THE Environmental Management Bureau-Davao Region (EMB-Davao) urges local government units (LGUs) to update their ten-year solid waste management plans and adapt to new regulations, especially given the increasing amount of plastic waste collected from the ocean.
THE Environmental Management Bureau-Davao Region urges local government units to update their ten-year solid waste management plans and adapt to new regulations, especially given the increasing amount of plastic waste collected from the ocean.Miralou Blanco, chief of EMB-Davao’s environmental monitoring and enforcement division, emphasized during the Kapihan sa Dabaw on September 9, 2024, that Davao City has already implemented its National Plan of Action on Marine Litter .
Based on EMB-Davao’s observations, the top three types of debris collected during clean-ups are grocery bags, food wrappers, and plastic beverage bottles.Every September, EMB-Davao celebrates National Clean-Up Month, with the third Saturday observed as International Clean-Up Day. This year, EMB-Davao is organizing region-wide clean-up drives and inviting the public to participate on September 21, 2024.Several LGUs have already committed to joining International Clean-Up Day.
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