* Mayors Conception San Pedro de la Paz, Chigwell, Colonel, Penco and Tomé alert to new circumstances.
By Nello Rolleri V. Concerned
are six mayors of the Grand Design for the coming months will face a considerable increase in costs for waste disposal, estimated at $ 1,200 million annually. This, after the owner of the landfill Playa Negra de Coronel, Jorge Recart Matus, announced its closure, which will service the landfill CEMARC of Penco (see side note).
These are the municipalities of Concepcion, San Pedro de la Paz, Chigwell, Colonel, Penco and Tomé, which for two years eluded the higher costs to bring their garbage to a modern landfill, that meets current standards and does not pollute the environment, lagging behind compared to most municipalities in the region.
This, despite the efforts of the National Environment Commission (CONAMA) to close all the old landfills, which are simple dumps, where there are no means to control pollution of groundwater percolated liquids where animals enter transmitted infections and what is worse, where people also come, known as "cachureros" - to collect in the waste materials such as wood, cardboard, paper and even food.
The problem in these six Community as a result of the closures of landfills Frutillares Cosmito Tomé and Penco, occurred between 2003 and 2004. Since that time, municipalities now troubled Servimar accepted the offer to take their garbage to Playa Negra, despite its limited lifetime, while building the new project in Penco. In the closing
Playa Negra by the Health Service, some mayors went to court, which hosted resources for protection and agreed by an "injunction" to halt the closure, a situation that continues to date prolonging the agony of a landfill collapsed. End
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The mayor of Coronel, René Carvajal Zúñiga, expressed surprise at the announcement of the closure of the landfill at Playa Negra, and warned it would mean to his community to assume a much higher cost for waste disposal due to freight.
A similar attitude was the village headman of Penco, Guillermo Caceres Collao, and that his community has for years that non-payment for the disposal of garbage, Cosmito first and then in Playa Negra. Jorge
regard Recart said today or cancel Penco Concepcion and the disposal of garbage, but that situation can not continue in the project CEMARC and investment here are much higher.
Chigwell, San Pedro de la Paz, Coronel and Tome are now paying reduced values \u200b\u200bin Playa Negra, from $ 2 billion to $ 2,500 per tonne.
In CEMARC landfill values \u200b\u200bgo up, because vary between $ 7,300 and $ 8,000 per tonne, depending on volumes and contract terms. Playa Negra
must close
Regional Director of CONAMA, Bolivar Adaros Ruiz said that the closure of Playa Negra not be immediate, but two or three weeks, so that municipalities have the possibility of signing contracts temporary with landfills authorized. Absolutely ruled out
there is a risk of "health emergency" because today noted that alternatives exist and the mayors from more than two years ago they were informed that this situation would achieve. Regarding
Playa Negra, the dump pass to a phase of abandonment and closing for which is sealed with 50 inches of soil and placed chimneys to vent the methane gas, said Recart.
This is the same process that dumps have passed Cosmito (Penco) and Frutillares (Tome). In the latter case, although the land is fenced, there is cattle grazing on the area of \u200b\u200bgarbage and debris still covered.
Says Jorge Recart
"CEMARC meets all environmental standards"
had to already be in place, but the reverse occurred last July hills and landslides blocked the access road from Concepción, Penco route, so its opening was delayed until mid-October.
The owner of the project "Waste Management Centre Conception CEMARC is Recart Jorge Matus, a businessman with vast experience in the area, which previously operated the landfill and currently maintains Cosmito operate the Playa Negra. Recart
explains that her new project meets all environmental standards and construction have been invested to date, U.S. $ 2 million 350 thousand.
already have the first "cell" of garbage collection, which is waterproof geotextile membrane, and six swimming pools are built to allow the treatment of leachate liquid. In this first cell takes up two acres and its capacity is 400 thousand tons of garbage, which means you will have a lifespan of two years. The entire project is 15 hectares, so the total useful life is estimated at 16 years. CEMARC
also includes units for the 20 workers who deal directly, including living room, kitchen, dining room and bathrooms. Also enabled weighing area for trucks.
Recart expected in future authorization Itata Highway, adjacent to the site, to access it through the overpass "The Kid." Journal
* SOUTH. Monday October 2, 2006.
HAA reaction
Closing Playa Negra is an "environmental progress"
* Only four large landfills to close in the region: Lebu, Curanilahue, Cañete and Monte Aguila (Cabrero).
as an "environmental progress" was valued by the regional health authority's announcement that Servimar mid-month to close the landfill Beach Colonel Black, to be replaced by a modern landfill Penco, which is the project CEMARC.
be noted that only four large landfills to close in the region: Lebu, Curanilahue, Cañete and Monte Aguila (Cabrero).
The head of the Department of Health Action for Health Seremi, Andrea Aste von Bennewitz, met yesterday with Recart Jorge Matus, CEMARC owner, who informed him that on Sunday, 15 closed and enable CEMARC Playa Negra. Andrea Aste
clarified that the landfill was closed Colonel in January this year by the Health Service, however, his paralysis was stopped by an order of "stay put" Court of Appeals, after an appeal for protection of the Municipality of Concepcion.
Although the courts have not yet been resolved, with the voluntary closure by Servimar an end to this health problem, because you will stop receiving garbage from six counties, which was well above its capacity, and will proceed its closure and sealing, and that all trash will be covered with a layer of 50 centimeters of soil.
Furthermore, this closure will be completed with the problem of "cachureros" which in the case of Colonel corresponds to more than one hundred people who illegally entered the landfill to collect paper, cardboard, wood and metals, for marketing.
Recart explained that the new landfill has Penco perimeter fence and guards, but said he would seek the help of the police authority and to avoid a repeat of the problem of "recyclers", which had become uncontrollable Cosmito former landfill.
Increased costs
The mayor of Concepción, Jacqueline van Rysselberghe, estimated at $ 700 million higher costs to be assumed for the final disposal of garbage, and that has not paid anything to bring their waste to Playa Negra . To this is added the $ 1,300 million annually contract cost by collecting household waste.
The community leader said they expect the government for a subsidy for taking over these higher costs, otherwise it will cut other items of social expenditure of the municipality. Chigwell
Mayor, Tomás Solís Nova, estimated at more than $ 100 million per year have higher costs for garbage in a permitted landfill, either CEMARC Copiulemu or Penco. He noted that it is important to your community resources, as exemplified that with that amount can be executed project like building a sports field or improving the lighting of a neighborhood. Journal
* SOUTH. Tuesday October 3, 2006.
