JENNIFER
C. TILOS
DUMAGUETE CITY,
March 5 (PIA) --- Dumaguete City has established a P1.5 million
central materials recovery facility (MRF) to eliminate tons of garbage from
Dumaguete dumpsite which include the implementation of the Reuse, Recycle
Reduce program.
Environment and Natural Resource Office Head Rey Awayan has
encouraged barangays to build their own respective MRFs in order to help the
city government address the perennial garbage problem.
Awayan said the barangays may avail of the P300,000 from the
city government for the building of their own MRFs.
Barangay Junob is the first barangay that has already established
a Barangay Solid Waste Management to cater their constituent on the collection
as well as segregation at source.
Awayan said Junob has gained income by selling the garbage from
their MRF.
With this, the barangays to follow which has already
requested funds from this year’s budget for the setting up of their own
MRF include Bajumpandan, Daro, Bantayan, Piapi, Pulantubig, Mangnao ,
Batinguel, Calindagan, Cadawinonan, Bagacay and Cantil-e.
Furthermore, after spraying the biological enzymes at the
Dumaguete City dumpsite to fast track the decomposition and eliminate the bad
odor from the old garbage, Mayor Manuel Sabarbarria plans to develop a
portion of the Dumaguete Dumpsite into an Ecological Park in six months
time.
Awayan said, by developing a portion of the dumpsite into an Eco
Park, he hopes to remove the perception of the public with regards to the
dumpsite which is bad odor and dirty.
He added that they will be putting benches and lights so people
can relax.
Mayor Sagarbarria has instructed the City Engineer’s office to
push the garbage upwards to give space for the said Eco Park along the baseline
of the dumpsite.
The CEO will also construct an Organic Fertilizer Factory which
will come from the organic material extracted from the dumpsite.
The mayor added that the fertilizer will be given to the farmers’
association of the city.
ENRO office also established partnership with DENR in helping the
needs of the city to all environmental concern particularly Solid Waste
Management. (rmn/JCT/PIA7-Negros Oriental)