THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launched on Thursday two "waste diversion initiatives" designed "to minimize waste towards a greener and healthier metro while promoting segregation and composting in communities."

In a statement, MMDA Chairman Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. said the Mobile Materials Recovery Facility (MMRF) and Community Based Takakura Composting in Pateros "hope to teach barangay leaders and residents how they can reduce their waste instead of indiscriminately dumping or throwing their trash along the streets and waterways."

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