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Angeles City intensifies waste management campaign
- Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=908270
- Thursday, July 28, 2016
- (PNA), BNB/ZST/MDDR/PS
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, July 28 (PNA) -- In a bid to make this city “waste-free”, the local government, through the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), has enforced the full implementation of Plastic Ordinance 364 and Waste Segregation Ordinance 365.
“In our effort to counter the effects of climate change, we are reinforcing all the Angeleños to join the movement for a greener and cleaner Angeles City. Ordinances 364 and 365 will significantly lessen, if not totally eradicate, wastes and harmful activities that destroy the environment,” Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said.
The mayor also said that this reinforcement campaign will not only benefit the physical aspect of the city but also, promote a healthy and livable environment for every Angeleño.
Ederlinda Valencia, CENRO officer-in-charge, said that 85% of the establishments, canteens, food chains, and restaurants have already complied with city ordinances 364 and 365.
From January to June this year, 870 establishments were inspected and were given clearance for complying with the plastic ordinance and waste segregation ordinance.
Business permits will only be released when establishments fully comply with the ordinances.
On the other hand, CENRO will officially launch “Angeles City Malinis: 365 days” this August, with a city-wide cleanup drive through the help and cooperation of all the barangay officials and residents.
As a staunch environmental advocate and head of the Task Force One Million Trees, Mayor Pamintuan strongly supports this movement that will create a great impact to the city’s environmental sustainability.
"We are setting a long-term and shared solution to the environmental woes of the city and all we need is to comply,” he said.
"Climate Change is not just a government concern. We need a collaborative approach and a collective effort with the community to reverse the harmful effects of this phenomenon,” Pamintuan added.