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The project costs approximately US$2.5M and is funded via Bloomberg Philanthropies 2016 Mayors Challenge.\u003C/p>",[515,517,519,521,523],{"name":516,"type":341,"value":516},"https://cidadessemfome.org/pt-br/",{"name":518,"type":341,"value":518},"https://ligueospontos.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/publicacoes/",{"name":520,"type":341,"value":520},"https://ligueospontos.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/",{"name":522,"type":341,"value":522},"https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/how-brazilian-cities-are-boosting-sustainable-agriculture",{"name":524,"type":341,"value":524},"https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-examples/connect-the-dots",{"id":37,"type":345,"cta":6,"cta_link":6,"created_at":526,"updated_at":527,"owner_id":348,"owner_relationship":295,"views":329,"owner":528,"image":529,"contributors":533,"article_locations":543,"article_industries":550,"view_count":329,"like_count":280,"collection_count":329,"content":553,"can_edit":343},"2021-02-01T16:32:49.325Z","2026-05-08T00:06:01.095Z",{"id":348,"type":5,"owner_id":348,"about":6,"job_title":6,"url":6,"linkedin":6,"email":6,"staff_of_id":6,"organisation_id":6,"organisation":6},{"id":530,"link":531,"alt":6,"source":6,"created_at":526,"updated_at":532,"article_id":37,"image_profile_id":6,"banner_profile_id":6},"PyH0y3EnTfw=","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/1778092642417-SKxo2fbN.jpeg","2024-01-11T15:52:20.911Z",[534,536,537,539,540,542],{"contributor_id":535},"4nvL6w",{"contributor_id":355},{"contributor_id":538},"iM0hkw",{"contributor_id":348},{"contributor_id":541},"uQPmNQ",{"contributor_id":4},[544],{"article_id":37,"location_id":545,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"location":546},"1692192",{"id":545,"type":364,"name":547,"color":6,"parent_location_id":548,"created_at":549,"updated_at":6},"Quezon City","PHL","2026-02-27T07:55:02.991Z",[551],{"article_id":37,"industry_id":417,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"industry":552},{"id":417,"name":419,"description":420,"sector":380},{"id":554,"score":280,"body":555,"status":342,"article_id":37,"created_at":526,"updated_at":532,"published_at":526},"7nxM",{"title":556,"outcome":557,"problem":558,"summary":559,"solution":560,"attachment":561},"Biodegradable waste treatment facility project in Quezon","\u003Cp>The Project is expected to provide the LGU with a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and cheaper waste disposal solution for its current solid waste management challenges.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>It is also expected that the project would create increased health benefits to the local population, resulting to a reduction in costs of illnesses (e.g. hospitalizations, physician and medical fees, hospital out and in-patient costs, time lost for treatments, time lost for hospitalization, etc.).\u003C/p>\u003Cp>In addition, new jobs would be created in association with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project. Increase market value of land is also expected in association with the significant improvements to the project site.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>More importantly, reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the avoidance of landfilling municipal solid waste (“MSW”).\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Solid waste managemet remains one of the biggest challenge in Quezon City (QC).\u003C/p>\u003Cp>According to the Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (WACS) conducted by the QC Environmental Environmental Protection and Waste Management Department (EPWMD), the city produced about 3,169,220 kg of solid waste everyday in 2018, mostly coming from residential use. From another study conducted in 2013, waste generation per capita was at 0.88 kg/day, and increasing by 3.33% every year.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Quezon City Local Government, \"LGU\", initiated a public-private partnership project to design, finance, and operate a biodegradable source separated organics (SSO) treatment facility and a residual combustible waste (RCW) treatment facility. The project is expected to provide the LGU with a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and cheaper waste disposal solution to tackle solid waste management challenges in the city.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>The QC Local Government, \"LGU\", initiated a public-private partnership project called the \"Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility Project\" in 2018.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The consortium composed of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Covanta Energy LLC, and Macquarie Capital Limited (the “Original Proponent”) who submitted the project as an unsolicited proposal (“USP”) to the LGU.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The Project involves Biodegradable Source Separated Waste (SSO) Treatment and Residual Combustible Waste (RCW) Treatment technologies capable of processing up to 3,000 metric tons of MSW per day and generating 36 MWe (Net), as well as monofill for fly ash disposal, continuous emission monitoring system, administration building, scale house, transmission lines, and utility systems and connections.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The indicative cost of the project would be up to PhP 22 billion (around €403 million), and revenues would be generated from tipping fees, power generation fees, and sale of by-products (e.g recycleables, digestate).\u003C/p>",[562,564],{"name":563,"type":341,"value":563},"https://ppp.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PPPC_PROJ_QC-Intgrated-Proj-Info-Memo.pdf",{"name":565,"type":341,"value":565},"https://quezoncity.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Eco_Profile_2018_Chapter-5.pdf",{"id":39,"type":345,"cta":6,"cta_link":6,"created_at":567,"updated_at":568,"owner_id":348,"owner_relationship":295,"views":329,"owner":569,"image":570,"contributors":574,"article_locations":580,"article_industries":583,"view_count":329,"like_count":280,"collection_count":329,"content":586,"can_edit":343},"2021-02-01T16:32:54.161Z","2026-05-08T00:18:05.520Z",{"id":348,"type":5,"owner_id":348,"about":6,"job_title":6,"url":6,"linkedin":6,"email":6,"staff_of_id":6,"organisation_id":6,"organisation":6},{"id":571,"link":572,"alt":6,"source":6,"created_at":567,"updated_at":573,"article_id":39,"image_profile_id":6,"banner_profile_id":6},"XEPwQH-WScw=","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/1778092643941-H7PYFeKa.jpeg","2024-01-11T15:37:26.325Z",[575,576,577,578,579],{"contributor_id":535},{"contributor_id":355},{"contributor_id":538},{"contributor_id":348},{"contributor_id":4},[581],{"article_id":39,"location_id":545,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"location":582},{"id":545,"type":364,"name":547,"color":6,"parent_location_id":548,"created_at":549,"updated_at":6},[584],{"article_id":39,"industry_id":370,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"industry":585},{"id":370,"name":372,"description":373,"sector":374},{"id":587,"score":280,"body":588,"status":342,"article_id":39,"created_at":567,"updated_at":573,"published_at":567},"zHh2",{"title":589,"outcome":590,"problem":591,"summary":592,"solution":593,"attachment":594},"Quezon City's urban agriculture programme","\u003Cp>More than 43,000 individuals have visited the “Joy of Urban Farming”, and from three demo farms, the city now hosts 166 urban farms which can be found in different barangays (inner city neighbourhoods), public elementary schools, day-care centers, parishes, and even in areas maintained by the various non-government organizations (NGOs) from Districts 1 to 6 in Quezon City. It is expeted that all farms will become self-funding and sustainable in the long run.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>In the near future, the local government of Quezon City might also be able to institutionalize urban farming through ordinances and appropriate programs to cover all the barangays in the city, including more elementary and high schools.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>There is a presisting mindset that farming is not compatible with the city. Meanwhile, due to many factors, there is also a growing concern that people living in urban areas are not getting enough access to safe and healthy diet.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>To improve nutrition, alleviate poverty, and convince people living in urban Quezon City to produce their own food which will be safer and healthier, the local government partnered with several departments, various NGOs, and Allied Botanical Corporation (ABC), to establish urban farms producing green leafy vegetables around the city.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>The Quezon City government partnered with Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Education (DepED), various NGOs, and Allied Botanical Corporation (ABC), a Filipino-owned seed and crop care products company, to implement the \"Joy of Urban Farming\" program.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The main objectives of the program are to improve nutrition, alleviate poverty, protect the environment by not using chemical fertilizers, and change the mindset of people that farming is not compatible with the city -- eventually trying to convince people to adopt the idea of cultivating their own, which will provide them with a safe and healthy diet.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The program is funded by the Vice Mayor’s office, while the DA and the DENR provide financial grants, and ABC supplies with planting materials.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The first demo farm was established in 2010 at the Quezon Memorial Circle. The farm used to be just a 750-square metres area but was moved to a better site in 2014, and now has an area of 1,500 square metres.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>For creating additional planting spaces, recycled plastic soda bottles are used. Green leafy vegetables such as lettuce, pechay, and upland kangkong are commonly planted. Since they have shallow roots, recycled containers can be used. The three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) principle is thus applied.\u003C/p>",[595],{"name":596,"type":341,"value":596},"https://www.agriculture.com.ph/2018/10/08/the-joy-of-urban-farming-in-quezon-city/",{"id":33,"type":345,"cta":6,"cta_link":6,"created_at":598,"updated_at":599,"owner_id":4,"owner_relationship":295,"views":280,"owner":600,"image":601,"contributors":604,"article_locations":614,"article_industries":624,"view_count":280,"like_count":280,"collection_count":329,"content":627,"can_edit":343},"2020-11-27T15:10:44.343Z","2023-12-28T17:59:24.830Z",{"id":4,"type":5,"owner_id":4,"about":6,"job_title":6,"url":6,"linkedin":6,"email":6,"staff_of_id":6,"organisation_id":6,"organisation":6},{"id":602,"link":603,"alt":6,"source":6,"created_at":598,"updated_at":599,"article_id":33,"image_profile_id":6,"banner_profile_id":6},"H3QUPglHKdI=","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/1778092608490-5CA3RAmv.jpeg",[605,607,609,611,612],{"contributor_id":606},"bd1tUw",{"contributor_id":608},"L-bxzA",{"contributor_id":610},"uPN2PA",{"contributor_id":4},{"contributor_id":613},"z9DFSQ",[615,620,622],{"article_id":33,"location_id":472,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"location":616},{"id":472,"type":617,"name":618,"color":619,"parent_location_id":6,"created_at":315,"updated_at":6},"region","South America","#04BD48",{"article_id":33,"location_id":469,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"location":621},{"id":469,"type":312,"name":471,"color":6,"parent_location_id":472,"created_at":315,"updated_at":6},{"article_id":33,"location_id":474,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"location":623},{"id":474,"type":364,"name":476,"color":6,"parent_location_id":469,"created_at":315,"updated_at":6},[625],{"article_id":33,"industry_id":370,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"industry":626},{"id":370,"name":372,"description":373,"sector":374},{"id":628,"score":280,"body":629,"status":342,"article_id":33,"created_at":598,"updated_at":599,"published_at":598},"eAQr",{"title":630,"outcome":631,"problem":632,"summary":633,"solution":634,"attachment":635},"Rosario, Argentina: Programa de Agricultura Urbana","\u003Cp>Although some people abandoned their gardens after the worst phase of the financial crisis had passed, the PAU was left with at least 600 gardening groups still committed to using urban farming to create jobs and fight poverty in Rosario—and producing vegetables for an estimated 40 000 people. The programme eventually created several weekly markets throughout the city, allowing farmers to transport and sell their produce in a simple, coordinated manner. The markets also sell goods made from the gardens’ produce: tinctures, natural cosmetics, pickled vegetables, sauces, syrups and jams. Overall, the programme was considered a great success, with the UN declaring Rosario as one of the best cities in the world regarding practices to improve the living conditions of society. \u003C/p>","\u003Cp> Since the military took power in Argentina in 1976, poverty and food insecurity have been growing. As privatisation and deregulation programmes were implemented in the 1990s destitution—and job loss—increased further, leading to raids on supermarkets and hundreds of protesters demanding work or assistance. In January 2002, the Argentinian peso was driven down to one-third of its value, sending thousands of residents into a critical financial period. The city, which was once an industrial hotspot, has closed many of its steel, chemical and paper factories, further exacerbating the situation and driving unemployment to 33%. At this point, 60% of the population was living below the poverty line. \u003C/p>","\u003Cp>The Programa de Agricultura Urbana, based in the municipality of Rosario, Argentina, has been implemented over the last several years to combat the poverty and food insecurity that arose from decades of political and economic instability. The programme facilitates the growth of urban farming in the city, providing those who take part with new knowledge and livelihoods, and members of the community with fresh, local food. The city is now viewed as a key example of how agriculture can be integrated into urban development, finding a solution to both social and environmental issues.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>The local government of Rosario—a city about 300 kilometres northwest of Buenos Aires—launched the Programa de Agricultura Urbana, which was originally intended to amplify the municipality’s food donations to those in need. Eventually, people were given materials to start their own urban farms or gardens, and classes were held weekly on organic farming methods. Very quickly, Rosario—a city of one million—saw the formation of 800 gardening groups, as formerly degraded places were transformed into productive green spaces. Areas that were unsuitable for building were used for these farms: land along railways and highways, low-lying peri-urban land susceptible to flooding, and intended greenbelts that had not been developed as such due to a lack of funding. Farmers were given a small monthly subsidy of about 40 euros under the ‘unemployed heads of household plan’ to tide them over before the gardens started to produce. Those interested were provided with training and knowledge in a myriad of fields: production, management and sustainable use of medicinal plants, municipal solid waste recycling, community activism and ethical consumption, to name a few.\u003C/p>",[636],{"name":637,"type":341,"value":637},"https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/afd-food-cities",{"id":115,"type":345,"cta":6,"cta_link":6,"created_at":639,"updated_at":640,"owner_id":355,"owner_relationship":295,"views":280,"owner":641,"image":642,"contributors":645,"article_locations":650,"article_industries":655,"view_count":280,"like_count":280,"collection_count":329,"content":670,"can_edit":343},"2021-09-02T14:58:42.485Z","2023-12-28T13:36:30.487Z",{"id":355,"type":5,"owner_id":355,"about":6,"job_title":6,"url":6,"linkedin":6,"email":6,"staff_of_id":6,"organisation_id":6,"organisation":6},{"id":643,"link":644,"alt":6,"source":6,"created_at":639,"updated_at":640,"article_id":115,"image_profile_id":6,"banner_profile_id":6},"TXsayh0S3ZM=","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/1778092841820-XPkxBXrR.jpeg",[646,647,649],{"contributor_id":355},{"contributor_id":648},"IaHWVw",{"contributor_id":4},[651],{"article_id":115,"location_id":652,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"location":653},"3451190",{"id":652,"type":364,"name":654,"color":6,"parent_location_id":413,"created_at":414,"updated_at":6},"Rio de Janeiro",[656,658,660,665],{"article_id":115,"industry_id":417,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"industry":657},{"id":417,"name":419,"description":420,"sector":380},{"article_id":115,"industry_id":382,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"industry":659},{"id":382,"name":384,"description":385,"sector":374},{"article_id":115,"industry_id":661,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"industry":662},"consumable_fuels",{"id":661,"name":663,"description":664,"sector":328},"Consumable Fuels","Producing and refining oil, gas, and other consumable fuels related to the generation of energy",{"article_id":115,"industry_id":666,"created_at":362,"updated_at":6,"industry":667},"water_and_sewage",{"id":666,"name":668,"description":669,"sector":380},"Water and Sewage","Providing water and sewage services, including water collection and distribution, water treatment systems and sewage treatment facilities",{"id":671,"score":280,"body":672,"status":342,"article_id":115,"created_at":639,"updated_at":640,"published_at":639},"iBPJ",{"title":673,"outcome":674,"problem":675,"summary":676,"solution":677,"attachment":678},"Program for used oils in Rio de Janeiro","\u003Cp>In 2011, PROVE helped collect 5.5 million litres of oil through 45 affiliated cooperatives established in several municipalities of Rio de Janeiro.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Cooking oil waste can be a serious pollutant if it is not properly disposed of. Prior to implementing the collection program, most vegetable oil was poured into drains, polluting water systems and damaging plumbing infrastructure and sewage treatment networks. In regions where there is no collection system, the oil goes directly into rivers and lakes, significantly increasing pollution and environmental degradation. \u003C/p>","\u003Cp>In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a municipal program organizes the collection of used cooking oil by cooperatives, which is then recycled by companies that make soap and biodiesel. This program upcycles millions of litres of oil every year while creating local jobs.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>To address this problem, the State of Rio de Janeiro implemented the Reuse of Vegetable Oils Program (or the Portuguese acronym, PROVE). The program was created in 2008 by the Secretary of State for the Environment to encourage the collection of used cooking oil and its reuse in the production of soap and alternative sources of energy such as biodiesel.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>PROVE is an example of a successful public-private partnership, bringing together local governments, the third sector, companies, and representative groups. PROVE encourages the creation of cooperatives for waste oil collection and helps generate jobs and income for organized collectors. In addition to fostering the organization of waste oil collectors into cooperatives, it also provides vehicles for collection.\u003C/p>",[679,680],{"name":637,"type":341,"value":637},{"name":681,"type":341,"value":681},"https://archive.epa.gov/international/jius/web/html/prove_cooking_oil_reuse.html",[]]