AT LEAST 52 pedicabs and as many plastic drums were distributed to the barangays in Tacloban City last week as complementary tools for the operation and maintenance of their Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs), which were set up with a P15,000 financial assistance from the city government. During the turn-over ceremony, Mayor Cristina G. Romualdez encouraged barangay officials to strengthen the waste segregation initiatives as this will significantly reduce the trash generated in the city. “If all barangays in Tacloban will do waste segregation, waste generated will be reduced to 50 tons a day,” she said as a new sanitary landfill was opened on Aug. 16. The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) noted a 25% reduction in waste generated in the city after the intensified solid waste management campaign to 105 tons daily since January from a previous average of 174 tons a day. — The Freeman

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