P350M eyed for Valley dumpsite

A possible grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is up for the Alno Engineered Sanitary Landfill.

La Trinidad Mayor Romeo Salda said the municipality has applied for a P350M grant in the hopes to complete the Alno ESL.

The grant will enable the town to accommodate additional volume of biowaste, further purchase of equipment are included such as two skid loaders, two rapid composters and four shredders.

The ADB will shoulder P220 million while the municipality is expected to contribute of P95 million while the national government will also have to pitch in with

a 35 million.

Municipal Environment and Natural Resources (MENRO) Arthur Pedro said the ADB had a consultation with the stakeholders composed of council elders and Indigenous People to discuss possible work once the project pushes through in Alno.

Total cost of the project for Cell 4 of the Alno ESL is broken down as follows; PP217. 36 million base costs for solid waste collection, sanitary landfill facility, materials recovery facilities compost facility; a P10.30 million access road; a P36.61 million land acquisition and resettlement; a P48. 38 million physical and price contingencies and a P34.55 million in taxes.

If granted the project will purchase waste collection vehicles including 10 mini-dump trucks; 500 composting bins will also be secured with 120-liter capacity to be utilized as storage for home composting.

The grant will also see to the rehabilitation of the access road to the Alno ESL spanning 750 meters to qualify as an all-weather road, passable even during the rainy season.

The entire population of the Valley will benefit from the Solid Waste Management service improvement.