{"id":186759,"date":"2018-10-24T03:30:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T07:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=186759"},"modified":"2018-10-24T03:30:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T07:30:20","slug":"cemeteries-urged-trash-collections-undas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/10\/24\/cemeteries-urged-trash-collections-undas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cemeteries urged to have more trash collections during ‘Undas’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“People must refrain from littering by disposing of their waste in appropriate trash bins within the cemeteries,” he said. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA —<\/strong>\u00a0An official of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) has called on cemetery operators to arrange for more frequent garbage collection during “Undas\u201d — All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day — when Filipinos visit the graves of their departed loved ones.<\/p>\n

“We don’t want cemeteries to become dumping sites,” Nolan Francisco, chief of EMB’s Solid Waste Management Division, said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Monday.<\/p>\n

More frequent trash pick-ups would prevent the accumulation of wastes in cemeteries, Francisco said, noting that practicing cleanliness in cemeteries is a way of showing respect for the dead.<\/p>\n

“People must refrain from littering by disposing of their waste in appropriate trash bins within the cemeteries,” he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the EMB had recommended that cemeteries provide trash bins for biodegradable, recyclable, residual, and special wastes.<\/p>\n

Biodegradable waste, such as food and garden discards, as well as animal and human waste, can be composted.<\/p>\n

The EMB said recyclable wastes like newspaper, corrugated cardboard, office paper, and tin cans can be made into new products.<\/p>\n

For disposal in proper facilities are residual wastes, which are neither compostable nor recyclable \u2013 for instance, disposable diapers, worn-out rugs, and hazardous household waste like paint, thinners, and radios.<\/p>\n

Francisco also urged cemetery administrators to provide more trash bins in strategic locations in the graveyards, in anticipation of the influx of crowds in cemeteries.<\/p>\n

Last year, he said, the volume of trash in cemeteries was about 20 percent higher than in the previous year’s “Undas” season.<\/p>\n

All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2) this year are special non-working days nationwide, giving people the opportunity to visit their departed loved ones’ graves.<\/p>\n

To help reduce the volume of trash for disposal, Francisco said people who will visit cemeteries can pack their food and drinks in containers they can bring home and reuse.<\/p>\n

They can even offer flowers and plants without extra wrappings, he added.<\/p>\n

“It all boils down to discipline,” he said, noting that more frequent collection would prevent trash from accumulating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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