Public, LGUs reminded of duty to properly dispose masks, other wastes
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 22) An environmental advocacy group on Thursday reminded everyone to properly sort their waste, including face masks, which have become a big issue amid the pandemic. We continue to call for segregation of source because that is the only way that the solid waste can be managed accordingly, Earth Day Network Philippines trustee-in-charge Voltaire Alferez told CNN Philippines New Day. But at the same time, the duty falls upon the local government units that while segregation of source is being done and should always be done by their collectors.so that landfills can also receive the residuals and all else should be recycled or composted, he added.
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TARLAC. The Metro Clark Sanitary Landfill situated in Kalangitan, Capas, Tarlac. (Contributed photo)
+ April 18, 2021 THE Metro Clark Waste Management Corporation (MCWMC), operator of the state-of-the-art sanitary landfill situated in Capas, Tarlac, started receiving garbage collected from different localities in Northern Luzon.
The local government unit (LGU) of Pangasinan sought the services of MCWMC due to its accessibility and efficient services and track records with different localities it had served in Central Luzon, said Gladys Domalanta, chief of the General Services Office. The proximity and accessibility of MCWMC to Pangasinan was first and foremost put into consideration after the Urdaneta Sanitary Landfill shutdown its operation, she added.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 14) As COVID-19 cases in the country continue to surge, so does the amount of medical waste, bringing to light another challenge in the Philippines battle against the pandemic.
“There is a surge in hospital waste and solid waste,” Environment Undersecretary for Climate Change Analiza Teh told CNN Philippines’
New Day on Wednesday.
Around 52,000 metric tons of hospital waste have so far been generated amid the health crisis, Teh said. To put things in perspective, she likened that to over 2 million sacks of rice, with one sack containing 25 kilograms.
Of the total figure, only 14,000 metric tons were treated, she added.
Councilor BJ Lagman, who represented the city government in the virtual forum, said the activity is part of the goal of attaining an extensive sustainable development in the world by 2030.
“It is focused on showcasing several zero-waste systems and practices of different cities and municipalities across the globe, including San Fernando’s, to private and public institutions,” Lagman said.
During the forum, Lagman, together with City Environment and Natural Resources Office Officer-in-Charge Marilen Malabanan, discussed the city’s long-term programs, projects, and activities that served as factors in reaching a current 81 percent waste diversion rate, one of the highest marks in Asia.
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