Firm offers city mobile system of processing bio wastes

A private company offered the Cebu City government a new mobile system that will process its biodegradable wastes produced by Carbon Market.

In its May 6 letter, Bio Nutrient Waste Management, Inc. Business Development manager Ma. Emma Ramas asked the City Council to peruse its “efficient” offer.

Bio Nutrient Waste Management, Inc. operates a composting facility which applies aerobic method of processing biodegradable market wastes using windrow system under a covered area. It is located adjacent to Inayawan Landfill in Barangay Inayawan.

Ramas narrated that when the Inayawan Landfill was closed on January 15 this year, they were advised to relocate their processing facility outside Cebu City if they were to continue processing the city’s market wastes.

“We went around looking for a possible site to transfer our processing facility. However, none of the local government units are happy to be a host to a garbage processing facility for Cebu City’s Wastes,” read the letter.

Due to this, the company came up with a mobile system of processing the biodegradable wastes in closed and sealed containers.

“This system will allow us to do the processing of ‘malata’ wastes onsite and to provide the ideal condition for the beneficial micro organisms to efficiently work on the breaking down of the biodegradable wastes,” said Ramas.

The mobile system, Ramas further said, will eliminate the problems of foul odor that is normally associated with wastes and garbage.

Ramas claimed that the new system conformed to the standards under Republic Act 9003, which is known as the “Solid Waste Management Act.”

“We strongly believe that our proposed system will not create any adverse effect on the environment as there will be no methane emission and build up into the atmosphere. The bio filters, which will be installed, will absorb any residual odor coming from inside the container,” she added.

Since May last year, the city government has an arrangement with the company for the disposal of 7,200 tons of biodegradable wastes at P700 per ton.

Ramas said the Department of Public Services trucks will deliver the biodegradable wastes in their company’s composting center every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The second purchase order, according to her, was issued by the city on December 23, 2014 with disposal services for 3,050 tons of garbage at P700 per ton.

The council has referred the letter to the Solid Wastes Management Board for comments and recommendations.