Project Title: Social Enterprise Development on Plastic Recycling

Proponent: Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources

Sector: Local Economic Development
Proposed Location: Barangays of the partner Community-Based Organization (CBO) and
Peoples Organization (PO)
Description: The social enterprise development project aims to promote plastic 3Rs
advocacy in the City. The project will reduce the marine plastic litter
and will provide additional income to the members of the organized
partner Community-based Organizations (CBO) and Peoples
Organization (PO).
Risks: No implications on environment and natural resources
Activity Component: Duration: 1 Year

Design: Interested barangays shall submit a plastic recycling social

enterprise development proposal to OCENR for screening and review.
The selected barangays shall then organize a barangay-based
organization duly accredited by DOLE and the City CSO organizing
body. A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the City and
partner CBO/PO shall be executed before the formal implementation
of the social enterprise.

Target Beneficiaries: Selected partner CBOs/PO

Implementer: OCENR/LEIPO/PESO

Monitoring component: milestone/success indicators per project

activity

Estimated Cost of Resource Seed Capital: PHP 300,000.00 per CBO/PO

Inputs: Production Support: PHP 500,000.00 per CBO/PO
Skills Enhancement Support: PHP 200,000.00 per CBO/PO

Total: PHP 3,000,000.00

Justification of the Project:
Target Beneficiaries:
The project is extracted from the approved Legazpi City Plan of Action
on Marine Litter (CPOA-ML), specifically under Strategy 2:
Mainstreaming Circular Economy (CE) and Sustainable Consumption
and Production (SCP).
Two (2) Community-Based Organizations (Barangay-based) and one (1)
Peoples Organization (5 Barangays)

Members of the marginalized sector such as barangay environment

workers (Barangay Eco Aides, Eco Waste Managers, Waste Sorters,
Street Sweepers and River Warriors), health workers (Barangay Health
Workers, Barangay Sanitary Aides), vendors (vending cooked food, fish
and sari-sari/grocery items), other self-employed activities (producing
recycled items, organic vegetables, etc.) and plain housewives will
compose the CBOs/PO.
Target Outputs or Success ACTIVITIES EXPECTED OUTPUTS
Indicators:
Output: Social Enterprise Development

Elected CBO/PO officers; Ratified

1.1 Organize community members
constitution and bylaws

1.2 Register with DOLE, DTI, BIR,

city-level accreditation, secure Legal identities, permits and bank
Mayor’s Permit to Operate, and accounts of three CBOs/POs
apply for a group’s bank accounts

Complementary Measures:
Possible Risks or External
Factors that Could Frustrate
the Realization of the
Project:
Expected Private Sector
Response:
1.3 Conduct Livelihood Assessment Livelihood Assessment and Skills
and Skills Profiling Profiling Report
1.4 Develop a 3-Year Strategic Plan 3-Year Strategic Plan of the
of the organization organization
Draft Business Plan for the
1.5 Develop business plan
Proposed 3Rs Livelihood Project.
1.6 Conduct capacity building and
skills development for members of
POs/CBOs (Product/business
development benchmarking;
Product development training; Capacity building activity reports
Advanced workshops on pricing, and workshop outputs
budgeting, financial projections, and
financial analysis; Financial
management and internal control;
and/or Other trainings for POs/CBOs
Inventory of operational social
1.7 Procure social enterprise
enterprise equipment and other
equipment and other supplies
supplies
1.8 Transfer a working capital/seed
fund from LGU Trust Fund to Grants transferred to POs/CBOs
organizations' bank accounts
1.9 Produce 3R products for sale 3R products sales
1.10 Develop and print product
Marketing materials; technical
catalogues for marketing and
paper/knowledge products
promotions, as well as knowledge
produced
products
1.11 Conduct monthly monitoring
and quarterly evaluation of the Monitoring and Evaluation report
social enterprise initiative
To ensure the feasibility of the social enterprise project, consumer
acceptability should be ensured to make the proposed plastic 3R
products profitable. Access to relevant offices and agencies such as the
City Local Economic Investment Promotion Office, Department of
Trade and Industry, Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority, Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
Chamber of Commerce for market and technical access are also
needed to ensure the sustainability of the project.
Lack of LGU funds
Lack of participation of partner CBOs/PO
Limited market to sell the recycled products
Increased consumer acceptability of plastic 3R products
Circular economy integrated in the local businesses in the City