SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union: The engineered sanitary landfill here in Barangay Mameltac are turning garbage, like thrown-away furniture, used construction wood materials, drift woods and bamboo cuttings, into coal briquettes and marketed for cooking.

This income generating project (IGP), launched in 59 barangays here, is aimed at providing an additional livelihood for residents and supplementing their income as the city continue with its drive to become a regional center by 2020.

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