Solid Waste Management summit results: WTE, MRF, segregation a must

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City wrapped up its first Solid Waste Management Summit (SWM) on April 8, 2022, and the SWM Board is now planning to amend the 10-year SWM plan that the Commission on Audit…

Refill Revolution, a possibility in Cebu’s Tricities?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/09/2021

CEBU, Philippines — The three highly urbanized cities at the heart of Metro Cebu produces an estimated 1,096 tons of garbage per day based on the collective records of the cities’ environment offices. The majority of this…

Garbage segregation with a twist and a message

Immae Lachica 11/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Segregating our garbage is important. It’s a simple step that can help a lot in saving the environment. Signages like biodegradable and non-biodegradable exist to guide people to properly segregate their trash. Sadly, not…

Consolacion imposes waste segregation policy

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/02/2018

Residents of Consolacion town will now have to segregate their garbage, otherwise garbage collectors will no longer collect their garbage, The Municipal Government of Consolacion has imposed a “No Segregation, No Collection” policy for its waste starting…

Waste segregation, anti-drug videos for cinemas eyed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/18/2018

CINEMA goers in Cebu City may soon have to watch three minute videos on waste segregation and avoiding drug addiction before enjoying their movie. In last Tuesday’s City Council session, Councilor Eugenio Gabuya proposed an ordinance that…

Councilor wants cinemas to play 3-minute videos on waste segregation, and illegal drugs

Morexette Eram 08/18/2018

Cebu City Councilor Eugenio Gabuya Jr. has filed an ordinance mandating cinema operators in Cebu City to play a three-minute video on waste segregation, proper garbage disposal, and fighting illegal drugs before every film. He said the…

40 barangays non-compliant with ‘no segregation’ policy

Doris Mae Mondragon 04/04/2018

Cebu City’s Cenro head tags undisciplined garbage truck drivers, equipment lack The Cebu City government will try to address the lack of discipline among drivers of garbage collectors and lack of equipment as a way to help…

Village waste segregation compliance at 40 percent

Doris Mae Mondragon 03/21/2018

OVER 1,000 households were issued citation tickets for violating the “no segregation, no collection” policy on garbage since it was enforced on March 1, the City’s Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) said. Acting CENRO chief Nida…

Enforce, sustain waste segregation

Editorial 03/08/2018

As expected, politics was again a factor in the (re)birth pains of the waste segregation policy resumed by the Cebu City government starting last Thursday, March 1. Councilor Philip Zafra, president of the Association of Barangay Councils,…

Waste segregation anew

Editorial 02/28/2018

Unless there is a last minute announcement, it’s all systems go for the “no segregation, no collection” garbage disposal policy of Cebu City Hall today March 1, but based on last Monday’s disclosure by the City Environment…

Village ‘eco chiefs’ to monitor waste segregation, disposal

Nestle L. Semilla 02/08/2018

Barangay environmental officers (BEOs) will be stationed in each of Cebu City’s garbage “hotspots” to monitor the implementation of the city government’s waste segregation program. These BEOs will issue citation tickets and fine residents who won’t comply…

Enforce waste segregation at household level, officials told

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2017

CEBU City Hall should “get its act together” in enforcing waste segregation at the household level to help solve the city’s garbage problem, a local representative of the environmental group Greenpeace said yesterday. “Segregation of biodegradable and…

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