CEBU CITY (March 6, 2024) – Vendors doing business at the Carbon Public Market will soon be required to save their organic waste.
The Office of the City Markets will work with the City Agriculture Department to convert the Carbon Public Market’s organic waste into fertilizer.
John Paul Amores, OCM spokesperson, said his office is set to put up its own Material Recovery Facility (MRF) at the South Road Properties where the collected organic waste will be processed.
“Kanang mga sobra sa atong utanon dad-on nato sa SRP para mapuslan,” Amores said during OCM’s Bantay Merkado program over Sugboanon Channel today.
“Gawas ana, atong i-promote nga ang OCM nagpasiugda nga zero waste na ang Carbon Public Market in the future. Anugon sad kung dili sad nato ma-proper og dispose,” he added.
Amores said the OCM is closely coordinating with CAD assistant department head Giovanni Romarate on how it can put up the MRF.
Untapped resource
Amores said the Carbon Public Market produces a lot of organic waste particularly from its vegetable and fruit sections.
He said if utilized well, the waste from fruit and vegetable vendors at the market could be used as a great resource for organic fertilizer.
He added that the CAD will not only assist OCM in setting up the MRF but also to teach its personnel on how to make vermicompost.
According to the Department of Agriculture, vermicomposting is the process of producing organic fertilizer from biodegradable materials with earthworms.
The African night crawler is the most commonly used earthworm for vermicomposting in the country, it added.
Amores said the OCM will be able to push through with the project.
“Hinaot unta nga mabuhat ug malihok kay dako kaayo ning tabang not just in Carbon, but the community in general,” he added. | PPRMN / jkv
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