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Establishment of Compost Pit For The Waste Management in Barangay 171
Establishment of Compost Pit For The Waste Management in Barangay 171
Congressional Campus
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Professor
Avanzado, Charlie V.
Romangaya, Rea Q.
Santos, Noreen L.
Environmental Management
BPA 2A
(Date Submitted)
Introduction
Barangay 171 is located in the City of Caloocan (North) and it has the biggest land area. It
comprises the areas of Tierra Nova Royale Subdivision, Saranay Homes, Nova Hills
Subdivision, etc. According to the 2015 Census, its total population was 98,166 and it
The problem in waste management is still very evident in Barangay 171 even though
Caloocan City has an ordinance that penalizes the improper disposal of waste. This problem is
due to the lack of continuous garbage collection, lack of trash bins in the community, lack of
disposal facilities, and the lack of systematic waste management in Barangay 171. The
overwhelming amount of waste lying uncollected and improperly disposed in the streets and
vacant lots is threatening the health of the environment and the people. If this kind of system
As a solution to this problem, there will be a construction of compost pits on ten (11)
areas in Barangay 171. These are the following areas: Progressive Ville, Northcrest
Greenville Subdivision, North Kalookan Homes, Solar Town Homes, Villa Crystal Home Owners
Association, Kingstown 1 Subdivision, and Saranay Homes. In every area, three to five
subdivisions will share in one compost pit and there is a schedule on when they will deposit their
waste. Through the help of compost pit, the waste will be segregated, collected, and disposed
properly.
As students, we can stop the poor waste management by educating ourselves on how to
store and dispose our waste properly. It is our obligation and responsibility to keep our
environment clean because having a healthy environment will bring a lot of benefits to us. We
need to stop neglecting our waste problem and we need to start formulating solutions on how
we can have an effective waste management. We need to make an effort to solve the growing
problem of waste management in our community because an irresponsible waste disposal by
The action plan “Establishment of Compost Pit for the Waste Management in Barangay
171” would give an education to people on how to properly manage the waste by the means of
segregation and of the compost pit. The action plan will help the people in the community to
have a green and clean environment and at the same time, it is also a help to the planet.
The purpose of the action plan is to help the community lessen the environmental
problems.
The action plan “Establishment of Compost Pit for the Waste Management in Barangay
171” aims to raise environmental awareness in Barangay 171. Below are the lists of the
1. To enhance the capabilities of the community to achieve or practice the conduct in waste
3. To help reduce the greenhouse gases and fight climate change; improving the quality of
7. To make the speed of a garbage truck work increased with the help of a compost pit.
Methodology
The following are the steps to be followed to achieve the goals of the action plan:
Inform the LGU about the action plan regarding the waste mitigation and the benefits
of having compost pit in the said communities. The permission and support from Local
Government Unit for conducting a seminar and workshop, and building of compost pit
will be needed.
The compost pit will be established at Barangay 171 in the area of Progressive Ville
(Compost Pit 1), Northcrest Subdivision (Compost Pit 2), Evergreen Executive Village
(compost Pit 3), Casa Asuncion (Compost Pit 4), Metropolis North Subdivision (Compost
Pit 5), Greenville Subdivision (Compost Pit 6), North Kalookan Homes (Compost Pit 7),
Solar Town Homes (Compost Pit 8), Villa Crystal Home Owners Association (Compost
Pit 9), Kingstown 1 Subdivision (Compost Pit 10), and Saranay Homes (Compost Pit 11).
The measurements of compost pit will be: front posts = 2.5 meters long, back posts = 3
meters long, width of a roof = 3 meters and length of a roof = 4 meters. The compost pit
Kalookan Homes, Solar Town Homes, Villa Crystal Home Owners Association,
will share in one compost pit. Areas are grouped based from their distance to one
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 4 Area 8
Sienna Villas
Princestown Homes
Queensville Homes
Montevilla Townhomes
3. Conducting a Seminar
4. Conducting a Workshop
hands-on experience on how to properly compost the biodegradable waste. After the
segregation of the waste, composting of the biodegradable waste will be the next
process. The people will be shown on how to properly chop or cut the compost materials
finely and the final step is to dump the compost material to the compost pit.
5. Implementation
The implementation will be done to see the effectiveness of the seminar and
workshop that has done. The disposal of garbage to the compost pit will be based on the
given schedule for each area, including the public buildings and private companies.
Each compost pit will be open from 6 in the morning up to 8 in the evening on Monday to
Thursday.
Area Day
Area Day
Area Day
Area Day
Area Day
Carlise Manshions 1 Monday
Metropolis North Subdivision Tuesday
Compost Pit 5 Kingstown 2 Subdivision Wednesday
Villa Luisa North Subdivision Thursday
Area Day
Area Day
Malvar Monday
Coopville Subdivision Tuesday
Compost Pit 7 North Kalookan Homes Wednesday
Northville 2b Thursday
Area Day
Neo Vista Homes Monday - Tuesday
Solar Town Homes Tuesday - Wednesday
Compost Pit 8 Brilliant View Subdivision Wednesday - Thursday
Area Day
Villa Crystal Home Owners Association Monday
Sienna Villas Tuesday
Compost Pit 9 Camella Seville Wednesday
Tierra Nova Phase 1,2,and 3 Thursday
Area Day
Solar Urban Homes Monday - Tuesday
Kingstown 1 Subdivision Tuesday - Wednesday
Compost Pit 10 Celina Homes Wednesday - Thursday
Area Day
Saranay Homes Monday
Princestown Homes Tuesday
Compost Pit 11 Queensville Homes Wednesday
Montevilla Townhomes Thursday
6. Monitoring
The established compost pits will undergo an observation to monitor the benefits it brings to
the communities in Barangay 171. In addition, to assess the obedience of the residents if they
follow the parameters on disposing and segregating their garbage to the compost pit, the
with the action plan implementers and the Local Government Unit.
Time Table
Conducting of Seminar
Conducting of Workshop
PROJECT NEEDS
For the success of this project, we are in need of funds, an amount that will range from
(magkano). We have indicated the specific needs or the materials to be used in this project, a
total amount of (magkano) is the estimated amount to be used in order to carry out the given
project, which is the “Establishment of Compost Pit for the Waste Management in Barangay
171”.
Transportation (magkano)
Note 1
Tarpaulin Trapal
P700 11 P7,700
(8ft x10ft)
Nail
Wood P200
Grand Total
Note 2
Sound System
Projector
Chairs
Handouts
Invitation Letter
Tarpaulin/Poster
Foods
Grand Total
Compost Pit. The measurements of the Compost Pit will be: front posts = 2.5 meters long, back
posts = 3 meters long, width of a roof = 3 meters and length of a roof = 4 meters. There (3)
Recyclable Compartment.
4 meters
3 meters
2.5 meters
3 meters
Visualization of the Action Plan
The action plan will be done by the cooperation with the LGU in the said plan. The LGU
will provide a place for the establishment of the compost pit. In regards for the building of the
compost pit, the LGU will also help for its establishment for the efficient work of it. Conducting
the seminar and doing the workshop in different areas of the Barangay would help the people in
the community to open and reflect their mind when it becomes in proper waste management, in
which they would apply it in the implementation of the plan in regard of the compost pit and up
to the continuous practice of it. The monitoring would be done continuously as well as the
implementation. The monitoring will be the basis of the effectiveness of the seminar and
workshop, and the basis in if the people in the community would follow the procedure needed to
be done for the proper waste management. Monitoring for the compost pit and proper waste
management can be done by the barangay officials in Barangay 171.