Sanitary landfill cell no. 2 to be completed in April

THE construction of cell no. 2 at the sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa, Bacolod City is expected to be completed in April, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said yesterday.

Leonardia said winning bidder Ipm-construction and Development Corp. (IPM-CDC) has started the construction in November 2018.

After the completion of cell no. 2, Leonardia said the city will implement the “no segregation, no collection” policy.

“It will give us more reason for the strict implementation of the waste segregation. It’s a gigantic task, but we will keep on trying,” he said.

He added he will hold a meeting with Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of Solid Waste Action Team (Swat), to discuss the compliance of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.

The mayor appealed for the cooperation of the public to comply with the law.

Familiaran earlier said they will hold another search for the cleanest, greenest, and most wellmanaged solid waste management (SWM) program this month in preparation for the implementation of the “no segregation, no collection” policy.

The contest will be participated by the 61 barangays.

“We will focus on waste segregation because we are now constructing the sanitary landfill cell no. 2 in Barangay Felisa,” Familiaran said.

He said the barangays should start to practice and perfect the waste segregation to avoid violations.

“We have no choice and we need to do it because once the cell no. 2 will be completed, we will only collect segregated waste,” he added.*