Liloan is preparing to shift to a pay as you throw garbage collection system as the municipality faces rising waste management costs and collects up to 40 tons of garbage daily.
Under Municipal Ordinance No. 42 2026, households would buy official garbage bags based on the amount of waste they generate, replacing the garbage fee that the municipality stopped collecting in January.
Mayor Aljew Jordan Frasco said, however, that the planned October rollout is not yet final as the municipality continues consultations with residents and other stakeholders.
“The October nga buwan sa pag-implementar sa bag-ong policy is DILI PA FINAL,” Frasco said Friday night.
The proposed system has drawn questions from residents, particularly over the planned P12 price of each official garbage bag.
Frasco said the municipality canvassed suppliers and found transparent garbage bags priced from P8 to P22. The municipality chose the P12 option after determining that cheaper bags were smaller and thinner and could tear easily.
The number of bags a household would need, he said, would depend on the volume of waste it generates.
“Dili ra. Depende ni sa basura ninyo nga i-generate, ug kung tarongon lang ninyo og segregate, posible modagan og usa ka semana ang inyong dose,” he said.
The ordinance would require households to separate biodegradable and non biodegradable waste and place them in official transparent bags. Garbage collectors would use the transparent bags to check whether waste had been properly segregated.
Waste placed in other bags would not be collected under the proposed system.
Recyclable materials such as cans and bottles may still be placed in sacks or black bags if residents bring them directly to buyers of recyclable materials, Frasco said.
The ordinance would also impose a P200 sticker for every bulky waste item, including broken sofas, televisions and refrigerators, before collection.
Frasco said the new system is intended to replace the previous garbage fee, which charged households regardless of the amount of waste they produced.
The municipality collected P8.93 million in garbage fees in 2024 but spent about P19.9 million that year on garbage collection and landfill costs.
About P9.26 million went to collectors’ salaries, fuel and truck maintenance, while P10.79 million was spent on sanitary landfill charges.
The municipality has also expanded its garbage truck fleet as waste collection requirements grew, from seven trucks in 2022 to 11 in 2024 and 23 this year.
Frasco also cited higher fuel, vehicle parts and landfill expenses.
In August alone, the municipality spent P566,032 for solid waste management labor, P600,000 for fuel and P1.18 million for landfill fees, bringing total spending for those items to P2.35 million for the month.
Liloan currently collects about 35 to 40 tons of garbage every day.
Frasco said reducing waste through proper segregation and recycling could lower the amount of garbage brought to the landfill and help manage collection costs.
The municipality is continuing face to face discussions with purok officials and plans to conduct consultations in all barangays, schools, business establishments and homeowners’ associations before finalizing the implementation.
Frasco acknowledged that the system would require adjustments from residents and called for their cooperation as the municipality continues its information campaign and consultations.
Photo courtesy of Aljew Jordan Frasco / Facebook
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