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Cebu City cuts 50 tons of waste
The Freeman
|February 01, 2026
The mayor said the city aims to sustain the reduction, noting that certain areas have already posted significant decreases in waste volume.
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At the Carbon Public Market alone, Archival said garbage output has been reduced by about 15 tons per day.
He added that the city had targeted a 20-ton reduction in the area last Friday, January 30, especially if no manpower concerns could affect operations. “So, 20 tons by P3,000 is P60,000 ato’ng ma-reduce,” he said.
Archival also said that waste diversion efforts in at least 30 upland barangays could further reduce garbage volume by a minimum of 30 tons daily if each barangay diverts at least one ton of waste.
This story is from the February 01, 2026 edition of The Freeman.
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