The municipality of Imus generated an estimated volume of 140 cubic meters of garbage per day in 2007. This is based on the average per capita solid waste generation of 0.50 kilograms per day. The wastes came from different commercial establishments, markets, hospitals, schools, streets and large percentage from the residential areas.

On the other hand, wastes are characterized as biodegradle, non-biodegrable and disposable. As reported, sixty-two percent of the garbages collected in the municipality of Imus are biodegrable, thirty-two percent are non-biodegrable and eight percent are disposable. The distributions of garbages are shown in the figure.

Since 1999, the municipality uses up already two major dumpsites located in Alapan 2 and Pasong Buaya1. But, at the start of the year 2008, the municipality of Imus suffered from tons of garbage which cannot be eradicated due to the closing of the dumpsites where the whole community puts their garbage. This problem is one of the toughest the municipality had ever faced, yet this challenge the community.