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Stop 'harmful' waste converter tech: environment groups

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 ....

Jorge Emmanuel , Gary Rosales , Barangay Candauay , International Zero Waste Alliance , Merci Ferrer , Waste Break Free , Central Materials Recovery Facility , Zero Waste Management , Chief Technical Adviser , United Nations Development Program , Republic Act , Ecological Solid Waste Management Act , Burning Hazards Environmentalists In Negros Oriental Urge Dumaguete City Government To Stop The Pyrolysis Gasification Technology Used Its Garbage Disposal Programlr Merci Ferrer , O Convener Of War On Waste Negros Oriental Dr Jorge Emmanuel , Ormer Chief Technical Adviser For The United Nations Development Program And Gary Rosales , Epresenting Three Ngos , Ired Their Concerns Duringa Media Forum On Thursday Jan 19 , 023 Photo By Judy Flores Partlow Dumaguete City Environmental Organizations On Thursday Called The Government Here To Stop Using Pyrolysis Gasification Technology That Converts Plastic Wastes Products As It Is Harmful Humans And Surroundings Ata Kapihan Sa Pia Forum , Merci Ferrer , O Convenor Of War On Waste Break Free From Plastics , Aid Environmental Advocacy Groups In The Province Are Pushing To Stop Pyrolysis Technology Being Used By City At Its Central Materials Recovery Facility Mrf Barangay Candauay Isa Common Technique Convert Plastic Waste Into Energy , N The Form Of Solid , Iquid And Gaseous Fuels It Is The Thermal Degradation Of Plastic Waste At Different Temperatures Quot Most Materials Being Burned By Pyrolysis Are Plastics , Nd Plastics Emit Highly Toxic Dioxins , Uot Ferrer Said Quot It Also Defeats The Purpose For People To Keep Materials That Are Recyclable Or Residuals Can Still Be Sold Best Solution Trash Disposal Woes Is City Government Strengthen Its Garbage Segregation Policy , Hich Could Cut Down The Volume Of Waste Brought To Mrf She Said They Initially Introduced Zero Management Program In Villages Looc ,