WITH no valid contract between the Cebu City government and the operator of the private landfill in Consolacion town, all deliveries of the city’s garbage there will end on July 1. In yesterday’s press conference, Cebu City…
The Inayawan landfill site may open next week to accommodate the 300 tons of garbage discharged by the city every month. In yesterday’s press conference, Cebu City Acting Mayor Margot Osmeña told reporters that work on reopening…
CALLS to revive studies on the effectiveness of privatizing garbage collection in Cebu City have surfaced anew amid the failure of the “No Segregation, No Collection” policy. Garbage collection has also been inefficient because of consistent absenteeism…
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said the sight of uncollected garbage compelled him to order a takeover of the garbage collection systems in barangays Guadalupe, Labangon and Tejero. “I would like to be very clear. Starting today,…
The Department of Public Services (DPS) is seeking a P238.2 million budget for garbage services next year or double its current figure to afford a new scheme of outsourcing services of waste collection and diposal in Cebu…
A City Hall official said the increased volume of garbage in Cebu City shows “more efficiency of collection”, not failure of the city’s solid waste management program. Since September, no city funds have been spent for garbage…
For more than a month, two barangay trucks loaded with garbage have been parked in the same spot in barangay Sambag, Cebu City. Idle and in disrepair, the trucks irritate residents with their bad odor. The uncollected…
Garbage collected from Mandaue City’s 27 barangays will be segregated first in their area before these are brought to a transfer station in the former Umapad dumpsite. Engr. Ricardo Mendoza, head of Mandaue City Hall’s City Environment…
Further study and consultations should be made by Cebu City Hall before it decides to raise garbage fees for collecting trash from commercial establishments. Councilor Nida Cabrera said this after the Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) called…
Not long after Cebu City closed its Inayawan landfill site in mid-January, enterprising groups have offered to collect garbage from business establishments, schools and hotels for higher fees. In yesterday’s Cebu City Council session, Councilor Gerardo Carillo…
