Participants listen to the meaningful message of Mayor Lilvir Roque
The primary objective of the activity is to inform the people of the 3Rs of ecological solid waste management: REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE of household wastes. In addition, the activity aims to protect human health from the adverse effects of unmanaged wastes and recuperate the environmental condition of every barangay by removing unpleasant and harmful wastes along roads and pathwalks.
Discussion on waste segregation at source, establishment of barangay Material Recovery Facility (MRF), provision of financial assistance to pilot barangay as counterpart of the Municipal Government to assure successful implementation of the project, formulation of Barangay Action Plan to sustain the project, and commitment of support of LCE and other key local officials to maintain project were some of the featured highlights of the event. (left photo) MLGOO Annie E. Hipolito, DILG-Limay during the introduction of participants, guests, resource speaker and staff. (right photo) MLGOO Giovanni Cortado discusses the importance of proper waste segregation at source.