Lim still undecided on W2W contract
FURTHER STUDY NEEDED
MAYOR Brian Lim said the city has not decided whether to pursue the Waste to Worth contract which the previous administration already signed with Sure Global Philippines.
“We are asking the proponent to answer our questions first.” Lim said adding that the situation does not require a simple “yes or no” but a more “careful study.
He maintained, “the city has not committed yet for many reasons.”
He cited among others the presence of more than 400 trees, a resort and a rehab facility.
He also questioned the capacity of the facility which is limited to 60-65 tons a day when the current city’s volume of wastes already estimated at 90 tons daily.
“If the volume of wastes of the city increases, how will the facility cope with that?” he asked as he expressed doubt that the facility can reduce the wastes of the city?
He added since the construction of the facility will take time, Dagupan City will not be compliant with the law under the Solid Waste Management law.
Lim said, “We also want to see legal consequences if we push through or if we don’t…” adding too that there is a provision in the agreement that states the city can unilaterally pull-out of the venture agreement anytime.
Meanwhile, the city government is set to clear one-third of the city’s controlled dumpsite, specifically tons of garbage some fifteen meters away from the beach, as part of its intensified waste management in 2020.
The mayor indicated earlier that the city’s Waste Management Division (WMD)’s 2020 budget has been increased to further control the city’s wastes.
“The dumpsite is now a controlled dumpsite. We wanted to remove one-third of it, because its distance to the beach is already alarming. We increased WMD’s funding to clean the dumpsite,” he said.
WMD, he added, will have P57 million to procure heavy equipment to move garbage from the area to a sanitary landfill.
The WMD has also strengthened the ‘no segregation, no collection’ policy of the city. They have inspected some households and establishments, penalizing violators of the city’s ordinance.
He pointed out that the dumpsite in the city increased its coverage from 2.5 hectares to 4.5 over a six-year period. (Helen Martin)
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