The city’s project to construct a centralized materials recovery facility (MRF) on its property in Dontogan barangay is on track.
City General Services Officer Eugene Buyucan said the site development phase of the project has been completed covering 30,143 square meters.
The main phase which is the construction of the MRF facility will follow covering an area measuring 1,855 square meters.
Buyucan said the project’s various components will tackle different kinds of waste:
Box feeder with conveyor, bag breaker or opener, trommel screen, air separator, manual sorting platform, hydraulic baler machine, belt conveyor, shredder, magnetic separator, bottle or glass crusher, used tire shredder and textile or fabric shredder.
Buyucan said these projects are expected to boost the city’s waste management efforts in line with its thrust to promote waste reduction and transition from linear to circular economy where waste are minimized and transformed into resources.
“Our motto now is ‘Basura mo, Bawasan mo.’ We should learn to reduce our wastes right from our homes while we stick to our waste segregation, reuse and recycle campaign,’’ he reiterated. ** Aileen P. Refuerzo
