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Pampanga gov orders waste segregation, management compliance

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Nov. 3 (PNA) — Governor Lilia Pineda has ordered all local government units (LGUs), manufacturing firms, business establishments and other concerned groups and individuals to practice waste segregation and management in an effort to prevent the occurrence of various health hazards and geographical threats in the province.

Pineda issued the order in the wake of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Director Remigio A. Mercado’s warning that if the indiscriminate dumping of waste materials in the rivers continues, โ€œthere will come a time when the towns of Sasmuan, Macabebe and Masantol and other low lying areas in the province would completely go under and disappearโ€.

Like the governor, Mercado called for all stakeholders to act as one and act soon to prevent this scenario from happening.

Indiscriminate dumping of wastes, the governor said, also poses threat to the health of his constituents.

She said that people should be properly oriented on the importance of segregating their garbage and convince them that improper handling of waste causes many diseases.

Segregation should start in the households and continue on to the bigger units of the community and the business establishments, she said.

Pampanga produces some 440 metric tons of garbage a day which would need some P330 million a year for its proper disposal.

We need not spend this much if we are able to properly segregate our waste, that upon proper coordination, we could turn over our garbage to companies such as the San Miguel Corporation and those owned by Lucio Tan where it can be recycled into reusable by-products, she also said.

She said that the 2011 budget of each municipality should have an allotment for their own solid waste management program and that โ€œthere should be one master plan for the province, going towards one directionโ€.

Progress, investments and jobs, according to the governor, should go hand in hand with efforts to protect the environment, create clean communities and have a healthy population.

She also enjoined all LGUs to put up their respective material recovery facilities (MRF), a tool which would ensure the effective and efficient management of solid waste in various areas of the province. (PNA)
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