THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority’s (BCDA) said it has received support from concerned local government units (LGUs) in Tarlac for its plan to redevelop the Kalangitan sanitary landfill in Capas into a more productive and high-impact project that will accelerate growth in the province and provide more jobs.

The agency said in a statement that BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer Joshua M. Bingcang last May 29 met with Tarlac officials led by Governor Susan A. Yap to discuss the impending expiration of Metro Clark Waste Management Corp.’s (MCWMC) contract for the Kalangitan sanitary landfill.

Also present in the meeting were Vice Governor Carlito S. David, and provincial board members Joy Gilbert Lamorena and Henry Cruz, the BCDA said.

Bingcang, in a separate meeting last June 5, also updated Capas Mayor Roseller B. Rodriguez on the matter, it added.

During these meetings, the BCDA said it laid out its plan to redevelop the 100-hectare property where the Kalangitan sanitary landfill is located once the facility has been turned over and decommissioned.

“The 100-hectare landfill area will be rezoned under our New Clark City Master Development Plan. We estimate about 30,000 jobs to be generated from the industrial redevelopment of the area,” Bingcang was quoted in the statement.

Yap and Rodriguez reportedly welcomed the BCDA plan, noting the economic impact of the redevelopment for the people of Tarlac.

In preparation for the end of MCWMC’s contract, the BCDA apprised the Tarlac LGUs of the available facilities that they may tap to address the province’s solid waste management requirements.

The BCDA and the provincial government of Tarlac also discussed the initiatives undertaken by both parties in a bid to modernize solid waste management services in the province, the report said. 

TOP PHOTO: BCDA President and CEO Joshua M. Bingcang briefs Capas Mayor Roseller B. Rodriguez and Vice Mayor Alex C. Espinosa on the redevelopment plans for the Kalangitan landfill