Capitol solid waste mgm’t. program up
LINGAYEN—The solid waste management and garbage recycling program of the provincial government will soon shift to high gear following the purchase by the province of a 10- horse power hammer mill. Provincial Administrator Virgilio Solis said the machinery will be fully utilized when the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) being built beside the provincial motor pool becomes operational.
The MRF is a facility recommended to be set up under Republic Act No. 9003 or the Solid Waste Management and Segregation where the wastes will be finally segregated.
Solis, chair of the Capitol Solid Waste Management Team, said Gov. Victor Agbayani approved the purchase of the equipment to boost the solid waste management and garbage recycling program at the provincial capitol and to serve as model for the whole province.
Pangasinan is the first province in the entire country to construct its own eco-center MRF unit.
Construction of the MRF seeks to boost the waste segregation and recycling program being piloted among offices of the provincial government.
“Many employees now realize the prospect of earning extra income through waste segregation and recycling as pointed out by the governor time and again,” Solid said.
Wastes from various offices at the capitol building and Urduja House, when segregated, can yield 20 percent recyclables while 70 percent can be processed into compost fertilizer. This means only 10 percent residuals will be brought to the dumpsite.
The “segregation at source policy” has already been implemented in all various offices through a memorandum issued by Gov. Agbayani since last June.
Rowena dela Cruz, manager of the MRF, said biodegradable wastes mixed with coconut husks sorted out at the facility will be put in the hummer mill for further volume reduction.
Crushed bio-waste ferments shall be composted in composter drums for five days using a vermi-composting method. The organic compost is harvested, air-dried and stock-piled for maturation.
The matured compost can be used as organic fertilizer for agriculture.
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