No segregation, no collection of garbage starts this week

The new schedule of the policy on “no segregation, no collection” will start on Friday, October 16 against solid wastes in all 180 barangays in this southern city. The policy will be implemented seriously by the city government backed up by the city’s solid waste management board (SWMB).

This was announced by city mayor Jerry P. Treñas and Engr. Raul Gallo of the General Service Office (GSO) as the new schedule of garbage collection by garbage trucks of JS Layson will take off from 5:00 AM to 7:00 PM in the barangays.

Gallo said no segregation, no collection policy is a vital component of the city government’s battle against mounting garbage and it its desire to reduce the collected garbage at the city’s controlled dumpsite in Calajunan, Mandurrioa district.

Gallo said the program is a vital compliance to the provisions of Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as the Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 and as a mitigation scheme on climate change on top of compliance to SP Regulation Ordinance 147.

More than 170 metric tons are collected everyday from all barangays, shopping and business areas, schools and hospitals here that are delivered to Calajunan.

With the new policy in place, it is expected that garbage collection will be down to less than 100 metric tons per day. With reduced solid wastes at the dumpsite, the city can now start projects leading to the establishment of a sanitary landfill here, Gallo said.

The new garbage collection schedule will be effective for wet wastes such as organics and compostables to be collected by a green truck; and dry wastes such as residuals and recyclables to be collected by a yellow truck at the designated barangay collection point or material recovery facility (MRF) site.

The new schedule is as follows: Molo district collection is from 5 AM to 8 AM, Mandurriao district from 5 AM to 8 AM, Arevalo district from 8 AM to 11 AM, La Paz district from 8 AM to 11 AM, Lapuz district from 8 AM to 11 AM, Jaro district from 1 PM to 4 PM and city proper from 4 PM to 7 PM.

The garbage must already be segregated at source or at the household level with a color coding or any form of identification of garbage or containers such as a green bag or tied with a green rope or any material for collected organics or compostables by the green truck.