WITH Christmas and New Year drawing near, a local waste and pollution watchdog launched its annual anti-firecracker campaign in Manila to call for pollution-free and injury-free celebrations.
At the launch of its campaign called “Iwas Paputoxic” at the General Vicente Lim Elementary School in Tondo, Manila, the environmental and health watchdog group encouraged the participating students and their teachers to go for alternative noisemakers to usher in the New Year to avert serious hazards to life, limb, property, and the ecosystems.
Among the alternative noisemakers featured in the event were piggy banks, pots and pans, coconut shells, maracas, and shakers using plastic beverage, ice cream, and cosmetic containers, as well as soap and toothpaste boxes, filled with the 4Bs . “By opting for alternative merriment sans firecrackers and fireworks, we can save our children and our pets, too, from life-threatening injuries and protect our Mother Earth from toxic pollutants at the same time,” she added.
Hazardous air can trigger or worsen respiratory diseases and even cause heart arrhythmias and attacks,” said Dr. Percival Lao of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.
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