Rufo Colayco, MCWMC president and chief executive officer, said the additional volume of trash would make a waste-to-energy project viable in the landfill. ADVERTISEMENTNext stepColayco said regulatory requirements for developing the waste-to-energy project, like that on pricing, were now being discussed with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Energy Regulatory Commission. Tarlac City was the first paying local government served by the waste facility, which had been touted as the country’s first engineered sanitary landfill. The landfill is within the government-owned Clark Special Economic Zone, where 9,500 ha were being developed as the Clark Green City. Colayco said more engineered sanitary landfills have to be built “to protect the environment.” —Tonette Orejas

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 06, 2018 21:11 UTC