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| A canal in Davao City (Photo credit: Researchers) |
Davao City is known for its cleanliness as well as
peace and order. All these are credited to the management of the
local government and disciplined citizens.
Despite all the good things, Davao City still have
some aspects to develop and consider.
All the way from Finland and Netherlands, Mr. Mr.
Oloko Kayode Adenkule and Mr. Sean Ligtvoet came here to conduct a
study regarding waste water management. Their team's objectives are
to assess the current water, waste water and sanitation situation in
selected parts of Davao City, Raise awareness about waste water
management and come up with solutions and recommendations. They have
identified that urban sanitation is very imminent wherein waste water
is released into nature without treatment. This results to
environmental degradation and adversely affects the economic growth.
In Davao City, most of the households have septic tanks. However,
these are connected to rainwater drainage and when it overflows,
wastes end up in canals connected to rivers or the sea.
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| Left to Right: Kayode Oloko, 26, Nigeria; Maija Vilpanen, 23, Finland; Valtteri Similä, 21, Finland (Photo credit: Researchers) |
According to their study, Dabawenyos are well
informed regarding sanitation and segregation. Also, people are quite
confident in the quality of water the DCWD provides for the whole
city.
With all the findings their team accumulated, the
researchers have come up with some recommendations. According to the
proponents, conversion from waste to energy is highly needed in the
city. Also, advertisement on sanitation and hygiene needs to be
developed for kids. It may seem that sewage system is a good option
for development, however they suggest that a simple and affordable
technology should be employed. According to the researchers,
COMPOSTING TOILET and vertical helophyte filters would help to reduce
septic tank problems and disposition. This technology has many
different applications, smell free, no need for water, the waste
(compost) can be used as a fertilizer and Finland, Sweden and America
are leading users.
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| Dimensions of the Composting Toilet (Photo credit: Researchers) |
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| Drawing model of the Composting Toilet (Photo credit: Researchers) |
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