Jap ‘blackhole’ technology pushed to solve trash woes

By Briccio Domondon Jr.

BAGUIO CITY -- Wishing for a quick, effective, and permanent solution to the continuing garbage woes of the City, Councilor Elmer Datuin proposed that the super plasma decomposition more commonly known as the “Blackhole Technology” currently used by nearby La Trinidad town of Benguet be considered as one of the solutions for the city’s solid waste disposal problems.

The proposal of Datuin was to request the inventor of the technology, Japanese Akio Shigeta, to present his creation to the city government for possible purchase of the machine.

During the latter part of last year the municipal government of La Trinidad adapted the Japanese blackhole technology which was touted as a revolutionary zero waste decomposition technology using low temperature plasma to convert biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste into ceramic ash.

Another advantage in using the blackhole technology was its ability to decompose garbage without using fuel or electricity merely using two special magnets to generate plasma heat in transforming waste into ash.

Datuin in his proposal lodged with the City Council, said the blackhole technology appears to have proven its effectivity as it can process both biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste without any waste by-product that will still need to be transported to other areas for disposal. “The blackhole technology appears to be cost effective as it is cheaper to operate since the cost for fuel and electricity are practically nonexistent and the wasteful cost of transporting the by-product is entirely eliminated”, he added.

The technology which was adapted by the municipal government of La Trinidad was purchased at a cost of P58 million and touted as a permanent solution to an impending solid waste management crisis that will in the future affect the said municipality.

At present the city is relying on a bio-degradable waste to high quality fertilizer conversion technology using two environmental recycling system machines to process its solid waste with the remaining garbage transported to an engineered sanitary landfill in Tarlac.