Tarlac dump refuses to take ASF-infected hogs
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, Philippines — The Metro Clark Waste Management Corp. (MCWMC) on Friday said it had rejected a plan to use its landfill in Tarlac province to dump hogs culled for the African swine fever (ASF).
“We have received feelers about a plan to make our landfill in Barangay Kalangitan in Capas as primary disposal site. In keeping with our mandate, we have firmly indicated we cannot take that role,” MCWMC president Rufo Colayco said.
He said the company cannot compromise the safety of Tarlac, which has remained ASF-free.
In July 2015, the MCWMC drew flak from Capas residents in July 2015 when it accepted a contract of the Bureau of Customs to take 26 truckloads of garbage from Canada.
The Tarlac provincial government had since directed the company not to accept foreign waste. —Tonette Orejas
