It has been two years since the 2 day Barangay Solid Waste Management Workshop held at the PIT Conference Room and Interaction Center on January 15-16, 2008. How time flies, The activity which was in line with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Project (E-SWAMP) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the LGU of Palompon and PASAR Foundation, Inc.
Once again the "ningas-cogon" mentality of most Filipino's clearly shows in the result of the project which can be seen if you try to visit the dumpsite. The motto: segregate, re-use, recycle was not evident in the trash being thrown by residents. It can be seen that it was not being segregated, re-used or recycled.
It is evident that the people who should be involved in the said project have not heard or just indifferent to what's happening in their back and front yard. As they say "Kalat Mo, Basura Mo". But this can't be done individually. Someone has to be a conductor, to make a great music. And the most appropriate one to lead the synchronization of all actions should emanate from the LGU unit who represents the people themselves.
Every morning, as I pass by the dumpsite, I noticed the smoke coming from the garbage dump. If the fire was not intentionally set up by either a cigarette butt or a match or lighter, then the only reason fire is emanating from the inside of the dumping ground is methane which result to fire due to the heat wave we are currently having. But El Nino or not the people through the LGU unit, should do something to mitigate the problem the nation is encountering.
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