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Vizcaya hands out 141 garbage bins to elementary schools

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Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya—The provincial government here recently distributed free garbage bins to public elementary schools in the province to promote proper solid waste management practices.

Forester Tito Tanguilig, the provincial environment, and natural resources officer, said 141 bins are being handed out by the provincial government to various public elementary schools under the “Basura Itapon, Dapat Ayusin—Kikita Ka na, Iwas Sakit at Dagdag Allowance Pa (BIDA KA KID)” program.

The free distribution of bins was announced during the Environmental Awareness Month celebration of the province in November last year to equip public elementary school with garbage receptacles to institutionalize the practice and observance of Solid Waste Management among school children.

“The BIDA KA KID Program seeks to teach school children on proper SWM disposal so that it becomes part of their habit as they grow and become responsible solid waste managers in their respective communities,” Tanguilig said.

He said the recipient schools of the free bins are in the towns of Bayombong, Aritao, Diadi, Quezon, Sta. Fe, Villaverde and Dupax del Sur.

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The BIDA KA KID Program was started in 2014 as a component of the Solid Waste Management Program implementation in the province.

Since then, the provincial government has also financed vermi-composting and Material Recovery Facilities for barangays in partnership with the Mother Earth Foundation’s Zero Waste Project.

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