The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is launching on April 22 the Earth Day Every Day Project to mobilize the youth in curbing plastic pollution and to strengthen the fight against the use of plastic.
Boy and Girl Scouts from different schools will compete in a final weigh-in to conclude their plastic drive at the SM Mall of Asia on April 22, where the class with the most plastic wins.
Earth Day Every Day Project is a plastics collection competition among students nationwide. It aims to engage the youth on the importance of recycling plastics and to foster a culture of environmental responsibilities in line with the values of scouting. To combat plastic pollution in the country, the DENR advocates for a circular economy where all plastic applications are reused, recycled, and responsibly managed during and after use while enabling a lower greenhouse gas emissions plastic economy.
On April 22, student scouts from the BSP and GSP from various schools will bring the plastic items they collected including plastic bottles and plastic bags for a weigh-in at SM Mall of Asia. The class with the highest volume of plastic items will win a prize.
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