The City Environment and Natural Resources Office said that the city needs to rehabilitate its existing landfill in New Carmen for it to be usable for two to three years more.
“Ang status gyud karon sa landfill sa New Carmen is filled up na siya. Sa karon, nangita mi ug remedy na still magamit siya. Murag pwede pa i-compact ang cell, naa pay portion sa cell nga pwede pa butangan ug up to two to three years. What we need is the rehabilitation,” said CENRO Head Engr. Elisa Madrazo.
Last February, Engr. Madrazo said that there would be two landfills to replace the New Carmen landfill which will be located in Marilog District and Paquibato District, each spanning five to 10 hectares of land.
Engr. Madrazo said that The City Planning Office and CENRO team has identified an area in Marilog where another landfill might be situated.
“We have identified an area in Marilog but sa Paquibato, dili pa mi sure kung okay ba ang Malabog. It would still undergo assessment sa zoning. Kung viable ba siya, dili ba duol sa water source,” Madrazo stated.
The city has already allocated P500 million for the realization of the landfills. The site in Marilog is expected to be used in the middle of the year.
The current landfill in New Carmen was built on a 3.8 hectare area and started operation in 2009.
