It is in close collaboration with the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (Pemsea) Resource Facility and the Asean Secretariat under the purview of the endorsing Asean sectoral body, the Asean Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment. Project Aseano that is funded by the government of Norway is being led by the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies Indonesia. With this huge volume of waste, the threat that some of them could end up in Manila Bay is real.įor one, the Imus River that traverses the highest waste-generating cities in Cavite-Bacoor, Dasmariñas and Imus-has become a conveyor belt for leaked plastic waste flowing out to Manila Bay, Project AseanoĪn international initiative is aiding in making Imus River plastic-free. Garbage producerĬavite is one of the biggest producers of solid waste because of its big population.Īccording to the Environmental Management Bureau, Cavite generated an average of 1,514 tons of solid waste daily in 2018, with 22 percent, or 333 tons, of which could be recycled. He added that if every student learns the discipline to dispose of their plastic waste properly, they can also adopt this at home and help to effectively cut down the country’s garbage problem. Lao said the NSWMC is working closely with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Education (DepEd) in order to integrate a module on solid waste management to be taught in schools. “By teaching them to properly dispose of their waste, you solve half of the problem already,” said Lao, who sits as a private sector representative to the NSWMC. Sought for comment by the BusinessMirror, Vice Chairman Crispian Lao of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) said the Philippines need more real-life champions in schools to teach the younger generation to learn the value of proper solid waste management. “In case regular classes resume, we will continue to implement this project,” she added. The that are required to go to school don’t go to canteens because they only spend half of the day, then go straight home,” she said. “Right now, our face-to-face is very limited. Sometimes, we could see them racing to fill their plastic bottles and you could see them picking up plastics within the school compound,” she said “When we implemented the project, we were very happy to see our students participating in the activities. Nevertheless, Resuello told the BusinessMirror on May 18 that the projects on solid waste in Real instilled in every pupil the discipline that needs replication in schools. However, because of the pandemic schools were closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19, and the projects stopped, said Evelyn Resuello, a science teacher at Real Elementary School. Sacramento expressed hope that her campaign in Real will be sustained, and that her colleagues will continue even after they transfer to other schools by teaching the schoolchildren the discipline to help cut down the country’s perennial garbage problem. She added that her transfer from one school to another never stopped her from her advocacy. Sadly, I haven’t been there for a while,” she confided. “When we started our advocacy in Real, there was a river that I really love and want to see it clean. She said there are more solutions that can be developed and shared by other schools across the country that will lead to a cleaner, healthier environment, which she admitted needs a lot of care. Getting rid of plastic waste prevents them from ending and clogging canals, creeks and rivers-or worse, polluting oceans and breaking down into smaller but even deadlier microplastics. From around 20 garbage bags a week, they were down to five,” said Sacramento, now the principal at Mabolo Elementary School that is waging its own war against solid waste. “Our War on Waste has drastically reduced the garbage has been generating. Meanwhile, to motivate students to maintain the school’s cleanliness, certificates and prizes were awarded to the cleanest rooms at the end of the school year. The bottle bricks were used to build homes for the Yangil tribe in Zambales, while the eco-bags were distributed to Cavite students’ use. In one of Sacramento’s school projects, bottle bricks were traded with Robinsons Hypermart Bacoor for canvas eco-bags. One time the school’s sales proceeds reached P2,500 in just the first three months of the program, that was enough to fund one of the school organization’s Christmas party.
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