil, Majayjay, Kalayaan, Mabitac, Calauan, Los Baños, San Pablo, Sta Cruz, Rizal and San Pedro were equipped with necessary skills to conduct their WACS plans.
Learning outcomes from this webinar-training will be used by the local government units to comply to RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act that requires all LGUs to revisit their 10-year Solid Waste Management plans to ensure that they are at par with the current situation in their respective localities. The participants learned how to determine appropriate sample sizes, identify sources of wastes from households to industrial establishments, and prepare a worksheet to be utilized for the preparation of the WACS Plan.
Engr. Francisco Barquilla III, c’s OIC-Assistant Regional Director for Technical Operations, was there during the training to welcome the participants and encourage them to adhere to science-based solid waste management systems compliant to the law.(By: Jherome L. Lusterio, DOST-PSTC Laguna)
