BAGUIO CITY, March 21 -- A PHP3 billion (USD55 million) 15-megawatt (MW) waste-to-energy project in Sablan, Benguet aims to help this city lower waste management cost.

In a briefing here Wednesday night, Robert John Sobrepena, board chair of publicly listed Metro Global Holdings, said the green energy project will help the local government lower its PHP200 million average monthly waste management expenses.

"Baguio no longer has to bring the garbage to Tarlac. We will feed it (the garbage) to run the turbines that will produce power," he said.

The General Services Office earlier said the city produces an average of 500 metric tons of garbage daily, although around 65 of the wastes are recyclables and biodegradable.

It said the garbage ...