TLDR; Siargao Island needs a way to process its waste in order to preserve its natural integrity and ecosystem. NounsDAO could sponsor two trucks and a team for a year to collect and bring waste to a treatment facility in partnership with local NGOs.
ABOUT
Siargao is a beautiful island east of Cebu City, Philippines. It attracts a lot of surf related tourism in the area of General Luna, with national and international surf competitions as well as digital nomads, expats and tourists. With that development comes waste, and removing trash off the island is costly. It often ends up being burned on the side of the road or in landfills, and later blown into the ocean. Siargao has a strong local community that is conscious of the urgent need to process waste before this starts to damage the natural capital of the island.
IDEA
NounsDAO would help by purchasing two 5 tons trucks and paying a total of 10 staff to operate them for a year. They will collect waste from the two largest towns on the island: Dapa - the economic center - and General Luna - the touristic center, and deliver the organic waste to a processing facility.
60-70% of the total waste collected in the island is organic waste. This initiative will focus on improving the organic waste collection system by working with the local government units.
Last but not least, the trucks will be painted with a nounsDAO aesthetic, making them a fun and ambulant message on the island visible for everyone.
EXECUTION
Echo Espejon is working closely with local governmental units (LGUs) to make sure we align efforts to collect waste. A route with collection points will be defined. We will communicate
There will be a contract agreement between the S.E.A. NGO and farm owners for the proper division and reinvestment of profits. The goal is to help the program be self-sustaining in the long term.
OUTPUT
- Proper diversion of Biodegradable waste
- Preserve the natural integrity of Siargao Island
- Nounish trucks circulating in a touristic area
TEAM
- PM: Coral Orca https://twitter.com/coralorca Prop 2 Builder and early NounsDAO contributor
- PM: Echo Espejon https://www.instagram.com/echotrippings/ Marine Biologist, island boy and environmental activist.
- S.E.A. movement SEA Movement
- Fe’s Organic Farm
COSTS:
+ Vehicles
- 2 x 5 tonnes dump truck trucks (**4 wheels drive diesel truck, Isuzu series N cost around 20K-25KUSD$ per truck)
- Diesel costs
- Truck Maintenance
- Paint Job
- Plastic Drums
→ approx. 60K USD
+ Team: 9 staff for a year
- 2 truck drivers
- 4 waste collectors
- 2 data collectors
- 1 coordinator
→ approx. 30K USD for a year
+ Administration (approx. 30% of total costs)
- Project Managers (Coral and Echo)
- Data collection and monitoring
- Legal advice (Memorandum of Agreement, Insurance etc)
- Accountancy
→ approx. 25K USD
Total: 115K USD
+ Local Tax rates (if any)
+ Transfer fee off ramp crypto (probably going through an exchange)