Dingle drafts 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan
Dingle, Iloilo--The Municipality of Dingle has fianlly drafted its 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan, which is up for submission to the National Solid Waste Commission for approval.
This move is in adherence to the Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as the "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000" to ensure the protection of the public health and environment and utilize environmentally-sound methods that maximize the utilization of valuable resources and encourage resource conservation and recovery, among others.
In public a hearing held at the Dingle Covered Gym on Friday last week, Mr. Romeo Librando, Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator, presented the draft to the barangay captains, Sangguniang Bayan members, members of the academe, and non-government organizations to hear their opinion and suggestions with regards to the implementation of this plan.
The barangay captains expressed their support to this 10-year ESWMP which is a commendable move in protecting the environment from hazards of solid wastes if not taken care of.
For the academe, District Supervisor Anecita Andora also supported the endeavor in behalf of the academe saying that they will utilize the students to encourage their parents to practice waste segregation at home.
She said they will strengthen the integration of ecological solid waste management and resource conservation and recovery topics into the academic curricula in order to promote environmental awareness and action among the citizenry.
Vice Mayor Reblun L. Lacson said should this 10-year ESWMP be approved, this will serve as legacy to the people in maintaining the cleanliness of the municipality.
She said “healthy environment means healthy minds.”
Marylou Sumbing, on the other hand, action officer for ecological solid waste program of the province commended the plan of Municipality of Dingle but she said that they should implement the programs and projects lined up in their plan in order that it will make their municipality compliant to the R.A. and which will ultimately lead to a clean and healthy environment.
Meanwhile, Mayor Robin E. Solinap encouraged everyone to start the practice of segregation at home to ensure the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of the best environmental practice in ecological waste management.
He said they will set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance and volume reduction through source reduction and waste minimization measures, including composting, recycling, re-use, recovery, green charcoal process, and others, before collection, treatment and disposal in appropriate and environmentally sound solid waste management facilities in accordance with ecologically sustainable development principles.
(Capitol News)