GUIGUINTO, Bulacan — A new type of war to lessen waste products dubbed as “Refill Revolution” was launched in this town on Friday.
The program was spearheaded by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Luzon, in partnership with the municipal government of Guiguinto as part of its Earth Day celebration.
The “revolution” was initiated at the Guiguinto Municipal Athletic and Cultural Center, and was witnessed by regional and provincial offices of the DENR, Guiguinto Mayor Ambrocio Cruz and Governor Wilhelmino Sy Alvarado.
Cruz said the municipal government of Guiguinto will provide water dispenser to every department offices where employees have to bring their own glasses or cups in getting drinking water as part of the commitment to the revolution.
Alvarado lauded the DENR-EMB and the municipal government of Guiguinto in coming up with a “revolution” that could lessen the number of packaging materials wastes and hopefully will serve as a model not only to the province but to the whole country as well.
“Each one of us has the responsibility to the environment and I encourage everyone to protect Mother Nature by cleaning the environment of its garbage and by planting trees,” the governor said.
The war against package waste materials is a series of one-day refilling event in selected venues in Central Luzon that started Thursday until November this year.
Participants will be asked to bring their own bottles and containers to refill their condiments supply (vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, cooking oil), toiletries and other household essentials in a specified outlet.
Lormelyn Claudio, EMB Central Luzon director, explained every bottle that is refilled will mean one less bottle to be produced.
“Decreasing the amount of waste created by a disposable packaging material will be a very difficult task, but with the implementation of these different refill processes, it may still be possible,” she said.
Claudio added the concept of a refill station is seen as a viable solution to significantly reduce packaging waste materials without compromising the price or quality of liquid products. (PNA)
