City hall orders strict waste segregation of wastes
THE Dagupan City government intensified its strict implementation of its “no segregation, no collection” policy among residents in order to meet the city’s commitment to the new partnership with Holcim Philippines Inc., manufacturer of Portland Cement, in solid waste management.
Mayor Belen Fernandez ordered City Waste Management Division chief Bernard Cabison not to accept unsegregated wastes from the barangays at the dumpsite in Bonuan.
She also ordered all barangay chairmen to inform their constituents about the need to strictly segregate their wastes in their homes, and to direct their respective garbage collectors not to collect garbage that are not segregated.
The partnership with Holcim, Dagupan requires the delivery of compacted segregated wastes and the initial delivery was done last week with compacted wastes originally intended for the aborted Sure Global waste-to-energy program.
Holcim indicated it will only accommodate compacted wastes of plastic bags, old clothes, rags, mats, old bags without metal hardware, cigarettes, rubber tires, tetrapak, tarpaulins, food and candy wrappers, drinking straws, plastic bottles, cling wraps, bubble wraps, shampoo, soap and toothpaste containers old shoes and slippers without iron, styrofoam or polystyrene and containers of home care products.
Other biodegradable materials not needed by Holcim can be processed into cheap fertilizers for home gardens and the farms food remnants, skins of fruits, leaves, animal manure and others.
To be separated from wastes needed by Holcim are medical and sanitary wastes, face masks, needles, paints, thinners, gasoline, solvents, chemical clean ears, battery, industrial chemicals and pesticides.
Dagupan is only one of the 55 partners of Holcim in waste management. It’s tie-up with its partners started about 13 years ago.
Mayor Fernandez said Holcim will dispose of Dagupan’s wastes at no cost to the city government to help the city finally end its 60 year old worsening garbage problem. (Leonardo Micua)
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