Green Filters Showcase for the Philippines:
A Pilot Implementation of Constructed Wetland System
for Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Green Village

The Green Filters Project aimed to demonstrate a method of treating domestic waste using a technology that employs natural and local resources. Specifically, its objectives were to:

  • Provide an economically- and ecologically-sound alternative technology for treating domestic waste before it is released to the waterway;
  • Contribute to food and water security in the community;
  • Establish a model for economically- and ecologically-sound alternative technology for treating domestic waste in the area; and
  • Increase the awareness of local communities and the LGUs on the problems caused by pollution and its effects on people and the natural ecosystems.

The project site is at the Green Village in Caluan, Laguna. The village will be the Training Center of Life Project for Youth (LP4Y – Philippines) for the social and professional integration of young adults in extreme poverty and exclusion.

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 Project Construction

Sika Philippines provided training at their plant in Las Piñas City to three of the skilled workers doing the constructed wetlands on how to install the lining.

 

Of special mention is the donation of a waterproofing membrane (SikaPlan WP1120-15HL, 3 rolls of 2 meters x 20 meters per roll) from Sika Philippines, Inc.

 

Also of special mention is the donation from Holcim of 300 bags of cement.