UB-JHS aims for zero waste, hold solid waste mgmt. forum
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Responding to the global call for the conservation of the Earth’s resources from irreversible depletion and exhaustion, the University of Bohol – Junior High School (UB-JHS) conducted a series of symposiums on Solid Waste Management last November 15 and 22, 2019 at the UB Instructional Media Center and Information Resource Center.
Attended by all JHS students, the initiative was held in pursuance of Republic Act 9003 or the Philippine Ecological Waste Management Act of 2000. It aimed to raise awareness among the students on the proper disposal and segregation of solid waste and to help the department achieve its goal of becoming a zero-waste campus.
Resource Speaker - Mr. Agaton Dela Cerna / Tagbilaran City Waste Management Consultant
Mr. Agaton Dela Cerna, a consultant of the Tagbilaran City Waste Management Office, was the resource speaker. Dela Cerna comprehensively discussed the importance of segregating school and household wastes. He also presented inputs on suitable and doable zero-waste practices in the school, which provided many insights to the participants.
Grade 8 students during the SWM Symposium at the UB-IMC.
The UB-JHS has further strengthened its zero-waste initiatives by conducting Classroom Blitz which integrates solid waste management in science projects and activities and holding deepening sessions on waste segragation wherein students act as waste-free school advocates.