NICE urges Bacolod to fully enforce waste law, adopt zero-waste system

Victorias LGU withdraws bid to use Bacolod landfill

BACOLOD City — The Victorias City government has formally withdrawn its proposal to dispose of its residual waste at the Bacolod City sanitary landfill, effectively ending plans for an inter-local government waste disposal agreement following opposition from residents and environmental groups. Victorias City Mayor Abelardo “JunB” Bantug III said he personally informed Bacolod City Mayor […]

NICE urges Bacolod to fully enforce waste law, adopt zero-waste system

The Negrosanon Initiative for Climate and the Environment urged the Bacolod City government to fully implement the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act and adopt a zero-waste system following Victorias City’s withdrawal of its request to dispose of residual waste in Bacolod. In a statement issued Thursday, July 9, NICE called on the city government to […]