Youth for Environment in Schools Organization (YES-O) leaders and students of Manaring Integrated School (MIS) in the City of Ilagan, Isabela, recently launched a Project called Building Ecological Reinforcements and Developed Enthusiasts (BERDE).

MIS Teacher III Leliz R. Soriano said the project launch aims to implement awareness and take action on proper waste management within the classroom.

 

"We urged the students to avoid prepackaged produce, minimize waste, and convert "waste" back into usable supplies," she said.

 

In his Opening remarks, Master Teacher I Antonio Tarayao emphasized the celebration of Zero Waste Month as an essential event to call them out to drop the practices that will continue to pose threats to, such as the continued production and consumption of single-use plastics.

 

School Principal II Arturo P. Dumlao, Jr. joined forces with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Isabela to rid the great barrier reef of single-use plastics by conducting a symposium to instill awareness among learners and institutionalize participation.

 

Forester II Erma G. Tarayao, focal person of the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) of PENRO Isabela, encouraged the students and teachers during her lecture on Zero Waste to continuously be mindful and be aware of properly segregating and disposing of their wastes.

 

She said waste segregation is the first step in the zero waste advocacy wherein every household can determine disposed material that can be reused or recycled and recovered through other waste management programs.

 

PENRO Isabela distributed receptacles and posters on ESWM for the students to know the proper waste disposal and systematically prevent and eliminate the amount of toxicity of waste and to participate in its programs and advocacies to become eco-friendly social media influencers.

 

Isabela Oriole Mascot was also presented to promote the bird's relevance and to inspire and motivate the students to protect the species and their habitat.

 

Proclamation No. 760 in 2014 by President Benigno Aquino III declared January of every year as Zero Waste Month. The celebration also aims to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use.#

 

by PENRO Isabela