{"id":97736,"date":"2017-04-10T02:40:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T06:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=97736"},"modified":"2017-04-10T02:40:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T06:40:31","slug":"zero-waste-group-recycle-surplus-palaspas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/10\/zero-waste-group-recycle-surplus-palaspas\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero Waste Group: &#8216;Recycle surplus palaspas&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_97737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97737\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6643651713_0438e3030d_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97737\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6643651713_0438e3030d_z.jpg\" alt=\"A waste and pollution watch group has drawn the attention of the public to the avoidable disposal of unsold palm fronds, or palaspas, from Sunday\u2019s celebration of the Palm Sunday. (Photo: Jenn Kahalau Photography\/ Flickr)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6643651713_0438e3030d_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6643651713_0438e3030d_z-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A waste and pollution watch group has drawn the attention of the public to the avoidable disposal of unsold palm fronds, or palaspas, from Sunday\u2019s celebration of the Palm Sunday. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jennkahalauphotography\">Jenn Kahalau Photography\/ Flickr<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u2013A waste and pollution watch group has drawn the attention of the public to the avoidable disposal of unsold palm fronds, or palaspas, from Sunday\u2019s celebration of the Palm Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The EcoWaste Coalition said the excess palm branches should not be laid to waste and should be recycled or repurposed instead.<\/p>\n<p>The group, which is seeking people\u2019s support for a low carbon and trash-free Holy Week, issued the statement after finding on Sunday night piles of discarded palm fronds in the vicinity of Quiapo Church.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing palm branches in garbage heaps is not a pretty sight,\u201d said Ochie Tolentino, Zero Waste Campaigner, EcoWaste Coalition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese liturgical symbols signifying our acceptance of Jesus Christ into our hearts and lives do not belong to the dump,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe joyful observance of His victorious entrance to Jerusalem should not add to the tons of rubbish that we generate 24\/7,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The group also reminded that it took a lot of fossil fuels to transport the palm branches from the provinces to the cities, so the need to ensure that the fronds are not wasted.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of hauling the surplus palaspas to the dump, the EcoWaste Coalition encouraged the public to find alternative uses for the leftovers such as the following:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Turn the midribs of coconut palm leaves into brooms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chop the palm branches into pieces to make a garden mulch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Shred the palm leaves for the compost pile.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Weave the fronds into a basket<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecycling or repurposing the unsold palm branches will certainly help in countering the culture of waste that is causing harm to our environment and climate,\u2019 the EcoWaste Coalition said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2013A waste and pollution watch group has drawn the attention of the public to the avoidable disposal of unsold palm &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":97737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[17765,17713,17767,17766],"class_list":["post-97736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-palm-fronds","tag-palm-sunday","tag-recycle","tag-zero-waste-group","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}