The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has provided trash traps and essential tools to the Taguig local government as part of its flood mitigation initiatives in the city.
MMDA Chairman Don Artes said 13 barangays would benefit from the initiative, with the turnover of 28 manual trash traps, including sets of tools for operations and maintenance, namely plastic pontoons, nylon ropes, paddles, fabricated scooper, life vests, plastic crates, and rubber gloves.
The provision of trash traps, through the MMDA Solid Waste Management Office (SWMO) and MMDA Flood Control and Sewerage Management Office (FCSMO), is intended to reduce the inadvertently thrown wastes in waterways and stop them from reaching the pumping stations and eventually into the Manila Bay. Trash traps were installed at the following: Mauling Creek, Conga Creek, Tipas-Labasan Creek, Sto. Niño Creek, Garcia Creek, First Alley Creek, Musni Creek, Ramos Creek, Sucol Creek, Dama De Noche Creek, Pinagsama Creek, Marcelina Creek, F. Manalo Creek, Tupas Creek, Paulina Creek, and Magsaysay Creek.
Taguig City Mayor Laarni Cayetano expressed her gratitude to the MMDA, citing that the equipment and tools would have a positive impact on the city’s flood management efforts and help reduce flooding during heavy rainfall.
The local government will tap their personnel to remove trapped wastes in the trash traps using garbage collection tools and equipment. After the cleanup and segregation of collected wastes, the barangays will have the option to utilize NGO recyclers or junk shops for the collected recyclables and residual waste with potential for recycling.