To ensure a sustained solid waste management program in the barangays, the Philippine Red Cross- Zamboanga City Chapter in partnership with the City Government continue the conduct of Waste Analysis Characterization Study (WACS) as part of the Promotion of Green and Circular Economy through Civil Society Engagement and Good Governance in Highly
Urbanized Coastal Cities in the Philippines program.

Barangay Cawit, one of the 8 barangays identified for the implementation of the program, concluded the WACS recently and is now all set to put into practice the recommendations of the joint jointly conducted by the personnel from the Red Cross, Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources (OCENR) and concerned barangay officials and residents.

The WACS, conducted at the Sanitary Landfill area in Salaan, is comprised of a waste stream composition profile by material types, and corresponding solid waste weight estimates that can be used to evaluate the current solid waste management system and assist in determining future program waste diversion and conversion process. It is a 5 to 7-day activity to assess the barangay’s waste management program.

Cawit along with Sta. Catalina, Tulungatung, Cawit, Maasin, San Roque, Recodo and Baliwasan are the identified barangays for the Circular Economy program implemented based on a memorandum of agreement entered into by Mayor John Dalipe and Red Cross Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang last September 2023. (Sheila Covarrubias)