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Stop 'harmful' waste converter tech: environment groups

BURNING HAZARDS. Environmentalists in Negros Oriental urge Dumaguete City government to stop the pyrolysis-gasification technology used in its garbage disposal program. (L-R) Merci Ferrer, co-convener of War on Waste-Negros Oriental; Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, former Chief Technical Adviser for the United Nations Development Program; and Gary Rosales, representing three NGOs, aired their concerns during a media forum on Thursday (Jan. 19, 2023). (Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - Environmental organizations on Thursday called on the city government here to stop using pyrolysis/gasification technology that converts plastic wastes to by-products as it is harmful to humans and the surroundings. At a Kapihan sa PIA forum, Merci Ferrer, co-convenor of War on Waste Break Free from Plastics, said environmental advocacy groups in the province are pushing to stop pyrolysis technology being used by the city at its Central Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Barangay Candauay. Pyrolysis is a common technique used to convert plastic waste into energy, in the form of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. It is the thermal degradation of plastic waste at different temperatures. "Most of the materials being burned by pyrolysis are plastics, and plastics emit highly toxic dioxins," Ferrer said. "It also defeats the purpose for people to keep the materials that are recyclable or residuals that can still be sold." Ferrer said the best solution to trash disposal woes is for the city government to strengthen its garbage segregation policy, which could cut down the volume of waste brought to MRF. She said they initially introduced the Zero Waste Management program in the villages of Looc, Bantayan, Piapi, Banilad and Calindagan. However, she said only a few clusters in each barangay have been actively participating in the project. Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, former Chief Technical Adviser for the United Nations Development Program, said the process of pyrolysis/gasification technology which uses heat to break down organic wastes are toxic and can cause health issues in people exposed to them. "These are not just transmitted through the air but also in the food we consume," he said. Emmanuel said the process is also costly. He also cautioned the city government that it may not be able to get an environment-friendly certification from the International Zero Waste Alliance because it uses burning technology to dispose of waste. "Many of the people in the International Zero Waste Alliance we know would never accredit, would never certify a city that is burning or using an incinerator or a pyrolysis-gasification unit to ever become a zero-waste city," he added. Gary Rosales, a member of three organizations working on zero-waste projects, said they would push for a stronger commitment of the barangays to help implement efficient garbage segregation. The facility was established sometime in mid-2021 following the closure of the city's outlawed open pit dumpsite as mandated by Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. (PNA) }

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EMB cites Dumaguete's 'trash-to-treasure' MRF project

TRASH TO TREASURE. Workers are seen in this undated photo segregating garbage at the Central Materials Recovery Facility of the Dumaguete City government. Environmental Management Bureau-Central Visayas (EMB-7) regional director William Cunado and Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo led Thursday (March 24, 2022) the formal inauguration of the facility in Barangay Candauay in the Negros Oriental capital. (Photo courtesy of Lupad Dumaguete Facebook page/City PIO) DUMAGUETE CITY - The city government's Central Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) that converts trash into useful by-products has earned the approval of a key Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) official who wanted the facility to be part of the National Ecological Center. "I would like to ask our DENR Secretary Jim Sampulna to give a commendation to Mayor (Felipe Antonio) Remollo and the City Council for a job well done. And not only that, but I would also like to recommend this place as part of the National Ecological Center to train the waste sorters how to improve their skills," William Cunado, director of the Environmental Management Bureau-DENR (EMB-DENR), said during Thursday's inauguration of the facility here. Cunado and Remollo led other DENR and city officials during the formal inauguration of the facility situated in Barangay Candau-ay, a media release from the City Hall said midnight Thursday. The DENR official lauded the mayor and the Sangguniang Panglungsod for putting up the "first MRF in the Philippines" that generates a PHP500,000 monthly income and provides a livelihood for waste-pickers through "proper and sustainable solid waste management." The city's MRF is part of the eight-hectare Eco-Park Solid Waste Processing Facility, which is also a recipient of the plastic-to-chair recycling equipment, glass pulverizer, bio-shredder, and bio-composters from the DENR. Meanwhile, Paquito D. Melicor Jr. Regional Executive Director of DENR Central Visayas (Region 7), said he was inspired by how the city, under Remollo's helm, managed to close the open dumpsite last March 30, 2021, and was able to establish the MRF in so short a time. The DENR had repeatedly sent closure notices to the city government to shut down the open dumpsite, which was operating for about 30 years, in Barangay Candauay despite it already being outlawed in the country, and establish the mandated sanitary landfill instead. While the city could not yet find a suitable place for the sanitary landfill, Remollo instead established the MRF to immediately attend to the city's garbage collection woes. The facility not only segregates garbage but also treats them to prevent the emergence of infectious diseases. The DENR officials from the Central and Regional Offices were toured around the facility to see the machines already operating inside the City MRF. The MRF has the following: a pyrolysis gasification equipment that turns solid wastes into construction materials like hollow blocks and bricks and pavers to be used in infrastructure projects; plastic shredder and densifiers; bio-shredders and composters to convert solid wastes into organic fertilizer, soil conditioner, and mulch to improve plant growth; glass pulverizer/shredder, and plastic recycling equipment that can convert plastic wastes into chairs. (PNA) }

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