THE PROVINCIAL government of Cebu has so far completed and turned over 49 material recovery and composting facilities (MRCF) to various localities, including towns and barangays under its jurisdiction. The latest of which was to the municipality of Alcoy, which was inaugurated on Nov. 21. The new MRCF can be used by the town as recovery, temporary storage, composting and final sorting facility, as well as a transfer station. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) administrative officer Thebazile Anthony Monserate, in a statement from the provincial information office, said a P40 million fund will be allocated for the purchase of processing equipment that will be placed in each of the host towns for clustered local government units. Alcoy, for example, is clustered with the towns of Boljoon and Dalaguete. “In this set up, Dalaguete will serve as the host for the equipment that will process biodegradable waste, residuals like plastics and bottles that can no longer be used,” the province said. Cebu has six component cities and 44 municipalities.

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