Two open dump sites shut down

ROXAS CITY, Capiz— Two open dumpsites in two towns here were shut down in compliance with Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000).

As part of the intensified campaign to strictly enforce RA 9003, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Region VI together with the Capiz Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (CaPENRO) supported the voluntary closure of the dumpsites at barangays Nagba in Cuartero and Mianay in Ivisan on February 18, 2021.

Prior to visiting the open dumpsite, Vic Losbañes, Solid Waste Management Chief of EMB Region VI, discussed with Mayor Tito L. Mayo of Cuartero the voluntary closure of the Nagba dumpsite in Brgy. Nagba, Cuartero.

Losbañes also advised the mayor to rehabilitate the site by conducting monthly monitoring, good housekeeping, and the proper segregation of waste.

The team then headed and installed a closure notice at the dumpsite.

The team also met with Mayor Felipe Neri N. Yap of Ivisan after the voluntary closure of the open dumpsite in Mianay.

Losbanes praised Yap for the good implementation of their environmental projects.

Ivisan is awaiting the release of PHP200,000 from the EMB for the improvement of their Material Recovery Facility (MRF).

DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu ordered closure of all open dumpsites in the country during the 20th Anniversary of RA 9003 on January 24, 2021. (CaPENRO)