PROPER SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: Approach to clean the esteros of Pasig River

The people’s minimal regard to the estero is one of the vital reasons why it became a dumping ground. 

To alter the mindset of the people, ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.’s Kapit Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig, together with its partners, conducted house-to-house campaigns, storytelling with children, and seminars on proper waste management and water quality to propagate Republic Act 9003 known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act and Republic Act 9275 or the Clean Water Act. Different schools and organizations do regular clean-ups of esteros.

 Students from De La Salle University interviewed residents in Barangay 386 and 646 in Manila as part of a household survey to determine how many households practice at-source waste segregation.

They also conducted story-telling with kids on proper solid waste management. 

Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) were installed in Mandaluyong, PUP Sta. Mesa, Sta. Ana, Quezon City and Baseco. An MRF grinds recyclable wastes, which can be used as extenders for pavers.

Reviving the lifeline of our nation may be a daunting task. But because it gives hope to people who were once in despair and it brings back the life of once dying esteros, Kapit Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig will continue to enjoin everyone to revive the historic river.

To know more about how Kapit Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig toils to educate residents on proper solid waste management , visit their website at www.kapitbisigparasailogpasig.com  and like our Facebook pages http://facebook.com/kapitbisigparasailogpasig  and

http://facebook.com/abscbnfoundationkapamilya.