A total of 907 paid the compromise fee of P500 while the rest of the violators opted to render a one-day community service like cleaning up the city's coastal areas and planting trees in areas identified by the Department of Public Services.
CESET is strictly implementing and enforcing City Ordinance 2031 which mandates for the implementation of solid waste segregation at source.
Since July 1, the city government initiated the "No Segregation, No Collection" policy. Violators who cannot pay the P500 penalty have to render community service by cleaning areas designated by the DPS.
City ordinance 2031 prohibits the disposal of wastes that are not segregated as biodegradable, non-biodegradable, reusable, hazardous and bulky wastes. Under the said ordinance, violators shall pay a fine of not less than P1,000 or shall face imprisonment of not less than one month to not more than six months or both at the discretion of the court.
However, as provided for by the ordinance, a violator may opt to settle his or her liabilities by paying an out-of-court compromise fee of P500 upon application of the violator and approval of the city mayor or any of his authorized representatives. - Mitchelle P. Calipayan