THE lakeshore town regarded as the Art Capital of the Philippines discovered a winning formula to compel local folks to segregate domestic waste as part of the local government’s Zero-Basura program.
Dubbed as the 1st Basura Raffle, the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO), was able to collect dried garbage which included tetra packs, cigarette butts, foils, cartons, textiles, laminates, sachets, food wrappers, plastic films, plastic bags and containers, old shoes and slippers, bags, papers, cardboards, plastic cups, tires, plastic straw, tarpaulins, styrofoams and 3D plastic resins.
In a Facebook post, Gilbert Merino in his capacity as Environmental Management Specialist II said that the local residents were issued raffle coupons in exchange for the dried garbage.
Prizes include rice, grocery items and a long list of appliances.
In a statement, Angono Mayor Jeri Mae Calderon assured that the raffle gig will form part and parcel of the local government’s campaign designed to generate compliance to Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act), which provides guidelines on solid waste management.
Residual wastes collected by the LGU are brought to the Materials Recovery and Residual Containment Facility in Barangay Kalayaan.
Interestingly, residual wastes are being fetched by town-based industries which are processing garbage as fuel.
