While commending Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. for imposing the waste segregation scheme, Domogan said the City Government has to have plan B, and stressed that uncollected garbage could not be left in the streets forever.
The legislator said there was an evident lack of coordination between the City Environment and Parks Management Office (Cepmo) and the barangays as seen by the unsuccessful segregation, implemented starting October 1.
To strengthen its implementation, Domogan suggested for the Cepmo to conduct a weekly compliance monitoring. Barangays that have a low compliance rate are those that should be prioritized in information and education campaigns.
He said district coordinators and volunteer haulers could be tapped in the creation of barangay monitoring teams to monitor among households and to inspect the bags of garbage that could be disposed or those that need further segregation.
"Yes, we have to follow the law but proper coordination must be done," Domogan stressed.
Meanwhile, flyers and billboards containing the classification of waste materials would be visible in several areas in Baguio for the next several weeks.
Solid Waste Management head Nazita Bañez said this is the city government's response to the public's complaints that they were not properly informed on the waste segregation scheme.
Bañez reiterated that there is no turning back with what the city has started. She said educating the people is the solution to proper waste segregation.
From two classifications, waste is now classified into four by the Cepmo - biodegradable, non-biodegradable, residual and bulky.
Biodegradable waste is collected by barangays then transferred to five materials recovery facilities, residual is also collected by barangays or sold to junk shops while the non-biodegradable and bulky waste are collected by the Cepmo.-(Rimaliza Opiña)
