Too bad I have no pictures to show!
I was at the hospital emergency room yesterday morning because I was dizzy (and no, it’s not because I overdozed on best weight loss pills).. but probably because of stress. They say it was vertigo.
Well, weird cause the first thing I noticed were the waste bins (hehehe). They segregated their waste according to biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and… waste from patients.
I’m pretty sure something is weird about that, but I’m guessing it refers not to “hospital wastes”. I was too dizzy to check what’s inside …

In celebration of the 9th Anniversary of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, or Republic Act No. 9003, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), as Chair to the National Solid Waste Management Commission, will be holding four sessions of Ecological Solid Waste Management Seminars for Kasambahay (household helpers).
It’s gonna be on January 28 and 29, 2010, four batches (half day each) where kasambahays will be taught the basics of solid waste management — including segregation and recycling… I believe this is one beneficial seminar, an alternative to basic …

“God always forgives, man sometimes forgives but nature never forgives,” quotes Secretary Atienza on his Monday morning speech at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
He also shared the same quote when he was interviewed on ABS-CBN’s show, Umagang Kay Ganda.
With the catastrophe brought by bagyong Ondoy (the heavy floods, most especially), it seems obvious that we have no one to blame but ourselves, with our wanton disregard for the proper management of our “garbage” — solid wastes.
To quote the Secretary, “Garbage is the culprit, but more important …

Remember my post on recycling plastics into office furniture? This one’s an even better news — a bill has been filed in Congress seeking to impose an excise tax on the use of plastic bags (so people would be encouraged to use green bags instead!).
Here is the original article written by Dino Maragay (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com):
MANILA, Philippines – A bill has been filed in Congress seeking to impose an excise tax on plastic bags — with the purpose of discouraging shoppers from using these non-biodegradable packaging materials.
House Bill 4134 …