BCDA assures no garbage crisis, converts Kalangitan landfill into industrial zone

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) assured on Monday, June 10, that there will be no garbage crisis in Central Luzon despite the closure of the New Clark City sanitary landfill by October 9.

Delfin Lorenzana, BCDA chairman, stated that three operational waste management facilities in Pampanga have sufficient capacity to handle regional trash needs with a combined daily capacity of 11,000 metric tons.

BCDA CEO Joshua Bingcang met with Tarlac local government units on May 29 and June 5 to discuss the conversion of the Kalangitan sanitary landfill into an industrial zone as part of New Clark City's development plans.

The BCDA aims to rezone the 100-hectare landfill area under its master plan, estimating that it could generate around 30,000 jobs through industrial redevelopment.

Projects within the converted South Gate district include a 100-hectare industrial estate and a solar farm, with local officials welcoming BCDA's plans to modernize solid waste management services in Tarlac.