Saturday, July 26, 2008 Sibulan closes Okoy dumpsite
THE administration of Sibulan Mayor Antonio Renacia has decided to temporarily closed the Okoy dumpsite and put up a temporary dumpsite in Barangay Cangmating.
Integrated Solid Waste Management Coordinator Engineer Jimmy Caluscucan said the dumpsite was temporarily closed as it is on a privately owned lot.
He urged each barangay in Sibulan, that while waiting for a new dumpsite, they may convene the barangay-based Solid Waste Management Committees to put campaign for the practice of segregation and composting.
He also asked them to discuss ahead where they may install a material recovery facility to put their solid wastes while waiting for an LGU garbage truck to collect them.
This way, he said, barangay residents would know where to put their garbage in case the garbage truck fails to collect them.
He also said that barangay councils can hire segregators to undertake this task for the material recovery facility. (EBS)
