Japan donates waste processing facility to Cotabato City

MANILA, Philippines —The city government of Cotabato has received a mobile waste processing facility from the Japanese government.

The facility is equipped with a multi-purpose shredder and glass pulverizer, plastic melter and three bio-gas digesters.

The donation was part of an initiative titled “Accelerating Nationally Determined Contributions through Circular Economy in Cities,” a collaborative venture of the government of Japan, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Japan’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy.

The turnover ceremony was attended by Japanese embassy deputy chief of mission Kenichi Matsuda, Cotabato City Mayor Mohammad Ali Matabalao, UNDP Philippines deputy resident representative Edwine Carrie and city officials.

Matsuda expressed confidence that the project would enhance the city’s capacity in waste management and encourage sustainable practices among its communities toward shifting to a circular economy.

The initiative focuses on implementing circular economy solutions in five cities including Manila, Caloocan, Cotabato, Pasig and Quezon City through the provision of $290 million by the Japanese government.