Inayawan, Binaliw ruled out as transfer stations by DENR-EMB

Pia Piquero 01/29/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Region 7 has ruled out reopening the Inayawan dumpsite as a temporary transfer station and the agency said the Binaliw landfill would remain…

Archival: Inayawan site a transfer station, not a reopened landfill

Pia Piquero 01/26/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival clarified on Monday that the closed Inayawan landfill will not reopen as a permanent site, but will serve only as a temporary transfer station while the city explores alternatives following…

IN PHOTOS: Fire hits dumpsite in White Road, Inayawan

Paul Lauro 05/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Firefighters in Cebu City have responded to a fire that broke out on a dumpsite near the Inayawan Landfill on Thursday morning, May 25, 2023. Flames burned down rubbish and trash on a…

City council agrees on SRP-Inayawan landfill culvert bridge demolition

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council is set to formally request the Office of the Mayor to demolish the six-year-old culvert bridge built across South Road Properties (SRP). Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover, Jr., during his…

Rama issues cease-and-desist order on composting facility in Inayawan

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/25/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has issued a cease and desist order on a private waste management facility in Barangay Inayawan following complaints of foul smell in the area. Rama said in…

Cebu City to hold Environment and Solid Waste Management Summit

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City plans to hold an Environment Summit from March to April 2022 to discuss the solid waste management plan of the city. The Commission on Audit (COA) has repeatedly reminded the city…

JVA for Inayawan landfill, Pond A rehabilitation and development inked

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Inayawan Landfill will finally be mined and developed six years after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued a writ of kalikasan and closure order. The Cebu City has…

Rama says urgent solution needed for trash problems in Barangay Inayawan

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Trash is piling up in Barangay Inayawan as the Barangay Binaliw landfill has closed its doors to Cebu City garbage due to unclear stipulations in the contract regarding where the trash must come from. The…

Smell from Inayawan garbage transfer station worries nearby residents

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Inayawan landfill in Cebu City is still closed in accordance with the writ of kalikasan issued by the Supreme Court (SC) for it, but the transfer station outside the landfill has already…

Barug councilors demand for landfill rehab plan

Morexette Erram 11/09/2018

Shutting down the Inayawan landfill is not enough. Opposition Councilor Joel Garganera filed a resolution during the session of the City Council on Tuesday (November 6) urging the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) and…

SC affirms Writ of Kalikasan vs Inayawan landfill

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/01/2018

THE Inayawan Sanitary Landfill in Cebu City shall remain closed. The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed a ruling of the appellate court that ordered the permanent closure of the landfill until it is fully rehabilitated. In a…

Pressure on at DPS on use of hauling budget

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/31/2017

WITH garbage reduction programs set to be in place, Cebu City Hall’s Department of Public Services (DPS) has been pressured not to fully use their proposed budget for garbage hauling services next year. The DPS has proposed…

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