“Make simple acts of goodness for the environment a habit.” DENR 8 Regional Director Atty. Crizaldy Barcelo makes this call during the culmination activity for the Philippine Environment Month celebration in June which focused on the advocacy to beat plastic pollution.
Director Barcelo shared that while plastic has many valuable uses, people have been over reliant on single-use plastics which brings severe environmental consequences such as clogging city streets and polluting the natural environment.
He posed a challenge to reset each one’s outlook of producing and consuming products, including their own way of life into something that does not prejudice the environment.
“Even little things such as proper disposal of our wastes, refusing the use of plastic cutlery, bringing our own bag when doing our grocery and picking up plastic litters on the pathway matters,” he says.
Besides enjoining partners and the general public to act for the environment and rally towards ending plastic pollution, Director Barcelo also addressed his call to all DENR employees. He says, “We should go beyond the mandate of the Department. Develop personal convictions in our advocacies, reach out to others as true advocates of the environment and convince others to the same.”
Director Barcelo further pointed out that the duty to protect the environment is everyone’s responsibility which should be done from the heart.
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