Environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) stood firm on its stand that Davao City does not need a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility and suggested Davao City o…
Environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability stood firm on its stand that Davao City does not need a Waste-to-Energy facility and suggested Davao City officials should look for sustainable solutions for waste problems.
“IDIS stands to its position that the City does not need a WTE incinerator facility as it will only add to the already increasing problem of the city when it comes to dioxins and furans, highly toxic pollutants in the city’s air, water, and land resources in this time of climate crisis. Most especially, IDIS cannot stand to imagine the health impact of this facility to the people. Dabawenyos may not feel its effect now, but the danger is lurking to haunt the future of Davao,” the group said.
Another way if for the barangays to intensify community-based waste management systems from waste segregation and collection to proper waste disposal that will increase diverted wastes instead of being dumped at centralized facilities, such as the sanitary landfill.
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