SILANG, Jan. 16 -- Waste management will no longer be a problem for this municipality after its local government signed a memorandum of agreement (MOU) with Trashtalk Phil. (Waste Management and Green Solution Inc.) for the implementation of a green energy project.

Under the MOU forged on Tuesday, the investor Trashtalk will put up waste-to-energy facilities in Barangay Biluso for the biodegradable-to-energy plant that can be used by households, the national grid or independent power suppliers.

"It's a big help to our town. It will address the pressing waste problem of our town and the whole nation, as well," Mayor Lourdes 'Omil' Poblete said in an interview.

"We want the municipality of Silang to be the first local government unit to ha...