Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. has put into motion waste segregation at source in San Nicolas Public Market and Pampang Public Market, two of the most densely populated public market places, where residents and non-residents procure their daily provisions.
Mayor Lazatin has recently issued Memorandum Order No. 588, Series of 2024 entailing residents of Angeles City to practice waste segregation at source to effect “environmental sustainability and responsible waste management practices.”
The implementation of waste segregation at source had started at the Angeles City Hall, where departments’ personnel carefully segregate waste at source to effect a cleaner surroundings conducive for work. It was implemented on Monday, March 11, 2024.
Stall owners at the Pampang Public Market and San Nicolas Public Market, however, had been implementing waste segregation at source since last year.
CENRO personnel trooped to both public markets today, March 12, to reiterate the order of Mayor Lazatin to stall owners.
Both public markets had haulers who take the waste to a processing facility in Barangay Mitla, Porac, Pampanga.
Mayor Lazatin has directed the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) to strictly monitor the implementation of waste segregation at source.
“This initiative reflects our commitment to environmental sustainability and responsible waste management practices,” according to Mayor Lazatin.
Meanwhile, Mayor Lazatin has commended City Hall workers “for their cooperation and dedication to making our city a cleaner and greener place to live.” “Let us continue to work towards a more sustainable future for generations to come.”
In meetings presided by Chief Adviser IC Calaguas, all city hall departments were provided color-coded trash bins — white for non-biodegradable or dry use; black for biodegradable or wet use; and green for food waste, which will serve as an organic fertilizer supplementing the project of Wow Langaw, a black soldier fly technology that converts food waste into organic fertilizer.
Calaguas said segregating waste at its origin will not only reduce the burden on landfills but also promote recycling and proper disposal of waste.
CENRO has fielded its personnel to check on the segregation at the City Hall and all over the city.
Angeles City is probably the only city in the country that collects used plastic in exchange of rice.
As of January 31, 2024, the Angeles City LGU’s “Plastic Palit Bigas” program of Mayor Lazatin, collected some 2,719,972 kilos of plastic since it started in January 2022.
The plastic waste had been exchanged with rice which benefitted the marginalized sector. One kilo of plastic is equivalent to one kilo of rice.
