Cebu CityDepartment of Public Services (DPS) head Roberto Cabarrubias. (CDN FILE PHOTO)
Cebu City officials are urging Jomara Konstruckt Corp. to employ measures to mitigate the stench of the garbage when they transport it to the landfill in Aloguinsan town.
Department of Public Services (DPS) head Roberto Cabarrubias said Jomara, which is the private hauler tapped by the city to dispose its wastes, can use enzymes similar to what they used when the city was still using the Inayawan landfill last year.
“They can spray the garbage with these enzymes at the transfer station before they transport it,” he said.
But these enzymes should be purchased by Jomara and not by the city, he said.
He pointed out that the city is already paying Jomara P1,375 per ton for the transport of the garbage as well as tipping fees.
All other concerns should be addressed by Jomara themselves and not by the city, Cabarrubias added.
This includes the recent complaints from residents along the highway in southern Cebu towns.
It was recently reported that at least three dump trucks of Jomara were apprehended by the Carcar City Environment and Natural Resources Office after it was found out that the trucks have been spilling leachate from the transported garbage on the way to Aloguinsan.
As long as these apprehensions won’t affect Jomara’s contract with the city, DPS assistant head John Paul Gelasque said the city will not get involved with the issue.
Jomara has at least 40 dump trucks which it uses to transport the city’s garbage from a transfer station in Barangay Inayawan to the Consolacion landfill in the north and the Alohuinsan landfill in the south.
Gelasque said as of now, there are still around a hundred tons of garbage at the old transfer station the city used in the South Road Properties.
“With the recent rains, Jomara had a hard time finishing the removal of the garbage at SRP. Hopefully, it will be finished within the week,” he said.
The city’s P25.5 million contract with Jomara will only be until January 31.