BURNING HAZARDS. Environmentalists in Negros Oriental urge Dumaguete City government to stop the pyrolysis-gasification technology used in its garbage disposal program. (L-R) Merci Ferrer, co-convener of War on Waste-Negros Oriental; Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, former Chief Technical Adviser for the United Nations Development Program; and Gary Rosales, representing three NGOs, aired their concerns during a media forum on Thursday (Jan. 19, 2023). (Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - Environmental organizations on Thursday called on the city government here to stop using pyrolysis/gasification technology that converts plastic wastes to by-products as it is harmful to humans and the surroundings. At a Kapihan sa PIA forum, Merci Ferrer, co-convenor of War on Waste Break Free from Plastics, said environmental advocacy groups in the province are pushing to stop pyrolysis technology being used by the city at its Central Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Barangay Candauay. Pyrolysis is