Watering machine to be installed in Inayawan landfill

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/09/2015

A WATERING machine that will help separate water and septic tank sludge will be installed in the Inayawan landfill next year. Ryo Hiraga, senior technical adviser for EX Research Institute Ltd., said the machine was donated by…

Composting site at SRP on Nov. 23

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/14/2015

City official says  2 bio-waste  firms  ‘could not cope’ with trash volume Cebu City will continue clearing a one-hectare area  near Pond A in the South Road Properties (SRP) for a composting site instead of using two…

Official: City garbage disposal more efficient

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/30/2015

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…

Higher fuel production eyed at plastic recycling facility

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/24/2015

The Japanese recycling company running the pilot waste-to-energy plant inside Cebu City’s Inayawan landfill wants to scale up operations and increase fuel production. But Takeshi Konishi, representative of Mansei Recycle Systems Co., Ltd., said the Cebu City…

E-waste law for Cebu City gains support

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/14/2015

A PROPOSED ordinance to regulate  the disposal of electronic wastes gained support from a top university during yesterday’s Cebu City Council session. Prof. Patrick John Lim of the University of San Carlos’ Department of Chemistry, told the…

‘Higher fees for businesses with more garbage’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 04/29/2015

Cebu City  officials in charge of waste management want to charge higher collection fees for  commercial establishments that generate large volumes of garbage. In last Monday’s Cebu City Council executive session Eduardo Rama Jr., head of the…

Council urged to reconsider stance

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/24/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama wants the City Council to reconsider its position to prohibit the use of unspent calamity funds as payment of a tipping fee for a private landfill in Consolacion town. “I think they’ll…

10 Inayawan families evacuate to school for now

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/17/2015

Construction worker Elmer Labastida isn’t convinced that his home in the Inayawan landfill is in a danger zone. “Ug magbagyo dili man gani na matumpag ang basura. Kung mag linog sad wala pud na mabungkag. Wala sad…

After settlers leave landfill, mayor eyes mixed-use development in old dumpsite

Marian Z. Codilla 04/17/2015

Is the relocation of 70 families in the Inayawan landfill site tied to plans for commercial development? Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday  said it was not but that he’s serious about converting the site into a…

Rama orders evacuation of families off Inayawan landfill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/15/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama wants all 70 families living in the Inayawan landfill to be evacuated within 24 hours. The families will be temporarily accommodated in potential evacuation sites like sports complexes or public schools. “We’ll…

70 FAMILIES HAVE TO GO

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/15/2015

Risks of living in Inayawan dump: Fire, trash slide, storm surge, poor sanitation Not just 20 families, but the rest of 70 families living in the Inayawan landfill have to be relocated from what Cebu city officials…

Families living near Inayawan landfill at risk of a garbage landslide

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/14/2015

 HILLS OF TRASH ‘We’re not worried,’ says  Inayawan landfill families of risk of a  garbage landslide More than 20 families living at the back of the Inayawan landfill are at risk of a “landslide” if towering mounds…

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