Non Com POPs Project
Global Programme to demonstrate the viability and removal of barriers that impede adoption and successful implementation of available non-combustion technologies for destroying Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Philippines
PCB WASTES IN THE PHILIPPINES
The currently known PCB inventories reported in the Philippine NIP of the Stockholm Convention dated January 2006 include 6,879 tonnes of PCB containing equipment and wastes comprising about 2,400 tonnes of PCBs oil. However, inventory activities will continue in order to confirm the reported data and to develop and operate the database of PCBs-containing equipment and wastes, which will cover, among others, PCBs used in electrical equipment, hydraulic systems, cooling systems, etc. The identified inventory as presented in the table below shows the industry categories of PCBs-containing equipment and wastes in the country.
Table 1: Summary of PCBs inventory in the Philippines
Industry category |
PCB oil |
Equipment |
Total Weight |
Electrical utilities and cooperatives |
1,620,310 |
2,788,040 |
4,408,350 |
Commercial buildings |
34,723 |
83,454 |
118,177 |
Industrial establishments and |
525,399 |
1,098,726 |
1,624,125 |
Military camps and bases |
3,516 |
8,204 |
11,720 |
Servicing facilities |
191,397 |
445,121 |
636,518 |
Hospitals |
25,215 |
55,191 |
80,406 |
TOTAL |
2,400,560 |
4,478,736 |
6,879,296 |
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