The Waste Management Office of General Santos City has urged residents to dispose only of residual wastes at the sanitary landfill amid concerns of increasing volume of plastic bottles filling up the site.

The local government said the waste cell at the sanitary landfill in Barangay Sinawal reaching capacity rapidly is now a challenge. This is due to the large amount of plastic bottles collected by garbage trucks from various barangays.

“Kanang mga pet bottles, isa ka problema natu sa atung landfill didtu sa selda pag mag ulan di ba mag float man gud na siya lalo na pag empty pet bottles. Kung daghan sa ating sanitary landfill muburot usahay ang among operation nga bulldozer maunlod siya,” Waste Management Office Head, Nonoy Pareja, said.

The Waste Management Office said around 130 to 140 tons of garbage are being collected per day, a significant portion of which consists of plastic bottles.

Residents are urged to throw away only residual wastes or garbage that can no longer be reused at the landfill.

If disposing of plastic bottles cannot be avoided, they are encouraging the public to segregate them at home and deliver them directly to the materials recovery facility (MRF) for recycling.

“Paningkamutan natu nag gikan na sa atung panimalay, mga pet bottles I separate natu. From the barangay maskin kame na magkuha pud. Aron wala na muabot sa atung selda  kay gaburot na siya mura siyag balloon didtu sa atung selda that’s why daling mapuno ang atung basurahan,” Pareja added.