A day after the May 13 elections, Sen. Loren Legarda has instructed her staff, campaigners and supporters to engage in "oplan linis."
Legarda, a staunch environmentalist, said all her regional political officers will be responsible for cleaning up and gathering her campaign materials like posters and tarpaulins in every city and municipality across the country.
In order not to put to waste these campaign materials, the senator plans to donate them as recyclable materials.
She also plans to mount an exhibit in the Senate to showcase arts from trash.
“The trash or garbage from the campaign has an effect on the environment. It behooves all candidates to instruct their campaigners and supporters to gather their trash and practice proper waste segregation,” she said.
Legarda is the principal author of the Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, which provides for recycling as well as segregation of garbage at its source, segregated transportation, processing, treatment and proper disposal of solid waste.
She said local government units (LGUs) should also be at the forefront of this massive clean-up drive after the elections.
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