Cebu City is among the only two cities in the country chosen to present their solid waste management strategies at the CityWaste Asia 2008 in Singapore - a gathering of over 100 Asian cities aimed at enhancing city competitiveness through cost-effective solid waste management initiatives.

City councilor Nestor Archival, himself an advocate of recycling, will fly to Singapore next month to speak on behalf of the city government at the Rasa Sentosa Resort. Archival will tackle effective policies and regulations in managing waste problems in mega cities and effective waste management and outsourcing strategies for municipal waste.

The other local government unit from the Philippines is Marikina City, which will be represented by Gloria Buenaventura, head of the city’s waste management office. More…