CEBU CITY— The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Central Visayas called on people to practice a daily zero waste lifestyle and encouraged all local government units to come up with zero waste program citing Siquijor Island’s initiative for the search for best zero waste barangay.
To celebrate zero waste month and reinforce the call for zero waste lifestyle, DENR-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) came up with an “Environmental Video Para sa Kalikupan” contest in celebration of an eco-friendly and plastic-free Sinulog for Cebu City in line with the One Cebu Island Sinulog celebration last January 15 this year.
PENRO Siquijor said that the search showcases the best efforts of barangay officials and their constituencies working toward efficient reduction of plastic use in consonance with the “No Single-Use Plastic” Ordinance of the Province.
This year, public elementary schools are also included in the search to emphasize the importance of molding pupils to be good stewards of the environment.
PENRO Siquijor representative Senior Ecosystems Management Specialist Paul Tomogsoc, said the serious dedication of the local government units (LGUs) in the implementation of R.A. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 and other environmental laws campaign in the Province of Siquijor can be gleaned through these efforts.
Tomogsoc bared that the team includes evaluators from other national government agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs) that conducted the on-site assessment last December 27-28, 2022 and on January 3-4, 2023.
Zero waste advocacy campaign also promotes designing and managing products and processes in a way that reduces waste and pollution. This year’s theme is “Stepping Up Solid Waste Management Through Efficient Extended Producers Responsibility” calls for your action, Tomogsoc said. (Photos: EMB7-FB/PIA-Siquijor FB)
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