ILIGAN CITY - The local government has partnered with the Department of Science and Technology to acquire waste management equipment to further improve waste management processes.
Over the past years, Iligan City has been facing issues regarding waste collection as its population continues to grow. Though the local government promotes strict waste segregation throughout its 44 villages, its Central Material Recovery Facility is still having difficulty in handling wastes coming from the different Barangay Materials Recovery Facilities due to the increasing volume of garbage collected daily.
And to support the local government’s efforts, the DOST handed over a check amounting to P501,600 for the project.
The DOST-Community Empowerment through Science and Technology-funded project aims to provide two units of dual drum composter and two units of organic waste shredder to the villages of San Miguel and Tomas Cabili.
The small-scale motorized composter developed for managing 100 kilos of biodegradable solid waste follows a standardized process with compost as the end product. DOST-Industrial Technology and Development Institute developed this equipment to enhance biodegradable waste management in the country. (Richelle Gonida and Julie Anne Baculio)
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