CDO collects 75K kg. of waste after New Year – pna.gov.ph

By Nef Luczon
January 2, 2025, 6:31 pm
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TRASH PILE. Garbage pile up at the Cogon Public Market in Cagayan de Oro City on New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31, 2024) after vendors left their stalls. The city government, through a third-party contractor, collected more than 75,000 kg. of garbage a day after New Year on Thursday (Jan. 2, 2024). (Photo courtesy of Magnum Radio Live)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – More than 75,000 kg. of waste were collected in this city a day after the New Year celebration.
In a radio interview on Thursday, Jermie Danuco, operations manager of Tencil, a third-party waste collector firm, said the estimated weight of collection came from five public markets in the city but the volume was lower this year than last year.
“Based on the previous action plan, the volume this year was lessened because as early as Dec. 24 (2024), we deployed trucks to collect the garbage in public markets,” she said.
The city government awarded Tencil, a private company, to collect and manage waste disposals.
The City Economic Enterprises Department and the City Engineering Office have also been responding to keep the city streets free of garbage.
In another interview, Armen Cuenca, chief of the City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office, suggested limiting the number of vendors selling on the sidewalks to reduce garbage piling during the holiday season.
He said the vendors had been reminded earlier about the importance of waste segregation and keeping it tidy and ready for collection. However, despite these warnings, some still chose not to follow the rules. (PNA)
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