Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Villages unable to contain biodegradable wastes
WITH the garbage crisis far from over, barangays can only hope that garbage collection will not be limited to residual waste only.
Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president Councilor Joel Alangsab said some barangays are having difficulty in managing biodegradable waste because of lack of available space.
In his barangay for example, the amount of biodegradable waste generated in the household's vis-à-vis the area where biodegradable waste can be processed, is not enough.
This scenario happens in barangays that are thickly populated, Alangsab said, while expressing hope that the twice-a-week collection schedule will resume soon.
Since the July 14 barricade of the Irisan dumpsite, the City Government issued advisories that only residual waste will be collected. Biodegradable waste on the other hand, was delegated to the barangays for proper disposal.
This brought some organizations to call on every household owner to practice making compost available patches of land in their properties. Data from the City Environment and Parks Management Office (Cepmo) reveal that more than 50 percent of household wastes are biodegradable. (RO)
