TACLOBAN CITY – The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CNRO) said that the problem on garbage is a concern for all and not the sole responsibiluty of the city government.
Jonathan Hijada made this statement in the wake of criticisms that the city government is not in control in solving its garbage problem.
Hijada lamented that some residents in the city chose to litter their wastes in the streets rather than wait for the garbage personnel to collect them.
Hijada advises the public to follow the schedule in garbage collection in their respective barangays because this will help in solving the problem.
“The people must be aware on the schedule of garbage truck dropping by their barangay in order to pick their wastes and that’s the only time they bring outside of their house their bunch of garbage,” Hijada said.
He clarified also that they don’t have problems in terms of trucks and personnel, as of now CNRO has eight trucks and seven are active and they have 186 personnel which comprises the drivers, sweepers and garbage collectors, with this they have enough personnel to serve the entire 138 barangays in the city.
Meanwhile, Hijada suggested also to religiously practice recycling their garbage because if the residents of the city would do this, it would help lessen their garbage by 26% every a day.
He stressed that as a result of their study conducted, in one day there are 60% biodegradable, 14% are recyclable and the rest are non-biodegradable which is the 24%. With this, they hope to reduce the volume of garbage.
“If they are worried that they don’t have enough yard to bury those biodegradable waste, they can used those empty cans, plastics and the likes, and it must be covered will or they can also coordinate with their barangay officials to help them about this matter,” Hijada explained. (NOEL SEVILLANO TALACAY)
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