THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources has chosen Quezon City to host the third ecological solid waste management exhibition and environmental summit slated this month.
Mayor Herbert Bautista said Quezon City was chosen for taking the lead in solid waste management among the other local governments.
He said the event is part of the observance of zero-waste month, and will bring together leaders and practitioners in solid waste management, climate change, disaster risk prevention and mitigation and renewable energy in a bid to raise awareness on environmental protection, “especially among millennials.”
The event will be held from Jan. 26 to Jan. 29 at the Quezon Memorial Circle.
“What we will be doing is to encourage the participation of the so-called millennials in the event and gather their view regarding the current changes in the environment,” dodgie Osabel of the Environmental Management Bureau in the National Capital Region said.
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez and Senator Loren Legard are the invited speakers during the event jointly organized by the National Solid Waste Management Commission and DENR’s EMB-NCR in partnership with the city government through the Environmental Protection and Waste Management Department.
Quezon City has been credited for its adoption of strategies and initiatives that contributed to the protection of the environment against further degradation, apart from mitigating the impact of climate change.
Among of the city’s landmark initiatives were the passage of the green building ordinance and regulation of the use of plastic bags in malls, supermarkets, groceries, stores and other commercial establishments.
Bautista maintained that environment management will continue to remain a critical foundation for the city’s urban development strategies.