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Group asks vacationers: Keep beaches trash-free
As Filipinos flock to beaches during the hot months, an ecological group appealed to them to keep the surroundings trash-free.
Littering not only becomes an eyesore but also threatens marine life due to pollution, the EcoWaste Coalition said.
“Beach litter is not only an eyesore, it pollutes the environment and kills marine life by getting entangled in trash or when they mistake rubbish for food,” said coordinator Aileen Lucero.
Citing Ocean Conservancy data, Lucero said more than 12.3 million pounds of trash, including an air conditioner and a couch, were recovered during the clean-up of some 13,000 miles of coastlines in 92 countries in 2013.
Also, the group gave tips to keep beaches trash-free:
- Plan ahead. Make a checklist of what you need to bring, and avoid those that end up as trash.
- When buying “baon,” buy in bulk and choose items in reusable or recyclable containers. Avoid buying in plastic sachets and “tipid-packs.”
- Avoid single-use and disposable products and packaging, such as plastic bags, polystyrene packaging, and disposable tableware.
- Avoid junk foods. Cook healthy and real food.
- Bring trash bags for carrying home segregated discards for later recovery, recycling and composting.
- Bring a pail or similar containers suitable for wet goods especially for buying fish or seafood for cooking in the beach.
- Don’t toss cigarette butts on the beach.
- Bring home hazardous wastes like batteries in a separate litter bag.
- Remind others not to litter.
- When you go home, do a mini clean-up of your area.
- When buying “baon,” buy in bulk and choose items in reusable or recyclable containers. Avoid buying in plastic sachets and “tipid-packs.”
- Avoid single-use and disposable products and packaging, such as plastic bags, polystyrene packaging, and disposable tableware.
- Avoid junk foods. Cook healthy and real food.
- Bring trash bags for carrying home segregated discards for later recovery, recycling and composting.
- Bring a pail or similar containers suitable for wet goods especially for buying fish or seafood for cooking in the beach.
- Don’t toss cigarette butts on the beach.
- Bring home hazardous wastes like batteries in a separate litter bag.
- Remind others not to litter.
- When you go home, do a mini clean-up of your area.
— Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News
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