COSTLY HAULERS With still only a minority of Filipino households engaging in composting, recycling and segregation of garbage—and with the use of plastic packaging still the norm—trash collection remains a mammoth, billion-peso endeavor especially in the capital region. The Commission on Audit noted how the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's budget for haulers—like this one photographed in Cubao, Quezon City, on June 23—has been growing each year. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA Six out of 10 Filipino households rely on garbage collection and hauling services for solid waste disposal, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on garbage management practices.

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