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Garbage crisis looms in Cantilan

January 16, 2010

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CANTILAN – A garbage crisis looms in this town of 30,000 as the municipal dump in Magasang was ordered closed by the barangay council after its repeated demands to the town government to build a promised recycling facility fell on deaf ears.

The Barangay Council of Magasang issued the notice of closure after the municipal government , sources said, reneged on its promise to build a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in the open dump located along the Magasang-Consuelo road.

As a result of the closure of the eight-year-old dump , the scheduled daily rounds of the town’s garbage truck have lately been erratic , forcing Cantilangnons to bury or burn their trash in their own backyards.

The situation worsened , sources said, during the Christmas break , when garbage collection halted for days. READ FULL STORY>>>

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