ScrapTrack · Makati

Junkshop system for junk dealers in Makati.

Makati's sanitation code puts junk dealerships under the City Health Office: no sanitary permit, no operating. Here's what the code and the city's own records say, and how ScrapTrack keeps a record of every weigh-in.

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Makati at a glance

Sanitary permit: Required for every junk dealership, from the City Health Office (Ordinance No. 2019-A-102)
Sanitation fines: ₱3,000, then ₱4,000, then ₱5,000 with the sanitary permit revoked
Junkshops counted: 21 in MMDA's 2022 plan, and 37 in the national inventory as of December 2023
Without a mayor's permit: Seven junkshops closed by the Business Permits Office in October 2016

Sources: Makati City Ordinance No. 2019-A-102, a City of Makati press release (October 24, 2016), the MMDA solid waste master plan (2022) and the NSWMC junk shop inventory (December 2023), checked October 1, 2026. A summary, not legal advice. Check the latest rules with the City Health Office and the Business Permits Office.

The sanitation code

What Makati's sanitation code asks of junk dealers.

Ordinance No. 2019-A-102, the Environmental Health and Sanitation Code of the City of Makati, names junk dealers in its chapter on the disposal of refuse.

The sanitary permit

No one may operate a junk dealership without a sanitary permit from the City Health Office of Makati
Junk dealers also secure the clearances, licenses to operate and permits that the DOH, DENR and other regulating bodies require
The national Sanitation Code's rules on refuse disposal apply to junk dealers, as they do to refuse collectors and disposal sites

Penalties

First offense: ₱3,000 or community service, and the sanitary permit suspended
Second offense: ₱4,000 and community service, the permit suspended, and ₱4,000 more for each day the sanitary requirements aren't met
Third offense: ₱5,000 and the permit revoked, and/or up to six months in jail, as the court decides

The code takes effect 30 days after it is published and posted across the city. The City Health Office writes its implementing rules, and the City Council reviews it at least every five years. The copy on the city's website has no approval date. Source: Makati City Ordinance No. 2019-A-102, Sections 148, 149, 151, 153 and 192 to 196, checked October 1, 2026. A summary, not legal advice.

In the city's records

Junkshops in Makati's permits and waste plans.

The Business Permits Office enforces the mayor's permit, and the city's waste plan counts on junkshop owners.

Closures. On October 24, 2016, enforcement officers of the Business Permits Office closed seven junkshops operating without a valid mayor's permit: five in Barangay La Paz, one in Singkamas and one in Tejeros. The city cited Section 4A.01 of the Revised Makati Revenue Code, City Ordinance No. 2004-A-025.
Agreements. MMDA's 2022 plan names Makati and Quezon City as the two cities that said they had a Memorandum of Agreement with junkshop owners.
Trading recyclables. Providing a venue for trading recyclables is one of the strategies in Makati's 10-year solid waste plan.
In 2003. An ADB survey found that junkshop permits in Makati went through the business permits office, with no role for the solid waste unit. It also named a local owners' group, K-JOM, the Kapisanan ng Junkshop Owners ng Makati.

Sources: City of Makati press release, October 24, 2016; MMDA, Metro Manila 25-year Solid Waste Management Master Plan, March 14, 2022 (pages 44, 50 and 143 to 144); ADB TA 3848 Junk Shop Survey, June 2003; all checked October 1, 2026. The plan and survey are dated. A summary, not legal advice.

With ScrapTrack

Your own records, from any phone.

The permits cover the shop. ScrapTrack covers what you buy, what you pay and what's in stock.

Works at the scale

Staff log each weigh-in with its material, weight and price per kilo, on a budget Android phone.

Stock by material

Each weigh-in adds to stock by material, so you know what the yard is holding before a buyer calls.

Ask in plain words

"How much copper did we buy this week?" gets an answer from your own tickets.

Setup in Makati

We don't offer on-site setup in Makati right now. Remote setup by video call works anywhere, and your team can message us on Viber or WhatsApp after.

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FAQ

Questions from Makati junk dealers.

Something else? Message us on Viber or WhatsApp, or email sales@orvyn-solutions.com.

At least a mayor's permit from the Business Permits Office and a sanitary permit from the City Health Office, plus whatever the DOH and DENR require. Ask both offices for the full list.

Not in the sections we read. Ordinance No. 2019-A-102 deals with sanitation and permits. ScrapTrack keeps every weigh-in with its material, weight and price per kilo either way.

Yes. Log in from your phone and see the same tickets and totals your staff see.

No. It's a summary of the city's documents to help you plan. The city has the final word.

It depends on how many yards and staff accounts you need. We show it to you first, then send a quote.

See ScrapTrack set up for a Makati junk dealer.

We'll walk you through a day of weigh-ins with sample tickets, and show where each record lives. You get a quote after.

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