Abstract—Negros Island produces millions of tons of municipal

solid waste (MSW) each year based on the study conducted by the

Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental

Management Bureau (DENR-EMB). MSW requires efficient

collection, transfer and disposal. One of the dynamic performers in

MSW in the Region is Cadiz City Environment and Natural Resources

Office which supported and collaborated with the researchers. The

study aims to deploy Solid Waste Management System (SWMS) in

Cadiz City, Negros Occidental is an offshoot of the study entitled

Material Recovery Facility Monitoring and Evaluation System (MRF

MES) in collaboration with the Provincial Environment Office

(PEMO) of Negros Occidental. The latter is a web based application

that aims to automate the manual system of recording and monitoring

of the different solid waste collection. The methods used in conducting

this research was developmental in the design and installation of the

system and descriptive method were utilized in the evaluation of the

system. Moreover, the proponents used a researcher-made

questionnaire for the evaluation of the system to determine the

performance efficiency, functionality of the system and acceptability

of the Solid Waste Management System in Cadiz City. The findings of

the study revealed that the performance efficiency, functionality and

acceptability of the system were very good. Moreover, the system was

acceptable and utilized by Cadiz City Environment and Natural Office.

Keywords—solid waste management system deployment, system

acceptability, system functionality, system performance efficiency.

I. INTRODUCTION

In 2016, a total of 0.563 million tons were generated in

Negros Island, of which about 0.467 million tons (83%) could

have been diverted for disposal to landfills [1]. At current rate

of solid waste generation, our disposal facilities will be full in

Manuscript received November 3, 2017. (November 10, 2017 submitted for

paper review.) This work was supported in part by the Provincial Environment

and Management Office of Negros Occidental through Cadiz City

Environment and Natural Resources and Carlos Hilado Memorial State

College.

Rene A. Salmingo is currently connected with the Laboratory of Applied

Geodesy and Photogrammetry at University of the Philippines Diliman College

of Engineering.

Josephine Q. Salillas have completed training on Geographic Information

System at the Laboratory of Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry at

University of the Philippines Diliman College of Engineering last October

2017

Jayrelle B. Sy have completed software projects and deployments in the

Province of Negros Occidental.

Christine D. Bustamante have multidisciplinary researches on solid waste

management and social researches in the Province of Negros Occidental.

Charwin M. Padilla have participated extension and research activities

related to climate change adaptation and mitigation.

less than 5 years, posing the question: what do we do with our

waste? A collaborative study entitled Materials Recovery

Facility Monitoring and Evaluation System (MRF-MES) was

completed and subsequently utilized in the school’s MRF. In

2016, the MRF-MES was presented for utilization before the

Provincial Environment and Management Office (PEMO) of

Negros Occidental.

Thereafter, PEMO authorized the presentation of the

MRF-MES before the Environment and Natural Resources

Officers (ENROs) of Negros Occidental in December 2016 and

requested to change the name into Solid Waste Management

System (SWMS) to tailor all the requirements of the LGUs

Solid Waste Management Office. The proponents designated

Cadiz City to undergo system deployment, Cadiz City

Environment and Natural Resources, as one of the emerging

local government units (LGUs) who is actively performing best

solid waste management practices in the province. For this

purpose the latter was selected for Solid Waste Management

System (SWMS) deployment to ensure that the interfacing of

the system and correct deliverables are compatible and

acceptable [3] to the needs of the Cadiz City Solid Waste

management Office. As a promising region, Negros Island must

recognize that tackling its waste problems is part of the much

larger challenge of becoming a sustainable region.

II. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The study aimed to (1) determines the performance

efficiency of the Solid Waste Management System as a tool in

monitoring the waste collection in Cadiz City. (2) determine

the functions of the system according to the specific

requirements of the Solid Waste Management Office of Cadiz

City in monitoring waste collection (3) determine the

acceptability of the Solid Waste Management System in Cadiz

City.

III. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The solid waste management system deployment used the

Input – Process – Output Model. The Input, shown in Fig. 1,

includes the original MRFMES which was tailored for Cadiz

City and the training of different personnel assigned at the Solid

Waste Management office on utilizing the system. The process

shown are the beta testing of the SWMS and the evaluation of

the system to determine the efficiency and the functionality of

the system [2] in the Cadiz City. The output is the “go live”

Solid Waste Management System Deployment

In Cadiz City, Negros Occidental

Rene A. Salmingo, Josephine Q. Salillas, Jayrelle B. Sy, Christine D. Bustamante,

and Charwin M. Padilla

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which means that the system is acceptable to be used in the real

environment by all end users.

Fig. 1: Input – Process – Output Flow Diagram.

IV. METHODOLOGY

The proponents used the developmental research for the

software development and design of the system. On the other

hand, descriptive method of research was used in the evaluation

[8] of the system. The respondents who evaluated the system

were the five (5) personnel of the Cadiz City Environmental and

Natural Resources Office, two (2) IT specialists and three (3)

clerks from the solid waste management office. The proponents

installed the SWMS in the computers and trained the personnel

assigned at the solid waste management office in Cadiz City.

The data were collected and gathered [5]. The instrument used

to evaluate the efficiency, functionality and the acceptability

was the validated and reliability tested researcher made

questionnaire.

V. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The performance efficiency of the system was rated 4.83 and

interpreted as very good. This is an indication of the

responsiveness of the system to execute specific actions in a

given time interval. On the other hand, functionality of the

system was rated 5.0 and interpreted as very good. This

indicates that the system provides the functions that meets the

specific requirements of Cadiz City and the acceptability of the

system was rated 5.0 and interpreted as very good. The system

was accepted and met all the requirements [6] needed by Cadiz

City Solid Waste Management office. The overall average

means 4.9 and interpreted as very good which means that the

consistency of the responses shows that the development and

implementation of the SWMS meets the users’ specified

requirements for Cadiz City.

VI. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

The deployment of the SWMS became smooth and easy

because the performance efficiency and functionality of the

system met the needs of the Cadiz City Solid Waste

Management Office. Hence, the system was used and fully

accepted. It is recommended that the Solid Waste Management

System Office be implemented or deployed in all LGUs in

Negros Occidental.

VII. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The researchers would like to acknowledge Atty. Wilfred

Ramon Peñalosa, Jr., Head of Provincial Environment and

Management Office, as well as, Mr. Florentino Caceres, Head

of the Cadiz City Environment and Natural Resources Office.

We would like also to acknowledge the support of our

administrators, Dr. Ma. Leah L. Torrato, Dr. Armando R.

Reosura, Dr. Mary Ann V. Dolor and Dr. Manuel A. Uy of

Carlos Hilado Memorial State College.

REFERENCES

[1] Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental

Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Negros Island Region (NIR)

Unpublished Report, 2016.

[2] ISO/IEC 25022 Systems and software engineering - Systems and software

Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) – Measurement of

quality in use Committee identification: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7/WG 6

Secretariat: Japan

[3] Material Recovery Facilities Testing and Reporting Guidance. (August

2015) A guide to the development and implementation of material quality

sampling. Zero Waste Scotland: Inspiring change for Scotland’s resource

economy, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), website:

www.zerowastescotland.org.uk

[4] Material recovery facility toolkit. (2013) Asian Development Bank,

website: www.adb.org.

[5] Pressley, Phillip N. Barlaz, Morton A.Analysis of material recovery

facilities for use in life-cycle assessment, ISSN0956-053X, State

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[6] Republic Act No. 9003, “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of

2000

[7] Waste Monitoring Program: Material Recovery Facility (MRF)

Assessment (November 2006), Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., In

cooperation with WIH Resource Group

[8] Software Deployment Using the Software Dock, in Proceedings of the

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Engr. Rene A. Salmingo, MTM is currently

working with the Laboratory of Applied Geodesy

and Photogrammetry at the University of the

Philippines – Diliman College of Engineering as

engineering trainee for Geographic Information

System and Remote Sensing. He is a graduate of

Master in Technology Management (MTM) last

April 2017 at Carlos Hilado Memorial State

College (CHMSC), Talisay City, Negros

Occidental having affiliations with the Institute of

Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Life Sciences Community and an

active member of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines

(IECEP). He graduated Bachelor of Science in Electronics and

Communications Engineering (BSECE) at the University of St. La Salle

Bacolod City, Negros Occidental last March 2008. He has necessary work

experiences in academe and industry. He is currently conducting sustainable,

energy and technology researches field of electronics engineering.

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