Twelve (12) municipalities in the Province of Palawan will have Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) this 2020, according to Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-MIMAROPA.
These areas include Narra, Brooke’s Point, Quezon, Bataraza, Balabac in the southern part and in Roxas, Dumaran, Araceli, Taytay, Coron, Cuyo, and Magsaysay in the north.
In a press statement released by the EMB-MIMAROPA, Palawan is one of the beneficiaries for a total of 25 MRFs to be constructed in the region of which Regional Director Michael Drake himself vowed to finish within this year.
EMB MIMAROPA reported that in the past two years, there are a total number of 19 closed dumpsites in the region, along with 4 operational sanitary landfills built, and two more set for construction.
“We highlight the importance of our successful collaboration with the LGUs in the construction of MRFs as a solution to address the improper waste management in the Region and divert other wastes into something that we may still be able to utilize,” Director Matias said.
Meanwhile, the other beneficiaries for similar project are Victoria and Bulalacao in Oriental Mindoro; Abra de Ilog, Calintaan, Mamburao, Paluan, Rizal, Sablayan, and San Jose in Occidental Mindoro; and Corcuera, Sta. Fe, and San Jose in Romblon.
And apart from these, there are also 14 newly-constructed MRFs in MIMAROPA that are set for a turn over to its recipient municipalities. These LGUs include Bansud, Gloria, Pinamalayan, Puerto Galera, Roxas, and San Teodoro in Oriental Mindoro; Buenavista, Gasan, Mogpog, and Sta. Cruz in Marinduque; and Odiongan (with 2 MRFs constructed), San Agustin, and Sta. Maria in the Province of Romblon.
MRF construction is important in the effective implementation of ecological solid waste management as stated in RA 9003 or the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.”